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Obama, Democrats hunt for health care votes

AFP American Edition yesterday

US President Barack Obama and top Democratic lawmakers struggled Friday to rally their troops behind legislation to remake US health care, ahead of what was expected to be a razor's edge weekend vote. With the House of Representatives poised to take up ...

Obama pushes for embattled health care overhaul

AFP American Edition yesterday

US President Barack Obama and top Democratic lawmakers struggled Friday to rally their troops behind legislation to remake US health care, ahead of what was expected to be a razor's edge weekend vote. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House of ...

Various Health Care Reform Opponents Protest On Capitol Hill

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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: A man who collapsed during a rally protesting the health care bill at the West Front of the U.S. Captiol is cared for by paramedics from the Office of the Attending Physician November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. ...

Obama makes push as health care vote looms

AFP American Edition 2 days ago

President Barack Obama on Thursday mounted an 11th-hour push behind his top domestic priority, urging lawmakers facing a critical weekend vote on remaking US health care to "pass this reform." Obama hoped to win over waverers and stiffen supporters' spines in the ...

TOO BIG TO FAIL?

BusinessWeek 2 days ago

TOO BIG TO FAIL? Call it the AIG problem: How to prevent huge and complex financial institutions from holding the taxpayer hostage when they begin to totter. The Treasury and Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the powerful chairman of the House Financial Services ...

House votes to accelerate credit card rules

AP News 3 days ago

House votes to move up enactment date of credit card law, lawmakers cite grace period abuses The House voted on Wednesday to impose immediately tough new rules for credit card companies after voters complained of increased interest rates and steep new fees. ...

US House eyes Saturday health care vote

AFP American Edition 3 days ago

The US House of Representatives was on course Wednesday to vote this weekend on sweeping legislation to overhaul US health care, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, officials said. The House Rules Committee aims to meet Friday to shape the bill for ...

Geithner Economy

AP News 8 days ago

House Financial Services Committee Chairmen Rep. Barney Frank presides over a hearing titled "Systematic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority, and Securitization" , Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Copyright 2009 AP News

House Financial Committee Holds Hearing On The Overdraft Protection Act

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: Independent Community Bankers Association representative Michael Menzies, president and CEO of the Easton Bank and Trust, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee about overdraft fees levied by banks on Captiol Hill October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. ...

Geithner Testifies Before House Financial Services Committee

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Sheila Bair (2R), Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and John C. Dugan (R), Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, leave with others after the second panel during a hearing of the House ...

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