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Democrats Ask, Can Health Care Bill Be Saved?
President Obama is pushing for a final bill, but he didn’t say how he would resolve the questions of policy, procedure and politics facing Congress.
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Obama Statue to Leave Indonesia Park
The decision to put up a statue of President Obama as a 10-year-old in a public park had been criticized, on grounds that Mr. Obama had only lived there as a child.
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Thank You, President Obama
Barack Obama did Europeans a great favor when he made it clear that there would be no summit between the European Union and the United States in May.
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Talks With G.O.P. on Financial Bill at ‘Impasse,’ Dodd Says
Senator Christopher J. Dodd said that Democrats would forge ahead with their own bill, after months of talks aimed at reaching a bipartisan consensus.
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Cut, Snip, Slash, the Deficit Is a Hardy Survivor
There is no easy way to put a big dent in next yearâs projected deficit of $1.267 trillion.
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Fiscal Scare Tactics
Fear-mongering on the deficit as part of the Republican political strategy could end up doing as much harm as the fear-mongering on weapons of mass destruction.
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Stalled Health Care Bill Leaves Drug Makers in Regulatory Limbo
Without the regulatory certainty stemming from the health care bill, drug companies face unpleasant surprises like a heavier tax on foreign income.
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Bit of a Stir as Clinton Strays From Script on Mideast Peace
The State Department says Hillary Rodham Clinton was just using shorthand, but some people wonder if she accidentally divulged a strategy.
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Dodd Assails Bankers’ Opposition to Financial Proposals
At a Senate hearing, Senator Christopher J. Dodd said he was frustrated that nearly two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the rules of Wall Street hadn’t changed.
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Dodd Denounces Pace of Banking Overhaul
At a Senate hearing, Senator Christopher J. Dodd said he was frustrated that nearly two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the rules of Wall Street hadn’t changed.
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Dodd Assails Bankers’ Opposition to Financial Proposals
At a Senate hearing, Senator Christopher J. Dodd said he was frustrated that nearly two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the rules of Wall Street hadn’t changed.
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Dodd Assails Bankers’ Opposition to Financial Proposals
At a Senate hearing, Senator Christopher J. Dodd said he was frustrated that nearly two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the rules of Wall Street hadn’t changed.
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Dodd Assails Bankers’ Opposition to Financial Proposals
At a Senate hearing, Senator Christopher J. Dodd said he was frustrated that nearly two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the rules of Wall Street hadn’t changed.
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Dodd Assails Bankers’ Opposition to Financial Proposals
At a Senate hearing, Senator Christopher J. Dodd said he was frustrated that nearly two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the rules of Wall Street hadn’t changed.
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The Defense Budget
The latest Pentagon budget, like President Obama’s last one, makes some tough choices but not enough.
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The Defense Budget
The latest Pentagon budget, like President Obama’s last one, makes some tough choices but not enough.
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Florida, We Have a Problem
Cutting a federal program is next to impossible because there’s usually somebody who cares much more about keeping it than the White House does about making it go away.
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An Unreasonable Delay
The Senate has no reason not to confirm Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.
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An Unreasonable Delay
The Senate has no reason not to confirm Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.
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Massachusetts: Asylum Request Redux
President Barack Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango will make a second bid for political asylum.
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