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Blog Entries by Zach Carter from 04/2012

Mitt Romney Claims President Obama Will 'End Medicare'

Posted 04.04.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- In a speech Wednesday, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama's signature health care policy by f...

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Obama JOBS Act Leaves Labor Fuming In Democratic Feud

Posted 04.05.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will sign the JOBS Act into law Thursday, clinching a rare and hard-fought bipartisan victory for his presidency....

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Obama Urged To Pressure Colombia On Workers' Rights Following Murders

Posted 04.05.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Labor, Colombia, Labor Action Plan, Afl-Cio, Fta, Obama, Unions, Trade Agreement, Union, Colombia FTA, Trumka, Workers Rights, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the leaders of the largest coalition of American labor unions sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to mainta...

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Gas Prices Driven Up By Credit Card Swipe Fees, Convenience Stores Say

Posted 04.09.2012 | Politics
Read More: Gas Prices, Debit Card, Video, Gas Prices Swipe Fees, Wall Street, Economy, Oil Prices, Oil Speculation, Banks, Swipe Fees, Credit Card, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Ten months after the American retailers won a lobbying victory on Capitol Hill against debit card swipe fees, a trade group representing...

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Bank Of America Sues Itself In Unusual Foreclosure Case

Posted 04.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Foreclosures, Foreclosure Crisis, Robo-Signing, Lynn Szymoniak, Economy, Mortgage Crisis, Bank of America, Jobs, Bofa, Foreclosure Fraud, Housing Crisis, Bac, Wall Street, Robosigning, Banks, Foreclosure, Housing Bubble, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Bank of America is suing itself for foreclosure. "It's crazy," housing data analyst Michael Olenick told HuffPost. "They shouldn't b...

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Student Loan Reform Fight Broader For Obama Than Interest Rate Debate

Posted 04.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Interest Rates, Supreme Court, Poverty, Economy, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Obama, Democrats, Student Lending, Student Loans, Stafford Loans, Politics, Deficit, Video, Education, Obamacare, 2012 Election, Health Care Reform, Sallie Mae, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Healthcare, Pell Grants, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, congressional Democrats announced plans to introduce legislation that would extend the current low interest rates on governm...

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Brad Miller, Congressman, Compares Rep. Patrick McHenry, Republicans To Keating Five

Posted 04.26.2012 | Politics
Read More: Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Working Group, Rep. Brad Miller, Economy, Jobs, Mchenry, Obama, Foreclosure Fraud, Financial Fraud, Video, Wall Street, Banks, Gop, Rep. Patrick McHenry, Schneiderman, Republicans, Brad Miller, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.) blasted congressional Republicans on Thursday, including fellow North Carolinian Rep. Patrick McHenry, compari...

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