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House OKs housing rescue plan; Bush drops veto threat

chicagotribune.com     4 hrs ago   462 related          

Bush drops threat to veto mortgage bill The House approved a sweeping plan Wednesday to ease the most serious housing crisis since the Great Depression by providing aid to homeowners facing foreclosure and a federal backstop...                

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Lieberman Affirms Hagee, Uses Religious Platform to Discuss Security

beliefnet.com     11 hrs ago   8 related          

The Hartford Courant Washington - On Tuesday night, Sen. Joseph Lieberman spoke again to Christians United for Israel -- with the tone and biblical references of a sermon -- telling Pastor John Hagee's group, "We Americans have...                

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House passes sweeping mortgage rescue

cnn.com     10 hrs ago   46 related          

The House voted 272-152 to pass sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in aid to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The nearly 700-page bill will...                

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Obama claims he's on banking committee

baltimoresun.com     9 hrs ago   24 related          

by Katie Fretland Barack Obama today boasted about a bill in "my committee,'' a committee on which he has no seat. While speaking to the press today in the Israeli town of Sderot, Obama mistakenly put the U.S. Senate banking...                

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U.S. legislators approve mortgage rescue

cnn.com     6 hrs ago   4 related          

The U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in assistance to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.                

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Congress Praises Arkansas Fight Against Child Obesity

nwaonline.net     8 hrs ago   2 related          

By Aaron Sadler The Morning News WASHINGTON - Yet even as Arkansas was hailed as a model for the rest of the nation, state surgeon general Dr. Joe Thompson said reversing a 30-year trend of increasing obesity among children may...                

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Cost of Cronyism

mexiadailynews.com     2 hrs ago   49 related          

By Robert Novak-Inside Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — As financial storm signals appeared the last 18 months, there were Bush officials who urged drastic reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Republican administration kept hands...                

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Rescuing Fannie, Freddie could cost $25 billion

charlotte.com     21 hrs ago   337 related          

A federal rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers $25billion, congressional budget experts said Tuesday, as lawmakers put finishing touches on legislation that would tap the troubled mortgage giants' profits...                

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FACTBOX: Possible Democratic vice presidential candidates

reuters.com     16 hrs ago   962 related          

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who said his hunt for a vice presidential running mate would involve a deliberative and wide-ranging search, is getting closer to naming his choice. He has been vocal on national...                

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McCain and Obama hit crunch time in hunt for No. 2

washingtonpost.com     16 hrs ago   4 related          

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of secrecy and intrigue, presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain are almost ready to unveil the winners in the vice presidential...                

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