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Housing bill clears test, foreclosure halt asked

washingtonpost.com     2 hrs ago   644 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing market rescue legislation cleared a procedural test vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday ahead of final passage expected on Saturday, and lawmakers asked banks to suspend further foreclosures until a...                

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Effort to curb oil speculation stalls in Senate

bostonherald.com     2 hrs ago   209 related          

By Associated Press Friday, July 25, 2008 - Added 8m ago WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats failed today to advance a measure to rein in oil market speculators, one of a series of efforts to tell voters they are serious about...                

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Senator calls polygamous sects a form of organized crime

religionnewsblog.com     8 hrs ago   25 related          

Polygamous sects that have spread throughout the United States and beyond are "a form of organized crime," largely unchecked by law enforcement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday. Sen. Harry Reid says polygamous...                

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DNC: Another Bad Week For McCain -- Apparently it CAN Get Worse

nhinsider.com     11 hrs ago   1,145 related          

Another week of bad news, bad reviews and campaign chaos for the McCain campaign. Despite starting his general election campaign by pledging "to conduct a respectful campaign" and run "the most positive kind of campaign,"...                

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Senate energy speculation bill fails key vote

washingtonpost.com     9 hrs ago   3 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. legislation to rein in excessive energy speculation failed a key procedural vote on Friday to move forward in the Senate, and now lawmakers will set aside the bill to consider other legislation.                

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Westfield Unhurt by Lowy Tax Woes (BusinessWeek Online)

yahoo.com     10 hrs ago   8 related          

BusinessWeek Online - Bank accounts held in the small European principality of Liechtenstein are normally prized for their privacy and advantageous tax benefits -- not as a path to being named in a U.S. Senate probe into...                

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The Mortgage Bailout: Get Ready For Eminent Domain Seizures

sigcarlfred.blogspot.com     6 hrs ago   3 related          

From The American Spectator:Of all the unintended consequences of the housing bill that passed the House on Wednesday, the most ironic and far-reaching may be this: whatever security marginal homeowners have from foreclosures,...                

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Chambliss: CFTC combating manipulation in the futures market

daltondailycitizen.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

Submitted by the office of Sen. Chambliss (WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) Thursday took to the Senate floor to ensure that his fellow senators are aware of ongoing enforcement activities at the...                

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Taxpayers Need to Strategize Major Tax Provisions in New Housing Assistance Bill (PR Newswire)

yahoo.com     3 hrs ago   3 related          

While so many Americans are in a panic about the security of their mortgages and banks, the House passed the Housing Assistance Bill on July 23, 2008, and a preliminary procedural vote in the Senate passed by a large margin on...                

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cnn.com: Bryan Steinhauer cnn.com

How barroom brawl became international incident

cnn.com     2 hrs ago   38 related          

Serbia says laws prevent student from being returned to U.S. Miladin Kovacevic fled to Serbia after being charged with assault in bar fight U.S. senators intervene, threaten to pull back aid to Serbia if no cooperation Victim...                

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