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Democrats Outline Path To Passage For Debt Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- At a briefing with reporters late Friday afternoon, a group of top Democrats familiar with debt ceiling negotiations laid out the increa...

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How to Pass Health Care Reform - -Promise Voinovich the Moon

William Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Klein

Why not be the man who goes down in history as saving health reform? Voinovich has in the past bucked the conservative tide.

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Krugman: Health Care Fight Shows The Senate Has Become Dangerously Dysfunctional

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was, however, a close-run thing. And the fact that it was such a close thing shows that the Senate -- and, therefore, the U.S. government as a whol...

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Senate Votes To Allow Guns On Amtrak

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to permit passengers on the Amtrak passenger railroad to transport handguns in their checked baggage. T...

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Next Up in the Senate: The Credit Card Fight

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Schechter

As card companies began to experience the losses, they began operating in a more predatory manner, jacking up fees and putting the collection pressure on.

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Will Republican "Moderates" Allow Themselves to be Used by the Right to the Gut Obama Jobs Program?

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Creamer

Senators Collins, Snowe and Gregg all represent areas that have been hard hit by the recession. Will they prove themselves true "moderates" who represent the interests of New England's working families?

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Senate Passes Bailout Bill

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick and Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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***UPDATE*** 12:41AM 10/2 Bipartisanship: The Senate's bailout vote margin stood in stark contrast to the House's: In stark contrast to the House re...

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Like A Clearance Sale: What Does Wall Street Think Of The Failout?

Wallstrip | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wallstrip's Julie Alexandria hit the street to see what people in New York think of the bailout plan -- and its failure in the House of Representative...

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I'd Post About David Gergen Calling The House Bailout Vote "Shockingly Irresponsible," But It's Probably Not A Good Idea To Offend Anyone Right Now

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate passes $700B rescue; House votes lured

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — After one spectacular failure, the $700 billion financial industry bailout found a second life Wednesday, winning lopsided passage ...

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