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Jennifer Bendery

Senate Democrats To Push 'Buffett Rule' Bill This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) announced Monday that he will unveil "Buffett Rule" legislation this week. President Barack Obama high...

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Interview: White House's Dan Pfeiffer on How Twitter Pressured Congress to Act on Debt Ceiling Bill

Shira Lazar | Posted 10.04.2011

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Shira Lazar

On Friday, President Obama urged citizens to tweet their congressmen and women using the hashtag "#compromise." In the 48 hours after the president's call to action, the hashtag was used more than 22 thousand times, and reached an estimated 36 million users.

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Friday Talking Points [170] -- Newt Loses Two, Huntsman Gains An "H"

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.24.2011

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Chris Weigant

John Huntsman... whoops, took that from their own campaign materials, sorry... let's start over... Jon Huntsman announced he was running for president, to a giant collective yawn outside the Beltway.

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Reese Witherspoon: 'Tongue Tied' In Obama Meeting

Posted 05.25.2011

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Even Oscar-winning movie stars forget their lines sometimes, and Reese Witherspoon told Entertainment Weekly that meeting President Obama left her abs...

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Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Last week was a busy one, and also a pretty good one for Democrats, all around. But we'll get to all of that in a moment. First, though, we simply mu...

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Volcker Optimistic About Financial Reform Bill

Reuters | Jonathan Spicer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reuters) - There is a good chance that a sweeping U.S. financial reform bill will be passed in a "reasonable form," White House economic adviser Paul ...

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Every Day We Delay...

Pete Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Altman

As the Gulf Coast oil disaster shows, America has a failed national energy policy. We need a new clean energy policy to break our addiction to oil, en...

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Lucia Graves

Dems Push For State Caps On Credit Card Rates

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the fight for Wall Street reform enters its final stage, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has introduced an amendment to let states cap credit-card...

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Tom Carper Is Attacking Consumers and Defending Wall Street

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zach Carter

There are two consumer protection amendments getting serious attention on the Senate floor this week, one of them positive, one of them incredibly destructive -- the kind of amendment that can actually sink the bill if adopted.

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Ryan Grim

Sen. Whitehouse To Oppose Bernanke

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), a well-respected member of the chamber, took to the floor on Thursday to announce for the first time his opposition ...

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Bo Obama's Birthday Party Photo With Brother Cappy (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Looks like someone was jealous of all the attention that Bo Obama was getting on his birthday! In this adorable photo, Bo's brother Cappy jumps up on ...

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White House Honeybees Produce Tons Of Honey!

nytimes.com | Elisabeth Goodridge | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meet the White House honeybee. Numbering more than 65,000 at one point, the bees produced a bumper crop of honey this year, the first time honey has e...

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Sheldon Whitehouse: Second Stimulus "Probably Needed"

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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As job losses mount, Democrats are growing impatient about the impact of the massive stimulus package passed earlier this year, with talk beginning on...

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