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• Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4T

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The Senate voted Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that President Obama has promised to address next year. The Senates rare Christmas Eve vote, 60-39, follows House passage last week and raises the debt ceiling by ...
  5 hours ago

• Obama Administration Lifts Bailout Cap for Fannie and Freddie

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Treasury Department officials said the cap will be replaced with a flexible formula to ensure the companies will have all the government support needed to stand behind the billions of dollars in mortgage-backed securities they sell to investors.
  6 hours ago

• Republicans Look for Mechanisms to Halt Health Insurance Bill

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Congress may be gone for several weeks enjoying a winter holiday, but Republicans have vowed to keep up the pressure on Democrats who succeeded in getting their Senate health insurance overhaul bill passed before Christmas -- if just barely.  
  8 hours ago

• Kerry Weighs Trip to Iran in What Would Be Highest-Level U.S. Visit in 30 Years

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The White House appears fine with letting John Kerry head over to Tehran to chat up Irans leaders, but the senator will be doing so of his own accord, a senior administration official said Thursday.
  9 hours ago

• RAW DATA: House and Senate Health Care Bills Contain Vast Differences

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The Senate passed a massive health care overhaul on Christmas Eve, following on the heels of a House bill passed in November. But the two bills are far from equal. Heres a list of the seven biggest differences between the House and Senate versions, which will go to conference committee in January to be hammered out ...
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• New U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall to 452,000

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The Labor Department said Thursday the number of new jobless claims fell to a 452,000 last week, down 28,000 from the previous week.
  13 hours ago

• House and Senate Have Ways to Go Before Health Insurance Deal is Done

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Several variables separate the House version, which passed in November with the support of one Republican, and the Senate bill, which received no GOP support.
  14 hours ago

• As Seen on Twitter on 2009-12-24

  
  MovieSet Behind the Scenes blog — Authority: 135
  RT @gandthew: Tarantino talks next project – http://gordonandthewhale.com/x8 # MovieSet and @ ebertchicago celebrate best # movies of 2009: http://ow.ly/P5ky # New Poll: Which movies will you see over the holidays? http://ow.ly/P56G Avatar, Up in the Air, Parnassus, Nine, Victoria, Sherlock … # ...
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• Senate passes health care bill in historic vote

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  UPDATED: In a vote resonating with history, Senate Democrats early Christmas Eve morning passed their version of health care reform, advancing the issue further than ever before in the nations history and setting up a bruising stretch-run to get a final bill to President Obama next year. "Its about people, its about ...
  14 hours ago

• Senate passes health care bill in historic vote

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  UPDATED: In a vote resonating with history, Senate Democrats early Christmas Eve morning passed their version of health care reform, advancing the issue further than ever before in the nations history and setting up a bruising stretch-run to get a final bill to President Obama next year. "Its about people, its about ...
  14 hours ago

• Senate Votes to Raise Debt Ceiling to $12.4 Trillion

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The Senates rare Christmas Eve vote allows the Treasury Department to issue enough bonds to fund the governments operations and programs until mid-February.
  14 hours ago

• Senate passes health care bill in historic vote

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  BREAKING NEWS: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has passed President Barack Obamas landmark health care overhaul extending medical insurance to 30 million Americans. The bill requires nearly all Americans to buy insurance and forbids insurance companies from denying coverage based on patients pre-existing conditions. The ...
  15 hours ago

• Long history of vote-trading on Capitol Hill

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  As it has come down in history, President Andrew Johnsons narrow escape from being the first president convicted on impeachment charges in 1868 depended on the honorable doings of Sen. Edmund Ross of Kansas. But David O. Stewart, author of "Impeached," a book looking at the Johnson trial, says its more likely the ...
  16 hours ago

• Closure of Gitmo prison postponed

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The Guantanamo Bay prison may not close until 2011 because it will take months for the federal government to buy an Illinois prison and upgrade it to hold suspected terrorists. Congress must first appropriate money for the takeover of the Thomson Correctional Center and the necessary construction. Lawmakers wary of ...
  16 hours ago

• Carter apologizes for criticizing Jews

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  ATLANTA | Former President Jimmy Carter apologized for any words or deeds that may have upset the Jewish community in an open letter meant to improve an often-tense relationship. He said he was offering an Al Het, a prayer said on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. It signifies a plea for forgiveness. "We must ...
  16 hours ago

• Washington in 5 Minutes

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  SENATE Dodd, Shelby see financial deal The top Senate Democrat and Republican negotiating new Wall Street regulation said Wednesday they expect to resolve their differences before the end of January, an optimistic outlook for a bill that had seemed mired in partisan conflicts. Sens. Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut ...
  16 hours ago

• Download The Wire TV Show

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 182
  A particular episode or its complete show. Just type the name of the episode that you want to download or type ‘The Wire Television Show’. Within a minute, you will be with your favorite TV show. Downloading the episodes to your PC is a very simple process. You just need some free space on your Hard Disc and a ...
  23 hours ago

• InClement Weather: Seasons Greetings

  
  PHSports — Authority: 91
  Its been WAAAAAY to long since Ive shown my face (so to speak) via this blog...and Im not making any apologies. Instead, Ill pretend I never left and leave it at that. As I type this, I have the Hangover on the TV (via DVD), a Capri Sun (resources are low), and am in the early stages of my 2-week Holiday Break ...
  1 day ago

• Citigroup Repays $20 Billion in Bailout Money

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Citigroup repaid $20 billion in bailout money and received a government ruling that its no longer covered by the pay restrictions imposed on companies receiving the most rescue money.
  1 day ago

• Griffith Party Switch Buoys GOP, Leaves Them Looking for More Defectors

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Hot on the heels of a party-switch pick-up for the GOP, aides to John McCain confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday that the Arizona senator has called Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Carney and left a voicemail message.
  1 day ago

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