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Maria Cantwell on the Senate health bill
HOWIEINSEATTLE —
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Josh Feit (Publicola): Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell were part of the 60 vote majority . While Sen. Murray issued a statment on Saturday to the New York Times , Sen. Cantwell has yet to say anything. PubliCola has been calling her office since Saturday to get her statement on the Sen. Ben Nelson ...3 days ago -
Expose Him To Reality, Now!
Corrente —
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Bill Moyers hosted an interesting conversation the other day among Robert Kuttner, Matt Taibbi, and himself about health care reform, the performance of the Administration to this point, and the relations of progressives with the President. The conversation focused in part on how Taibbi and Kuttner would vote on the ...4 days ago -
NOAA Furnishes Documents To Senator Maria Cantwell Regarding Its Proposed Shift To New Port
Thaindian News —
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By Gina GomezWashington, Dec.20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provided necessary documents to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, after she asked the NOAA officials to respond to her queries about their intention to shift the Pacific Marine Operations Center from Seattle to ...4 days ago -
Reinstate Glass-Steagall, save the planet
Daily Kos —
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So my old boss, Maria Cantwell, is joining forces with John McCain on legislation that would reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act which required banks to choose between operating as a commercial bank or as an investment bank before it was repealed in the late 90s. Jason Linkins was following the news about the ...5 days ago -
George Osborne must not wait for US to reimpose Glass-Steagall bank firewall
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
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The "Glass-Steagall" firewall between commercial banks (that take deposits) and investment banks (that take big risks) was incrementally removed in the UK and US during the late 1980s and 90s. Since then, our financial markets have lurched from crisis to crisis.5 days ago -
Will Cantwell-McCain Reinstate Glass-Steagall?
NO QUARTER —
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Might we turn the clock back in an attempt to make our way forward? How so? Pressure is certainly building in America to curtail, if not derail, the excessive risks embedded in our largest banks. How may these risks be unwound? Reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial and investment banking ...5 days ago -
For Chrissake, If You Really Care About America, Tell Harry Reid “No”
Corrente —
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Will Cantwell-McCain Reinstate Glass-Steagall?
Sense on Cents —
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Might we turn the clock back in an attempt to make our way forward? How so? Pressure is certainly building in America to curtail, if not derail, the excessive risks embedded in our largest banks. How may these risks be unwound? Reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial and investment banking ...6 days ago -
Odds and ends for 12/17
Blog on the Run: Reloaded —
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All your drones are belong to us: A readily available, $26 piece of software has allowed Iraqi insurgents to intercept video from U.S. Predator drones . The government has known about this flaw since the weapons’ use in the Balkans in the 1990s but never did anything about it because it “assumed local ...1 week ago -
Bring Back That Wall! Why We Need Stricter Investment Banking Regulations Now More Than Ever
The Indypendent —
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The Obama administration is talking tough but acting tame with respect to Wall Street. But a pair of senators is coming out swinging. Today, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John McCain (R-AZ) are taking a step towards proactive reconstruction of the banking sector by introducing the Banking Integrity Act of ...1 week ago -
Give McCain some credit
theCLog —
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Let’s give credit where credit is due. This time credit goes to Pres. Obama’s opponent in the 2008 election, Sen. John McCain, as well as to Sen. Maria Cantwell, a liberal Democrat from Washington. These two unlikely allies are co-sponsoring a bill that would restore the Glass-Steagall Act (aka the Banking Act of ...1 week ago -
Restore Glass-Steagall? Fat Chance
Daily Kos —
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You probably dont recognize that photo on the left. Ferdinand Pecora isnt exactly a household word in America these days. But it was the banking investigation he shepherded in early 1933 whose revelations led to three essential pieces of New Deal regulatory legislation, including the Securities Exchange Act. ...1 week ago -
Bring back Glass-Steagall! John McCain (and Maria Cantwell)’s very good idea
The Reid Report —
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TDB has a piece focusing on one way Sen. John McCain could use his trademark peevishness for good : The Obama administration is talking tough but acting tame with respect to Wall Street. But a pair of senators is coming out swinging. Today, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John McCain (R-AZ) are taking a step ...1 week ago -
Now Taking Applications
The Great Endarkenment —
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For two upcoming openings for Progressive candidate for US Senate, representing the state of Washington. In a 51-48 vote on cloture, 30 democratic senators, Murray and Cantwell included, voted with 18 republicans to BLOCK an amendment that would have allowed for prescription drugs to be imported into the US at ...1 week ago -
2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit News 12/16/09 – G77 Wants 350ppm & Other Developments
Weatherdem's Weblog —
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As of Monday, poorer nations (the G77) continued to stall talks at Copenhagen . Despite pressure from rich, developed, polluting nations, the group of developing countries have stood firm in their resolve to get 350ppm (concentration CO2) as a stated goal of the Copenhagen Summit. 350ppm has been identified by ...1 week ago -
"Democratic firebrand…"
Upper Left —
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…Maria Cantwell! Newsweek says so. Not bad for my favorite uber-wonk. And Im all over reinstating Glass-Steagall. Fire em up, Maria! Hat tip to Howie .1 week ago -
"Spurning Obama, McCain and Cantwell propose resurrecting Glass-Steagall to break up Wall Street."
HOWIEINSEATTLE —
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Michael Hirsch (Newsweek Web Exclusive): John McCain lost the 2008 presidential election because of the financial crisis—at least thats what his chief strategist, Steve Schmidt, suggested. "We were three points ahead on Sept. 15 when the stock market crashed. And then the election was over," Schmidt said in a ...1 week ago -
Tuesday Night Open Mic for December 15, 2009
Stand Up For America —
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Tuesday night is upon us, and with it comes the ever popular open mic. I do have a bit of a request for folks who post articles for open mic, or on other days, for that matter. If you want to post an article here, that is welcome and great. It is sharing information. But add to the conversation when you do. Help those ...1 week ago -
"Cap & Dividend: A Clear Winner"
HOWIEINSEATTLE —
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yes! magazine: A new bi-partisan climate bill offers a much smarter way to cut emissions—auction off pollution permits and distribute the proceeds to everyone. December 11, 2009. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced a bill today that is a much better approach to reducing climate change than the cap and ...1 week ago -
Dueling Senate Climate Bills?
The New Republic - The Vine Feed —
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Copenhagens nabbing all the headlines, but theres been some big climate news in the Senate this week. Yesterday, John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman unveiled an outline of their "tri-partisan" climate legislation. You can see the rough framework here . As expected, its similar to the House climate bill, ...1 week ago
