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11/6- Obama signs bill; House passes UE extension 403-12**UE Final vote passes Senate 98-0**:Unemployment Update H.R. 3548: revenge of cloture vote passes Senate 97-1
Update: 11/6 Pres.Obama announced he signed the bill this morning. We will do a post updating state UE EU status next week. Update: Obama to sign bill tomorrow (Friday) The White House says President… more →
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11/6- Obama signs bill; House passes UE extension 403-12**UE Final vote passes Senate 98-0**:Unemployment Update H.R. 3548: revenge of cloture vote passes Senate 97-1
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ginaswo wrote 3 weeks ago: Update: 11/6 Pres.Obama announced he signed the bill this morning. We will do a post updating state … more →
Update: Deficit for FY 2009 to hit $1.4 trillion, another record: Congress faces hurdles in push for second stimulus...
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ginaswo wrote 1 month ago: Update: TOTUS voted against raising the debt ceiling as a Senator. The hypocrisy continues unabated … more →
Stiglitz agrees with MiM 'W' economic forecast...
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ginaswo wrote 2 months ago: Hey let’s put on some Ritz MiM style, the grand chief poohbah high muckety mucks of the ivy le … more →
Market Mover: Weekly jobless claims come in above expectations, 4 week average rises; Dems turn to tax hikes in healthcare plan...
ginaswo wrote 2 months ago: Update: Retail sales are in, mixed bag, low end discounters did well, high end stumbled as expected. … more →
Update: Steny Hoyer (D-MD) gets booed at townhall...
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ginaswo wrote 2 months ago: Update from TheHill go read the whole thing! Steny tried to filibuster with a bunch of panelists and … more →
Most Counter-Productive Idea Evah?: AFL-CIO and Dems push for new tax on stock trades: 1/10% of each transaction
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ginaswo wrote 3 months ago: Every time I think it is safe to go back into the water markets, the SOOPERGENIUSES in Congress or t … more →
More Milk Carton Congress Critters: NY Constituents educate Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's staff on Obamacare...
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ginaswo wrote 3 months ago: Righteous. Courtesy of ProjectShiningCity … more →
Waxman prepares to roll big Pharma...
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ginaswo wrote 3 months ago: Ahh Billy, Billy. What were you thinking trusting any deal with this Administration? Tsk, tsk. Karmi … more →
If you can't beat 'em, open a Congressional investigation...
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ginaswo wrote 3 months ago: Congress has gone fishin’ Did Waxman not learn from the ridiculous Clinton impeachment moves o … more →
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Speaker knows: Pelosi finds the villain of the piece...
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ginaswo wrote 4 months ago: Dems miss the SELF-imposed August recess deadline on health care reform. Who, who can be to blame!? … more →
Hank Paulson on the Hill...
ginaswo wrote 4 months ago: Reminder, here is where we were almost a year ago now, the world was ending and Hank was in a sea of … more →
Health Care: TOTUS proposes MORE cuts to Medicare: Specialists reimbursement now on the chopping block: Cardiologists' payments gutted....
ginaswo wrote 4 months ago: Please Seniors and those who love them, CALL YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS. These Medicare cuts are appalli … more →
Schoolyard Brawl between Dems: Obey and Waters in yelling match on floor - Waters D-CA shoved Obey D-WI? Pulled apart by fellow members....
ginaswo wrote 5 months ago: Glenn Thrush has it: House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Maxine Wa … more →
Update: Bernanke gets Grilled on the Hill...
ginaswo wrote 5 months ago: Update: Ben doing very very well in his testimony, Markets are ecstatic about it, Dow up 148… … more →
Update 12: Economic Action Alert: Blue Dogs roll over: Waxman-Markey Climate Carbon Cap Bill headed to House floor today: Call Your Critters...
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ginaswo wrote 5 months ago: Update 12 Rep Michelle Bachmann R-MN on Levin now, says Boehner stopped talking and Pelosi is headed … more →
Update: David Brooks and le wrath di khan...Health Insurance Update: Kent Conrad on his Compromise Plan...
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ginaswo wrote 5 months ago: Update: David Brooks agrees with MiM on Wyden Bennett option, oh noes! Someone check my brain for th … more →
BBR: Update: Wyden's Middle Way...Health Care: House Proposes New Payroll Taxes, Value Added Tax, to fund health care bill....
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ginaswo wrote 5 months ago: Bumped: Now that CBO scored the Kennedy draft, the Wyden Bennett bill is getting a chance, here is v … more →
Houston Tea Party Society Protests Nancy Pelosi...
ginaswo wrote 5 months ago: The Houston Tea Party Society Protests Nancy Pelosi. http://houstontps.org Courtesy of bryanxt The l … more →
