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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - The Fed Page: Inside the Government Workforce - 17 hours ago
The intraparty "Clash of the Titans" between veteran Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and his challenger for that position, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), is taking on …
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Obama Ties Automaker Rescue to Regulationtruthout.org » Truthout - News - Nov 15, 2008 Top advisers to President-elect Barack Obama are helping to draft an auto industry rescue plan that would bring new government oversight, including the possibility of an auto czar who could ensure the money was being … Also tagged: health care, detroit, obama, auto industry, bailout, rescue plan, obama warming up, labor trust, energy efficient vehicles |
newshoggers.com » Newshoggers.com - Nov 14, 2008
By BJ Looks like everyone will be able to breathe a little easier in the future. In a landmark action, the Environmental Protection Agency’s final decision-making board has ruled that all new and proposed coal-fired …
Also tagged: energy, climate change, science, clean coal, environmental protection, econ
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Nov 13, 2008
Five of the world's wealthiest billionaire hedge-fund managers said yesterday that they would support greater oversight of their secretive $2 trillion industry, as momentum grows in Congress for stricter control of an …
newshoggers.com » Newshoggers.com - Nov 13, 2008
By Fester: Forgetting about Watergate and allowing for a rapid rehabitiliation of most of the Nixonian senior leadership worked out well. Ignoring Iran Contra and allowing a President to remain out of the loop had no …
Also tagged: politics, policy, rule of law, douchebaggery, divisive issue du jour, bi partisan stupidity
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Back to the Grindtruthout.org » Truthout - Originals - Nov 13, 2008 In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. - Robert Frost Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election has completely and totally screwed up my life. Seriously. It has … Also tagged: administration, doj, election, congress, white house, cabinet, bush, subpoena, mccain, constitution, department of justice, obama, transition, separation of powers, supreme, rule of law, palin, bush the final days, usag, united states attorney scandal |
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Education - Nov 13, 2008
In the six weeks since lawmakers approved the Treasury's massive bailout of financial firms, the government has poured money into the country's largest banks, recruited smaller banks into the program and repeatedly …
Also tagged: barack obama, george w bush, washington dc, new york, united states, barney frank, capitol hill, ben bernanke, billions, chuck grassley, despite, the white house, bailout, tony fratto, lacks, u s government accountability office, henry m paulson, u s house committee on financial services, u s congressional budget office, u s department of the treasury, dana hedgpeth, pledged, lori montgomery, financial stability oversight board, neil m barofsky, eric m thorson, refco group ltd
newshoggers.com » Newshoggers.com - Nov 11, 2008
By BJ This story tugs at the old sense of fairness. The Federal Election Commission is unlikely to conduct a potentially embarrassing audit of how Barack Obama raised and spent his presidential campaign’s …
Also tagged: john mccain, barack obama, 2008, campaign finance, bi partisan stupidity, accountable government
newshoggers.com » Newshoggers.com - Nov 9, 2008
By BJ The Washington Post is reporting that Obama is set to hit the ground running in regards to reversing many of the none-to-popular Bush administration presidential decrees on things like stem cell research …
Also tagged: blogging, barack obama, checks and balances, imperial presidency, tyrants, things that are bad for america, bi partisan stupidity
dailykos.com » Daily Kos - Nov 6, 2008
The post-election season -- especially one like this, with a new Democratic administration (Look! No scare quotes around "administration!") to be formed -- is always rife with complexities and behind-the-scenes …
Also tagged: henry waxman, john dingell, democratic leadership, committee assignments