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Boehner Demands Fed Identify Recipients of Loans »

Posted by: berkeley 1 week, 1 day ago in Politics

House Republican leader John Boehner called for the Federal Reserve to disclose the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers and ...

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Boehner Golfing During GOP Revolt »

Posted by: bluetexasvalley 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News

Item 1: On Monday, John McCain joined the party by declaring "Congress should come back into session," for an energy vote. "I am willing to ...

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Republicans Blast Obama’s Choice of Rahm Emanuel | Politicususa »

Posted by: capj71 2 weeks, 1 day ago in News

Showing that have learned nothing from being routed in two straight elections, the Republican National Committee and Minority Leader John Boehner each put out partisan ...

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Bailout bill gains momentum on House floor »

Posted by: ap 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ After a week of tumult, an unprecedented government bailout of the financial industry gained ground in the House on Friday and leaders ...

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Oil brokers sex scandal may affect drilling debate »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A scandal involving sex, drugs and — uh, offshore oil drilling.

It's a strange mix, and it couldn't have come at ...

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House defeats $700B financial industry bailout »

Posted by: ap 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President Bush ...

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Democrats open to more offshore drilling »

Posted by: ap 3 months, 1 week ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Democrats' stance against offshore drilling shifted more on Saturday, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling she was willing to consider opening up ...

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Bush scrambles to save $700B bailout plan »

Posted by: ap 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush scrambled Friday to bring rebellious members of his own party behind a multibillion-dollar government bailout of the financial system amid ...

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“There is NO Financial Bailout deal"- Ohio Republican John Boehner »

Posted by: danglingwrangler 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News

House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), gathering his GOP colleagues in a private huddle for a third straight morning, declared that there was no ...

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On The Hill: GOP Congressional Leaders Must Quit, Activist Says »

Posted by: SNance 2 weeks, 2 days ago in Politics

An influential conservative activist and author is calling for the resignations of all of the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in the wake of an ...

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Democrats avoid battle over entitlement spending »

Posted by: ap 3 months, 4 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Congressional efforts to deal with growing Medicare spending will be set aside for another year under a rule change approved by the ...

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A political meltdown followed the financial one »

Posted by: ap 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A political meltdown followed quickly after the financial meltdown.

Facing the possible collapse of major Wall Street institutions, President Bush had proposed ...

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House rejects $700B bailout in stunning defeat »

Posted by: ap 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion ...

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Pelosi, Boehner Point Fingers, But Pledge To Continue Bailout Work »

Posted by: SNance 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Politics

The top Democrat and Republican in the House blamed the other for today's failure of a historic financial bailout package but they both say ...

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John Boehner, Asshole, Calls Obama ‘Chicken-****’ »

Posted by: bullpeeper 3 weeks ago in Politics

For the U.S. House Minority Leader to be playing BMOC at Miami U. talking smack to the kiddie reporters is unbecoming.  What’ s he ...

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