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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business Policy - Oct 10, 2008
Key lawmakers said yesterday they were pressing the Treasury Department to explain why it changed tax regulations last week to encourage bank mergers in a way that could cost the government billions in lost revenue.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Oct 4, 2008
Henry M. Paulson Jr. was in his corner office in the Treasury Department on Monday afternoon, too nervous to turn on his television, when his chief of staff poked his head into the Treasury secretary's office to tell …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Oct 3, 2008
In the first significant attempt by Congress to legislate executive pay, the $700 billion financial rescue plan signed into law yesterday includes efforts to rein in the use of "golden parachutes," banning the giant …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - In Congress - Oct 3, 2008
With his television off, Henry M. Paulson Jr. was in his corner office at the Treasury Department early Monday afternoon when Chief of Staff Jim Wilkinson poked his head into the Treasury secretary's office to tell him …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - In The Loop - Sep 25, 2008
This week, policy and politics combined with something that is sometimes just as important on Capitol Hill: the personal regard some lawmakers have for one another.
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dmwmedia.com » Digital Media Wire - Law - Sep 10, 2008
Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on Wednesday introduced the International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008, legislation …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Sep 5, 2008
Facing a severe budget shortfall, Rhode Island officials are seeking unprecedented authority to rein in Medicaid spending in a move that has alarmed Democrats in Congress and advocates for the poor.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - In The Loop - Jul 21, 2008
Lobbying has gotten fairly high-tech lately, with Web sites, e-mails and viral advertising campaigns.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Jul 12, 2008
The reports just keep coming that consumers are still having difficulty paying their debts.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Politics - Jul 5, 2008
BUTTE, Mont., July 4 -- With Sen. John McCain taking the holiday off, Sen. Barack Obama wrapped up a week-long swing through Republican America swathed in the pageantry of a Fourth of July parade and family picnic …
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