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Investor Protection Act: Dems Square Off Against Republicans On Shareholders' Rights

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Shareholders, Mike Castle, Barney Frank, Preemption, Financial Crisis, Maxine Waters, Chamber of Commerce, Proxy Access, US Chamber of Commerce, Federal-Preemption, Business News

Democrats and Republicans faced off Wednesday in a congressional debate over whether shareholders should have an easier time nominating directors to c...

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We Must Stop the "Vulture Funds" That Feed on the World's Poor

Johann Hari | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, Kaunda, Zambia, Sally Keeble, Romania, Africa, Aids, Donegal International, Liberia, Maxine Waters, Profit Margins, Vulture Funds, Congo, Belgium, Michael Francis Sheehan, World News

For small sums, vulture funds buy debts racked up years ago by the poorest countries on earth. Then they take the poor country to court, and demand exorbitant and crippling returns from the debtor nations.

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Congressional Progressives Will Cave to Obama on Health Care

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Keith Ellison, Public Option, John Conyers President Obama, Lynn Woolsey, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Maxine Waters, Democrats, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Politics News

House Progressives will talk loudly about breaking ranks with Obama on his health care bill, but they won't. It's simply too personally and politically painful for them.

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Moving Forward with Meaningful Health Care Reform

Rep. Maxine Waters | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Speech, Health Care Reform, Maxine Waters, Obama Health Care, Rep. Maxine Waters, Politics News

The President hit a home run last night. The time for bickering, myths, and flat out lies by those who want to block reform is over. We will move forward with health care reform and get it done this year.

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Black Caucus Members: It's Public Option Or Nothing

The Hill | Eric Zimmermann | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Maxine Waters, Healthcare Reform, Congressional Black Caucus, Barbara Lee, President Obama, Politics News

Leading members of the Black Caucus are threatening to bring down healthcare reform if it does not include a strong public option. Rep. John Conyers...

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Real Democrats Standing Strong for American Working Families

Howie Klein | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Donna Edwards, Public Option, Blue America, Jerry Nadler, Lloyd Doggett, Barney Frank, Politics News

If you haven't said thanks yet, I'd recommend today would be a good day to think about Maxine Waters, Jerry Nadler, Donna Edwards, Barney Frank, and any of the other members you've heard speaking out forcefully about the public option.

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Maxine Waters: Obama Needs To Get Tough On "Neanderthals" In The Senate

LA Times | Rong | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters Public Option, Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters Neanderthals, Waters, Politics News

Waters reserved her most searing critiques for Senate Democrats who have not embraced the public option. "Not only are we going to do everything we...

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David Obey, Maxine Waters Fight On The Floor Of The House Over Earmark

The Hill | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obey Waters Physical Altercation, Obey Waters Fight, Maxine Waters, Waters Obey Fight, Obey Waters Verbal Altercation, David Obey, Politics News

Two Democrats got into a verbal altercation -- and according to one a physical one -- on the floor of the House on Thursday night over an appropriatio...

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Jane Hamsher's Call to Action Against the War/IMF Supplemental

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

Read More: Maxine Waters, Firedoglake, Jan Schakowsky, International Monetary Fund, Rahm Emmanuel, War, IMF Bailout, Keith Ellison, Imf, Afghanistan, Timothy Geithner, Congress, Jim McGovern, Jane Hamsher, War Supplemental, World News

The White House and the House leadership want progressive Democrats in the House to abandon their constituents, their commitments, and their principles and vote for the War/IMF supplemental. But when progressive Democrats tried to have input into the process earlier, they were locked out by the leadership, on orders from the White House and Treasury.

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Will 34 Democrats Oppose Endless War and Funding the IMF's European Bank Bailout?

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Maxine Waters, Congress, International Monetary Fund, New York Times, Washington Post, Jim McGovern, Afghanistan War, Foreign Policy, War Supplemental, World News

The Administration is combining two sets of policies -- endless war and IMF austerity -- that most progressive Democrats vigorously oppose; and are trying to ram them through by strong-arm tactics.

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Gives President Obama An "A"

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Congress Stimulus, Foreclosure Crisis, Democratic Congress, President Obama, Freddie Mac, 100 Days, Fannie Mae, Congress, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Obama First 100 Days, Loan Modificattions, First 100 Days, Home Foreclosures, Politics News

He inherited a horrible situation with this economic crisis, but he has not flinched. And his confidence inspires us and helps to generate confidence because we see him carrying on.

