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18 hours ago ago from Rortybomb

Victoria McGrane, Moderates win Wall St. bill changes : “The New Dems had concerns [about] a number of the amendments that we wanted to see either made in order or some of the language included in the manager’s amendment. And we’re satisfied that we came to a good place on this,” Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.), a leading member of the New Democrats group and a member of the House Financial Services Committee, said upon emerging from House ...

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While You Were Out: A $447B Omnibus Chock Full of Earmarks Passed

7 hours ago ago from The Crabby Constituent

  Just when you thought the government couldn't spend any more the House passes the second Omnibus of the year , full of 5,912 earmarks for jobs,' I'm sure. The omnibus is a little different from normal since it rolls 6 spending bills into 1 in order to pass this massive earmark legislation as quickly as possible. The House only passed the bill by a 221-202 vote with no Republican support and 28 Democrats who dissented. The ...

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20 hours ago ago from Care Support Independence

Disability Benefits Secrertary of State for Health Andy Burnham said: “With the introduction of direct payments, we have seen council support beginning to replicate the benefits system, and the two systems have been slowly merging. Reform would continue and deepen that process, placing individuals with the most need in control of their budget so that they can draw down the support and care that they need. “Every citizen would ...

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On the Anniversary of the world Day of Human Rights, EOHR submits a set of recommendations to the government and People’s Assembly

16 hours ago ago from The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) expresses its deepest worries on the continued deterioration for the status of human rights system as a result for the present policies , strategies and legislative structure   which restrict rights and freedoms which is not consistent with Egypt's membership of the International Council for Human Rights  , so EOHR submitted a set of recommendations to the government , People's Assembly and ...

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Why Not Just Pass MedicAid Expansion?

13 hours ago ago from TalkLeft

Chris Bowers argues that MedicAid expansion is the key provision in the health insurance premium assistance bill for progressives: The largest public option in the health care bills is, and has always been, Medicaid. In terms of the number of people it covers, it dwarfs any other public option currently on the table in either bill. In terms of the type of people it covers, compared to the other public option expansions it includes a much ...

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Health care reform inching closer to passage

14 hours ago ago from Media General - WNCT.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Health care reform inching closer to passage By Amy Kibler | Six & Special Projects Producer Published: December 10, 2009 Updated: December 2009 Supporters of the health care reform bill say they're inching closer to passing the ...

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14 hours ago ago from PopEater

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Chair Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) last night introduced two bipartisan measures to strengthen and improve support for American entrepreneurs seeking opportunities to expand their business, create new jobs and compete in the international market. The Small Business Export Enhancement and ...

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Paraguay leader withdraws anti-terrorism bill

14 hours ago ago from PopEater

ASUNCION, Paraguay -President Fernando Lugo withdrew a vaguely written anti-terrorism bill Thursday after critics complained it would give judges too much discretion to limit individual freedoms. Paraguayan law already provides for a sentence of up to 30 years in prison for terrorist actions, and as written, the bill would have enabled judges to interpret "any kind of meeting between three or four people" as terrorist-related if the ...

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'New Dems' Extract Big Win For Big Banks

21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

The compromise reached late Wednesday between pro-reform House Democrats and the banker-friendly wing of the party could significantly weaken consumer protection in states where lawmakers support tougher rules against tactics such as predatory lending and excessive ATM fees than historically submissive federal regulators. Members of the New Democrat Coalition -- whose deference to big banks is reflected in the massive amounts of money they ...

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