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Senate says deal, House says hold on
The Swampby James Oliphant and Richard Simon, and updated Senate leaders said today that negotiators have struck a deal on a final version of a sweeping economic recovery package. If true, the bill could be sent to the president for his......Tags: National Government, Parliament, Government, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Pennsylvania
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Stimulus: Winners depend on what works
Spin CycleWe see a number of people trying to declare winners and losers from the stimulus agreement, an approach that has become a staple of what passes for journalism these days. It's kind of like having an opinion on A-Rod......Tags: National Government, Government, Republican Party, Arlen Specter, Alex Rodriguez
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Bonus limits in stimulus: Tougher, or less tough?
Spin CycleChris Dodd, the Senate banking chairman who presided over the great collapse and got his own cut-rate mortgage but now portrays himself as the great reformer, gets big play this morning in both the NYT and the WashPost for......Tags: National Government, Parliament, Government, CEO Pay, Ron Wyden
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Congress approves $787-B stimulus
The Swampby Mark Silva A divided Congress has approved a $787-billion stimulus that President Barack Obama demanded as an essential boost for a stalled economy, with the Senate voting 60-38 tonight on a measure that earlier cleared the House by 246-183......Tags: Government, Richard Shelby, Maine, Pennsylvania, Mitch McConnell
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Obama's Denver signing; 'Good as any'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama will fly to Denver, the place where he accepted the Democratic Party's nomination last summer, to sign the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act'' into law on Tuesday. It's "as good'' a place "as any"......Tags: National Government, Government, Pennsylvania, Maine, Barack Obama
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Bush: Palin 'exciting,' Boxer: 'Dangerous'
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER - President Bush calls the pick of first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as longtime Arizona Sen. John McCain's running mate "exciting.'' Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, a Democrat, calls the Palin pick "dangerous.'' Palin suggests...Tags: National Government, Government, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Executive Branch, Hillary Clinton
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Senate measure calls for strict immigration controls
Tribune staff reporterA bipartisan trio of senators on Thursday introduced a bill calling for tighter controls on U.S. visas in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, a proposal they called a common-sense effort to keep potentially dangerous foreign nationals out of the country....Tags: Justice System, New York, U.S. Department of State, Gaming, FBI
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Bill places tight controls on visas
Tribune staff reporterThree senators on Thursday introduced a bill calling for tighter controls on U.S. visas in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, a proposal they called a common-sense effort to keep potentially dangerous foreign nationals out of the country. The bipartisan...Tags: Justice System, New York, U.S. Department of State, Gaming, FBI
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Senators push government to take over airport security
Washington BureauApplying pressure to the Bush administration, a bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday urged the federal government to take over security at the nation's 140 largest airports. "I, for one, don't think we should contract out our national security,"...Tags: National Government, Government, Employees, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Heads of State
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Ethics scholars back stem cell research
More than 50 ethics scholars have signed a letter asking President Bush to support medical research using cells from human embryos, and more U.S. senators went on record Friday as supporting the research. "We urge you not to close this door on what might...Tags: Health, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Government, Lincoln Chafee, Pennsylvania
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