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11:18:28 PM Geithner Faces Another Test in AIG Bailout Hearing
FOX News - USA

Y. Geithner was president of the New York Fed when it managed the bailout under President Bush. The AIG deals might have cost taxpayers billions more than ... [more]

10:58:14 PM White House Highlights Wall Street Doesn't Want To Repay Taxpayers
Gov Monitor

This morning we woke up to a confusing contradiction. Banking executives claiming that they simply can't afford to pay back taxpayers for their sacrifice in ... [more]

9:43:15 PM TPMDC Saturday Roundup
TPMDC - USA

.... Senate seat and they're telling you that they've got a better economic plan, when all they want is to bring back President Bush's economic policies. ... [more]

9:26:56 PM Dems Weigh Other Options for Passing Health Care if GOP Wins Kennedy's Seat
FOX News - USA

But the balance could change if Republican Scott Brown beats Democrat Martha Coakley on Tuesday to win the late Ted Kennedy's former Senate seat. .... [more]

9:17:55 PM And then there were none
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer. Last year, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom bowed out of the Democratic gubernatorial primary, ... [more]

9:08:14 PM McDonnell signs first two executive orders
Richmond Times Dispatch

George Allen and his wife prior to the inauguration ceremony for Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell at the state capitol. At right is US Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-3rd. ... [more]

8:54:59 PM Did George LeMieux mislead over commenting on ethics complaint?
Tampabay.com

Charlie Crist, tapped him to become a US Sen. fill-in when Mel Martinez quit. (LeMieux also took along an extra $11k from taxpayers in unpaid leave). ... [more]

8:29:31 PM Aid pours into Haiti airport as relief workers struggle to distribute it
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Bush, a Republican, and Clinton, a Democrat, have started a website, www.clintonbushhaitifund.org "> www.clintonbushhaitifund.org , to collect contributions ... [more]

8:29:28 PM Catholic Church says immigration laws tear apart families
KENS 5 TV

The Catholic Church is weighing in on immigration reform, calling the issue, part of its ministry. Archbishop Jose Gomez does not view immigration as a ... [more]

7:30:39 PM McDonnell Sworn In as Virginia's 71st Governor
Obama Accuses McCain of Same Old Republican Campaign Tactics

Republican Gov-elect Bob McDonnell smiles at a news conference with transition members, Phil Cox, left, and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, right, in Richmond Nov. ... [more]

7:28:10 PM Obama, former Presidents Clinton and Bush on the recovery effort in Haiti
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

Los Angeles Times (blog) After the terrible tsunami in Asia, President Bush turned to President Clinton and the first President Bush to lead a similar fund. ... [more]

7:26:43 PM Health bill on the line in high-stakes Mass. race
Standard-Speaker - Hazleton,PA,USA

Democrats, led by Obama himself, are deploying this weekend to salvage an unpredictable Senate race in Massachusetts, while senior White House and .... [more]

7:08:11 PM Protesters gather for immigration protest march
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA

Organizers believe some Valley police officers are engaging in racial profiling by arresting Latinos for minor crimes in order to check their immigration ... [more]

6:20:51 PM 3 presidents stand together to launch Haiti relief drive
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

President Obama is flanked by predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton at the White House to appeal to Americans to contribute money to a private .... [more]

6:18:46 PM Obama taps Bush, Clinton to raise funds for Haiti
MarketWatch - USA

"President Bush and President Clinton will help the American people to do their part, because responding to disaster must be the work of all of us," Obama ... [more]

6:10:30 PM Brave New Films: Harold Ford Is Ann Coulter's Favorite Democrat
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford's anticipated run for the New York Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand has some progressive groups up ... [more]

6:07:25 PM About 250 march to support immigration bill
100 ...

They support a new attempt at immigration reform is expected to stir up debate in the US House of Representatives. The bill aims to strengthen border ... [more]

5:40:08 PM California Poll Shows Support for Sen. Boxer Is Slipping
Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA

Barbara Boxer may be weakening more than previously thought. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll released Friday, the Democratic senator's lead over .... [more]

5:11:16 PM Major Garrett to interview former presidents on Haiti
FOXNews

President Clinton teamed up with the first President Bush for similar work following the December 2004 tsunami in Indonesia. This will be former President ... [more]

5:04:44 PM Presidents join at White House to kick off Haiti relief fund
Lobbying World

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton returned to the White House to join Obama to speak about the "Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund," a relief fund ... [more]

5:02:39 PM Presidents Clinton, Bush Pledge to Lead Fundraising Efforts for Haiti
FOX News - USA

President Obama, joined by his predecessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, said Saturday the two former presidents will lead efforts to raise relief ... [more]

4:17:49 PM Obama Stakes Prestige Again, on Massachusetts Senate Race
FOX News - USA

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is pictured in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. ... [more]

4:06:43 PM Why Health Care Reform Could Leave Us All Worse Off
New America Media - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Sonal Ambegaokar, JD, is a health policy attorney for the National Immigration Law Center. IMMIGRATION MATTERS regularly features the views of immigration ... [more]

3:45:05 PM Prominent Virginians descend on Richmond for McDonnell inauguration
Virginia Adds 49K New Voters in August

All of Virginia's living governors except for one are expected to attended -- Tim Kaine (2006-2010), