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Military, car dealers clash in reform tussle
The Swampby Janet Hook and Jim Puzzanghera The debate over the Senate's financial reform bill is setting up an unusual battle on Capitol Hill between two powerful groups: automobile dealers and the military. Car dealers, a well-organized small-business lobby...Tags: Sam Brownback, Laws, Dick Durbin, Politics, Automotive Equipment
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Blumenthal: I 'misspoke' on Vietnam
The SwampU.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal address the press about his Vietnam service record Tuesday. (EPA/Matthew Cavanaugh) by Kathleen Hennessey Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal says that he occasionally "misspoke" about the nature of...Tags: U.S. Senate, Connecticut, West Hartford, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Beyonce to sing at White House dinner
The SwampIt's her Destiny to perform at tonight's dinner: Beyonce at the Grammy Awards in January. (LA Times/Jay Clendenin) by Katherine Skiba And the prize goes to: Beyonce. The Grammy award-winning superstar will perform Wednesday night on the South Lawn......Tags: Davis (Yolo, California), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Richardson
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Senate financial reg vote fails
The Swampby Lisa Mascaro Despite last-minute efforts to win hold-outs, the Senate fell two votes short this afternoon of the 60 needed to advance the financial regulation bill. A do-over vote could come as soon as Thursday. Two Democrats broke......Tags: Pennsylvania, Maine, Arlen Specter, Alaska, Olympia J. Snowe
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Senate passes financial overhaul
The SwampAn exuberant Sen. Chris Dodd is flanked by Sens. Harry Reid and Dick Durbin, with Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Warner in the background, after the Senate passed a sweeping regulatory overhaul bill Thursday night. (Getty/Mark Wilson) by Janet......Tags: Russell Feingold, Laws, Dick Durbin, Government, Federal Reserve
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Friday Focus: Dems ceding many Senate seats to GOP
The Swampby Mike Memoli A panel of Democratic party officials in South Carolina Thursday reluctantly accepted results of a June 8 primary won by a complete unknown candidate who's become something of a national embarrassment. The candidate expected to win, Vic.......Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, New Hampshire, Government, Oklahoma
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Deal reached on financial reform bill
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera Ending more than two weeks of often-contentious negotiations, House and Senate lawmakers reached agreement early Friday on the most far-reaching rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression. The final details, including...Tags: Laws, G20, Justice System, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice
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Financial reform passes Senate hurdle
The Swampby Mike Memoli Financial reform legislation edged closer to passage this morning, after the Senate voted to end debate on one of Democrats' key legislative priorities. The vote to invoke cloture on the measure, a sweeping overhaul of rules governing......Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Barack Obama, Democratic Party
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Healthcare vote: 'What elections are for'
The SwampPosted at 7 am EST, updated at 5:30 pm President Barack Obama closed a bipartisan summit on healthcare today the way he opened it, with a speech about how much the Democrats and Republicans actually agree upon -- or should......Tags: Laws, Kent Conrad, Medicare, Dick Durbin, Fox Broadcasting Company
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White House social secretary: Smoot
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, as expected, has named Julianna Smoot to serve as social secretary for the White House. The announcement today follows the departure of Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, who was credited for running an open White......Tags: Easter, Dick Durbin, Politics, Tom Daschle, Barack Obama
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Healthcare vote (maneuver?) nears
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, summoning the House's Democrats to the White House midday for one more push before expected action on the healthcare legislation Sunday, is turning the focus of his weekly address to next week's start of......Tags: Laws, Medicare, Politics, Government, State Budgets
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Financial reform: Healthcare Act II?
The Swampby Mark Silva The fight over financial regulation could be a replay of the healthcare debate, the way partisans are lining up on Capitol Hill: "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pressing to keep fellow Republicans united in opposition to......Tags: Laws, Politics, Government, Corruption, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008)
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