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CFTC Gets Derivatives Advice From Industry Insiders

HuffPost Investigative Fund | Keith Epstein And Ben Protess | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cantwell, Goldman Sachs, Lobbyists, Cftc, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, JP Morgan, Obama, Citigroup Global Markets, Federal Advisory Committee Act, White House, Euronext Liffe, Maria Cantwell, Financial Crisis, Government Accountability Office, Jill Sommers, Cme, Lobbying, Derivatives, Richard Berliand, Financial Reform, Joanne Medero, Arthur Hahn, Goldman, Barclays, Jill E. Sommers, Barack Obama, Gao, Derivatives Trading, Robert Klein, Bonnie Litt, Citigroup, Politics News

Like many federal agencies contemplating reform these days, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission is hearing a lot from the industry it regulates...

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Sam Stein Talks Jobs, 2010 Elections On The Ed Show With Ed Schultz (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Unemployment Numbers, 2012 Elections, White House, Unemployment, Public Option, Democratic Party, 2010 Elections, Health Care Reform, Ed Show, Jobs, Obama, Democrats, Tea Party, Media News

Huffpost political reporter Sam Stein appeared on The Ed Show Wednesday and weighed in on the nation's high unemployment rate and what it could mean f...

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Pakistan's Success Against Taliban May Influence Obama's Afghan Troop Decision

New York Times | SABRINA TAVERNISE and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Obama, Taliban, Mcchrystal, Obama Troop Decision, White House, Waziristan, Pakistan South Waziristan, South Waziristan, Zardari, Sararogha, World News

Success in this region, in the remote mountains near the Afghan border, could have a direct bearing on how many more American troops are ultimately se...

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Dems Want Unspent TARP Funds For Main Street Bailout

Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Small Business Loans, Wall Street Bailout, Recovery, Congress, Unused Tarp Money, Federal Deficit, Leftover Tarp Funds, Peter DeFazio, Jobs, Homeowners, Obama, Democrats, Defazio, Main Street, Barney Frank, House, Deficit, Earl Blumenauer, Senate, Unemployment, White House, Financial Crisis, Extra Tarp Money, Bank Bailout, Leftover Tarp Money, Tarp, Republicans, Politics News

Democrats in Congress want to use unspent TARP funds to support homeowners and struggling workers, according to The Hill. More than half of the Democ...

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Paul Krugman: Germany's Jobs, Unemployment Miracle Can Teach US

New York Times | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Larry Summers, Economy, Jobs Created, Jobs, Obama, Policy, Unemployment Rate, Deficit, White House, Unemployment, Germany, Brownshirts, New Jobs, Gdp Policy, Jobs Policy, Us Unemployment, New Deal, Works Progress Administration, Democrats, Stimulus, Recession, Unemployment Numbers, Great Depression, Labor, Labor Market, Gdp, Glenn Beck, Job Creation, Jobs Lost, Republicans, Business News

Germany's jobs miracle hasn't received much attention in this country -- but it's real, it's striking, and it raises serious questions about whether t...

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Obama, Hu Jintao Press Conference Held In China (VIDEO): Leaders Talk Economy, Iran, North Korea, Tibet, And Taiwan

AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Dalai Lama, Taiwan, Iran, Obama, Business, Obama's Asia Trip, Video, Asia Trip, Human Rights, Beijing, Nuclear Weapons, Trade, Nepal, Press Conference, Buddhism, Censorship, China, World News

(AP) BEIJING President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament ...

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Do You Care That President Obama Does Not Tweet?

Ari Herzog | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media

Read More: White House, Twitter, Tweets, Barack Obama, Shanghai, Techcrunch, Media News

The blogosphere is abuzz in the wake of President Barack Obama's statement in Shanghai Sunday night that he doesn't use Twitter, nor has he ever Tweeted. Should it matter?

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Michelle Obama's Denver Visit: First Lady Speaks To Young Girls About Mentoring, Hard Work

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Christina Romer, White House, Lisa Jackson, Michelle Obama, Hilda Solis, Susan Sarandon, Fran Drescher, Besty Markey, Women of Excellence Mentoring and Leadership Initiatve, Slideshow, Kathleen Seveluis, Dianna Degette, Denver, Denver News

DENVER — First lady Michelle Obama doesn't put much stock in standardized tests. "Don't let those tests defeat you. Don't let those tests define ...

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How Sarah Palin Could Win The 2012 GOP Nomination

Politics Daily | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Huckabee, Gop, 2012 Elections, New Hampshire, Democrats, Straw Poll, Palin, Romney, 2012, Republican Party, Primaries, White House, Sarah Palin, Pawlenty, 2012 Election Strategy, Palin Election Strategy, Republicans, Politics News

If Palin can maintain, say, 35-percent support in a multi-candidate presidential field, then she is the odds-on favorite for the GOP nomination. The ...

