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Durbin: Debit Card Fees Could Help Smaller Banks, Businesses

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 12.04.2011

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Following announcements late last week that Bank of America was planning to charge a $5 fee for debit card use, and that other banks were considering ...

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Republicans' Anti-Tax Juggernaut

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 09.02.2011

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WASHINGTON — Without a bipartisan agreement this summer to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt limit, the economy could suffer a horre...

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Rod Blagojevich Trial: Dick Durbin Subpoenaed

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday he has received a subpoena to testify at former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial, wh...

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Dick Durbin Calls For Overhaul Of Food Safety

Fox Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday brought his efforts to call for an overhaul of the nation's food safety laws to a West Loop grocery store. Durbin, wi...

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Durbin Cocaine Bill Passes Senate: Would Reduce Disparity In Crack And Powder Sentences

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Legislation approved by the Senate on Wednesday would significantly reduce the disparity in sentences handed out to those convicted...

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Dick Durbin Positioning Himself For A Majority Leader Run?

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats are hungry for a hardball strategy against a resurgent Republican Party, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin is positioning himself as a le...

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Dick Durbin Expresses Need For Health Care Reform In Chicago: Tells Insurance Companies The 'Party's Over' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Dick Durbin brought the health care fight to Chicago this weekend, where he held a press conference telling insurance companies in Illinois and t...

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