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13 hours ago ago from Hullabaloo
Why Don't You Talk About Our Death Panels Now? by digby I assume you've all heard that the Republicans met with 100 lobbyists this week and told them they've better get to work if they expected to derail this Financial Reform bill that's coming through the House. You'd think they'd be a little bit skittish about doing such a thing since their teabag masters are all screaming about bailouts, but they know their voters and details don't ...
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20 hours ago ago from Rainbow Aero Modelers Society
Bill Flannery needs some additional help at the Waukesha Swap meet. He's asked that if you can volunteer some of your time, that would be very helpful to him. You can contact Bill via his e-mail address if you'd like to volunteer. His e-mail address is: bcflannery@wi.rr.com Thanks, The Prez
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10 hours ago ago from The Catholic Knight
(Catholic Online) - What is called the “Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment” to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill was defeated Tuesday by a vote of 54 to 45. The Senate voted to table it, effectively ending the effort. If passed, it would have protected against the coerced use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. It was similar to the Pro-Life “Stupak Amendment” which was included in the House Version of the Health Reform Bill... read full story ...
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2 hours ago ago from S E N A T U S
A bill to “protect reporters' confidential sources in federal court cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, ending months of stalemate,” the AP reports. The panel sent the so-called media shield bill to the full Senate on a 14-5 vote, but it's not certain it will become law this year. Even if the Senate acts, the legislation would have to be reconciled with a different version approved earlier by the House. The bill does ...
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18 hours ago ago from unrepentant old hippie
The good news is that Uganda has cut the death penalty and life imprisonment from their proposed anti-gay legislation : Persistent international outcries have prevailed in Uganda where an anti-homosexuality bill is being edited before it goes to Parliament for a vote. The legislation previously included provisions for death by hanging in cases of HIV-positive gays caught having sex and life imprisonment for non-HIV-positive offenders. ...
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GM, Chrysler used bailout funds for daily costs
45 minutes ago ago from PopEater
WASHINGTON -General Motors and Chrysler have used the majority of their bailout funds for day-to-day expenses such as payroll costs and payments to suppliers, a government watchdog has found. A report released Thursday by the special inspector general for the $700 billion financial bailout fund said GM used 65 percent, or about $32 billion, for operating expenses such as payments to employees and suppliers. GM has received $49.5 billion from ...
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35 minutes ago ago from U.S. News
Senators revise climate bill to court GOP support WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators trying to craft bipartisan climate legislation offered a revised proposal Thursday that would add incentives for building nuclear power plants and open the way for expanded oil and gas drilling off the nation's coastlines in hopes of attracting wider support. The new framework for a Senate climate bill would ease back requirements for early reductions of ...
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1 hour, 59 minutes ago ago from U.S. News
After walkout, black caucus gets what it wanted WASHINGTON (AP) -- Call it the $6 billion boycott. By boycotting a key House committee vote last week and threatening to abandon support for banking regulations, members of the Congressional Black Caucus got $4 billion added to a Wall Street regulation bill and $2 billion to a proposed House jobs bill in spending they sought for African American communities. House Financial Services ...
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57 minutes ago ago from CNN Money
Auto industry's TARP expenses Company Allocated Spent GM $49.5 $35.8 Chrysler $12.5 $10.5 GMAC $13.4 $13.4 Chrysler Financial $1.5 $0 Source:SigTARP, Figures in billions of dollars Quick Vote Which type of investments will you focus on in 2010? U.S. stocks ...
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21 hours ago ago from The New York Times
DETROIT The Labor Department said Wednesday that it would let the Ford Motor Company use stock instead of cash to pay some of the $13.1 billion that it owed to a new retiree health care fund, pending a period of public comment. Add to Portfolio Ford Motor Co Go to your Portfolio The department's Employee Benefits Security Administration said it had proposed granting Ford an exemption to federal pension law. Ford said that ...
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