Topic: U.S. Politics
US Vice President Joe Biden Visits Middle East
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Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill
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Bipartisan talks stall; Dodd decides to go-it-alone in offering a financial regulation billWASHINGTON AP) — Unable to muster bipartisan agreement on key banking provisions, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Thursday he will offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support. A month of ...
Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new
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Clashing with fellow Dems nothing new for Mich. lawmaker at center of debate over health careShortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation — an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds with ...
A new Contract?
Las Vegas Sun
Conservatives are trying to take over Congress with talking points, not ideas If there is one constant theme, it is small government and constitutional principles. But what, exactly, do those look like in practice today? Neither the Republicans, nor the Tea Party activists, seem to know. In 1994, a group ...
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