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Cost of War in Afghanistan: Over $172 Billion and Counting

ZP Heller | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Brave New Foundation, Pakistan, Supplemental, Lynn Woolsey, Cost of Afghanistan War, Rethink Afghanistan, Barack Obama, World News

When you factor in the projected costs of long-term military occupation, interest, and veterans' benefits, we're talking about a war that will cost close to $1 trillion.

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Maxine Waters Grills Geithner On Goldman Sachs (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Timothy Geithner, Maxine Waters, Politics News

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) grilled Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday about the role of investment bank Goldman Sachs in various govern...

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Dem Rep. Waters Blasts Obama Admin: "They've Got Some Explaining To Do"

The Plum Line | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Department, U.S. Treasury, Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters Obama, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Politics News

A Democratic member of Congress today launched a blistering attack on President Obama and the Treasury Department over the AIG mess, becoming the firs...

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Maxine Waters Defends Role In Bank Aid

AP | Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters Minority Banks, Maxine Waters Bank Aid, Politics News

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is defended her role assisting minority-owned banks in the midst of the nation's financial meltdown ...

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My Advocacy On Behalf of Minority and Community Banks

Rep. Maxine Waters | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Banker Association, Maxine Waters, Treasury Secretary, Treasury OneUnited, Politics News

Despite my public and consistent advocacy, news reports suggest that somehow I have acted improperly in advocating on behalf of minority banks. Let me set the record straight.

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Maxine Waters' OneUnited Conflict: Had Ties To Bank Tried To Help

New York Times | ERIC LIPTON and JIM RUTENBERG | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Oneunited, Maxine Waters Oneunited, Maxine Waters California, Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters Conflict of Interest, Oneunited Maxine Waters, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Top federal regulators say they were taken aback when they learned that a California congresswoman who helped set up a meeting with bank...

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Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barbara Lee, Neil Abercrombie, Sam Farr, George MItchell, James McDermott, Ron Paul, Walter Jones, Fortney Stark, Keith Ellison, Todd Tiahrt, John Dingell, Frederick Boucher, William Delahunt, John Oliver, Henry Johnson, Dennis Kucinich, Brian Baird, Council for the National Interest, Robert Berry, Donna Edwards, Gwen Moore, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Paul Ronald, Nick Rahall, Raul Grijalva, Donald Payne, Lynn Woolsey, Earl Blumenauer, Loretta Sanchez, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Betty McCollum, John Shadegg, Samuel Graves, Victor Snyder, Barack Obama, James Moran, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Hilda Solis, Maurice Hinchey, Steve Kagan, Peter DeFazio, Kay Granger, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson, Jeb Hensarling, Henry Brown, George Miller, Israel Gaza Operation, Elton Gallegly, Politics News

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...

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Feminists Are the Majority

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Maxine Waters, Michelle Obama, Women's Issues, Women Delegates, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Roe v. Wade, Ellen R. Malcolm, Eleanor Smeal, Women and Politics, Sen. Joe Biden, Dnc, Swanee Hunt, Carolyn Maloney, Jackie Speier, Politics News

According to CNN over half the delegates to the DNC are women. Here are some of the events created for women for the Convention.

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Why Are U.S. Taxpayers Funding Reconstruction While Iraq Reaps Oil Profits?

Rep. Maxine Waters | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Oil Profits, Iraq Reconstruction, Iraq War, Maxine Waters, Iraq, Out of Iraq Caucus, Politics News

An American military occupation has not created meaningful political progress, and the Government of Iraq has allowed U.S. taxpayers to foot the bill for rebuilding Iraq.

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Attorney General Mukasey Must Act To Address Police Brutality

Paul Peete | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Brian Ragan, Maxine Waters, Kevin Wicks, Jacqueline Seabrooks, Ruben Walton Ortega, Michael Byoune, Attorney General Mukasey, Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, Baron “Scooter” Pikes, Police Shootings, Police, Police Abuse, Civil Rights, Home News

America can no longer afford to wait for an Attorney General to be selected by the next president to address the breakdown in control over the nation's police departments' use of force policies.

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Bill: Hillary Would Be Good for Economy

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Maxine Waters, Endorsements, Hillary Clinton Endorsements, 2008 Election, Maxine Waters Hillary Clinton, Politics News

BLACKWOOD, N.J. — Former President Clinton said his wife would strengthen the nation's middle class as he did, and that she would be his favorit...

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