POLITICS

Cities Look For New Ways To Pick Your Pockets

Across the country, cash-strapped cities are coming up with novel ideas for raising money — imposing new charges on everything from sodas to library Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:50 AM from NPR Topics: Politics | 0 Comments

Senate-passed health care bill would cut deficit

Congressional budget referees say Senate legislation that's now the foundation for President Barack Obama's health care plan would cut the federal deficit Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:10 AM from msnbc.com: Politics | 0 Comments

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Ex-freshman, veteran kingpin cause Dem woes

One is a former Democratic freshman little known outside his Corning-Olean-Pittsford, N.Y., district. The other, a 20-term Democratic kingpin from Harlem, Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:42 AM from msnbc.com: Politics | 0 Comments

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Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire

A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:42 AM from msnbc.com: Politics | 0 Comments

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White House, Democrats close in on health bill

A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:24 AM from msnbc.com: Politics | 0 Comments

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Fannie, Freddie’s $125 billion tab still growing

The federal government has spent the past half year trying to roll back its efforts to support the financial markets, except for involvement in Fannie Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:06 AM from msnbc.com: Politics | 0 Comments

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Rep. Obey Moves To Ban Earmarks To Corporations

House Democrats proposed yesterday to end earmarks — the practice of members of the Appropriations Committee assigning federal funds directly to Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:42 AM from NPR Topics: Politics | 0 Comments

Obama Campaigns For Heath Overhaul In Missouri

President Barack Obama traveled to St. Charles, Missouri, to sell his health care overhaul plan Wednesday. He also helped raise some cash for Democrats Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:00 AM from NPR Topics: Politics | 0 Comments

Overhaul Rules Stuck On Financial Protection Agency

Senate Democrats and Republicans are trying to work out differences over how to overhaul financial regulations following the financial crisis. One of the Read More...

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Insurance Mandate May Need Strict Penalties

The health care plans before Congress require individuals to purchase insurance. But the penalty for violating the individual mandate may be so low that Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:00 AM from NPR Topics: Politics | 0 Comments

'Al-Qaeda 7' Controversy: Detainees And Politics

Justice Department attorneys who once helped represent terrorism detainees are at the center of a raging dispute. Conservatives say that the politically Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:01 AM from NPR Topics: Politics | 0 Comments

NYT: More e-mails link Sen. Ensign to job effort

NYT: E-mail messages turned over to the FBI and Senate ethics investigators could deepen Sen. John Ensign’s legal and political troubles. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:16 PM from msnbc.com: Politics | 0 Comments

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‘Next’ (New York Times)

“As the ground rushes up to meet him, Kevin thinks about missiles again.” Read More...

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Eric Massa's Navy files

It's become clear that the behavior toward his subordinates that got former Rep. Eric Massa into trouble in Congress is part of pattern that dates to his Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:16 PM from msnbc.com: Politics | 0 Comments

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Expert: House, Senate Democrats Have Trust Deficit

The divide on Capitol Hill is commonly depicted as Democrats versus Republicans and for good reason — the greatest rift in Congress is indeed partisan. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:15 PM from NPR Topics: Politics | 0 Comments