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Senate's credit card crackdown: 90-5
The Swampby James Oliphant Heeding a call from President Obama and riding a wave of populist anger, the Senate today overwhelmingly passed a sweeping bill that promises to transform the relationship between consumers and their credit-card companies. The bill,...Tags: Upper House, Money and Monetary Policy, Richard Shelby, Government, New Mexico
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Obama: 'Culture of irresponsibility'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, arguing that Wall Street created "a culture of irresponsibility,'' is calling on Congress today to create a new framework of federal financial regulation. "A culture of irresponsibility took root from Wall Street to...Tags: Richard Shelby, Financial Markets, Spencer Bachus, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Healthcare reform: 'Defining moment'
The Swampby Mark Silva Calling this "a defining moment'' in the nation's history, President Barack Obama today framed the debate over healthcare reform as a matter of rebuilding a strong, competitive economy. "If we don't act,'' Obama says, "if we let......Tags: Richard Nixon, Wisconsin, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pennsylvania, Government
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Axelrod: Healthcare, energy and inaction
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with transcript The White House has drawn no lines in the sand in its push for healthcare reform, a senior adviser to the president says, but congressional Republicans appear intent on using inaction as a......Tags: Upper House, Radio Industry, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Illinois, Chuck Grassley
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Chris Dodd: Cancer, treatable, running
The Swampby Daniela Altimari of the Hartford Courant Sen. Christopher Dodd has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. Dodd is scheduled to undergo surgery during the Senate's August recess and said he expects to be back at work after a "brief......Tags: Cancer, Jim Calhoun, New York City, Prostate Cancer, Health Organizations
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Kennedy: 'Greatest senator' -- Obama
The SwampTelevision note: MSNBC will air a planned documentary, The Kennedy Brothers, at 9 pm EDT tonight, in addition to its already scheduled time of 7 pm Thursday as noted below. CNN's Larry King Live will devote its show at 9......Tags: John McCain, Upper House, Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois, Delaware
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Obama nominating Bernanke: New term
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera and Christi Parsons Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, a scholar of the Great Depression who moved boldly last fall to prevent another economic catastrophe, will be nominated by President Obama to a second four-year term as......Tags: Upper House, Ben Bernanke, Crime, Law and Justice, 60 Minutes (tv program), Money and Monetary Policy
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Rahm Emanuel: Health-care 'milestone'
The Swampby Mark Silva This, the White House makes clear, is not the goal line. With the Senate Finance Committee's passage of health-care legislation today, the fifth of five House and Senate committees with jurisdiction to adopt reforms having acted, the......Tags: Thomas R. Carper, Radio Industry, Football, Economy, Business and Finance, United States
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White House vs FOX News: War in review
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated After a week at "war'' with the FOX News Channel, the White House maintained today that it really isn't too concerned about what FOX says about the administration - and also gave new, high-level......Tags: John McCain, Budgets and Budgeting, JPMorgan Chase & Co., John F. Kennedy, Stock Broking
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Obama: Energy 'naysayers marginalized'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, citing a global competition for development of clean-energy alternatives to oil, insisted today that the United States must win that race and called on Congress to enact legislation also intended to curb climate...Tags: New York City, Travel, Renewable Energy, Weather, Political Fundraising
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Dodd, Dorgan: Two Democrats leaving
The Swampby Mark Silva The word today is that two senior Democratic members of the Senate are on their way out at year's end: Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota announced his retirement on Tuesday, and Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut......Tags: Retirement, Prostate Cancer, Illinois, Joe Biden, Government
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Richard Blumenthal: Popular and ready
The Swampby Mark Silva At least one of the turnovers in Democratic ranks this year is unlikely to upset the party's balance of power: With Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut announcing that he will retire after five terms, a popular potential......Tags: Education, Joe Lieberman, Retirement, Connecticut, Republican Party
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