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Obama Town Hall In China (VIDEO): President Says Uncensored Internet Is Healthy

Posted 11.16.2009 | World

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SHANGHAI (AP)- President Barack Obama gave China a pointed, unexpected nudge to stop censoring the Internet access of its own people, offering an anim...

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TARP Failures Keep Taxpayers On The Hook; 33 Companies Miss Payment

Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, White House, TARP Money, Lending, Economy, Bailouts, Regulation, Obama, Taxpayers, Recession, Wall Street, Bailout, Fed, Treasury, Banks, Citigroup, Cit, Business News

According to The Washington Post, 33 companies that received a portion of TARP's $700 billion have not paid the federal government their most recent d...

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Copenhagen Goals Scaled Back: World Leaders Put Off Climate Change Treaty

TIME | Bryan Walsh Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

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Confirming doubts that had been growing for months, the world leaders in attendance at APEC -- along with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen -...

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China To Obama: Dalai Lama Was A Slave Master In Tibet

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 11.15.2009 | Home

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BEIJING — The conviction was clear but the message befuddling: China's Foreign Ministry spokesman was equating serfdom in Tibet to slavery in th...

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Medicare Paid $47 Billion In Suspect Claims, According To HHS

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 11.15.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a ...

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Frank Rich: The Missing Link Between Fort Hood And The War In Afghanistan

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Islam, Afghanistan War, Terrorist Attack, Homeland Security, Fort Hood, Kabul, Obama, Media, Afghan War, Lieberman, Hoekstra, White House, Al-Qaida, Killeen, Liberal Media, Joseph Lieberman, Ft. Hood, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Troop Levels, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, Army, Democratic Party, Taliban, Nidal Hasan, Muslim, Peter Hoekstra, Republicans, Politics News

For all the right's jeremiads, its own brand of political correctness kept it from connecting two crucial dots: how our failing war against terrorists...

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GOP Presidential Candidates Already Jockeying For 2012 Election

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the...

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Thomson Prison In Illinois Is Leading Choice In Obama's Search For Stateside Gitmo

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with fede...

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High Cost Of War Weighs On Obama's Troop Decision For Afghanistan

New York Times | CHRISTOPHER DREW | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, Deficit, Cost of War, Karzai, Afghanistan War, White House, Afghanistan, Budget, Kabul, Obama, Cost of Afghanistan War, Hamid Karzai, World News

While President Obama's decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan is primarily a military one, it also has substantial budget implications tha...

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NBC's Brian Williams: Changing the World for the Better

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

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Several weeks ago Brian Williams profiled the children of the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO) and its founder Andeisha Farid in ...

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Bob Bauer To Be White House Counsel; Greg Craig To Depart

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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TOKYO — The White House's top lawyer is returning to private practice and being replaced by a longtime adviser to Barack Obama. White House cou...

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Colin Powell To Obama On Afghanistan Troop Decision: "Take Your Time"

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

In an interview with Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell reveale...

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Official: Obama Does Not Plan To Accept Afghan War Options, Wants Handover Details

AP | BEN FELLER and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, White House, Mcchrystal, Karzai, Department of Defense, Robert Gates, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Exit Strategy, Timeline, Afghanistan Strategy, Mike Mullen, Obama, Jim Jones, Afghanistan War, World News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing ...

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WSJ: AIG CEO Robert Benmosche Ready To Quit Over Pay Constraints

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Geithner, Regulation, Credit Default Swaps, Obama, White House, Bailout, Insurance, Treasury, Benmosche, Wall Street, Robert Benmosche, New York, AIG Bailout, House, Kenneth Feinberg, Financial Reform, Aig, Metlife, Capitalism, Tim Geithner, Financial Regulation, Executive Compensation, Liddy, Barack Obama, Banks, Socialism, Bonuses, Ken Feinberg, Executive Pay, Edward Liddy, Senate, Business News

NEW YORK — After just three months as head of battered insurer American International Group, Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his post a...

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Truth in Newsvertising

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Read More: White House, Fox News, Msnbc, Barack Obama, Fox News Channel, Media News

Fox News Channel should be treated not like a news organization, but as one which does little more than promote a specific political agenda.

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Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Doyle, Gop, Social Justice, Communion, Catholic Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Lobbyists, Obama, American Catholics, Bishops, John Kerry, White House, Universal Health Care, Vatican, Health Care, Abortion, Church, Poverty, Public Option, Lobbying, Catholic, Democrats, House, Catholics, Religion, Senate, Catholic Church, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Christianity, Health Bill, Anti-Choice, Republicans, Politics News

Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...

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