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Senator Harry Reid’s Power Play to Push Hate Crimes Agenda Puts Military at Risk
Published by July 16th, 2009 in Breaking News. 2 Comments
Yesterday while the nation was occupied with the Senate confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor, Senator Harry Reid personally filed two amendments (on behalf of Leahy and Kennedy) to the Department of Defense Authorization Bill.
Reid filed the Sen. Leahy Hate Crimes Amendment No. 1511 and then filed a Second Degree on behalf of Sen. Kennedy (No. 1539), which is an amendment to Leahy’s No. 1511. Reid then immediately filed cloture after… Keep reading | 2 Comments
Pres. Obama to Announce New Financial Regulations
Published by June 17th, 2009 in Breaking News, Finance/Economy, Politics, U.S. and news. 0 Comments
The creation of a financial watchdog agency is among the new proposals Pres. Obama is expected to announce today. Its purpose will be to enforce consumers' interests from financial misconduct. The plan will also give the government authority to take control of companies that pose a risk to the entire industry.
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By DAMIAN PALETTA
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is expected Wednesday to propose the most sweeping reorganization of financial-market supervision since… Keep reading
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