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15 hours ago ago from WalletPop
The House finally passed its financial regulatory reform bill today by a 21-vote margin. Apparently, there are 202 members of the House, Republicans and Democrats, who aren't interested in clamping down on the too-big-to-fail financials that helped to get us into this mess. While there are a lot of great things in the bill, there are also some gigantic loopholes. Continue reading House passes bank regulatory reform bill, complete with a ...
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5 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
If the White House really wants historic health care reform and climate change legislation, there is one good alternative left. Change the number of votes to stop a filibuster in the U.S. Senate to 57 from the current 60 votes. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's call for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reed to cut a deal with Senator Joe Lieberman, by dropping proposed Medicare expansion for 55 year olds, shows the powerlessness of the ...
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15 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
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12 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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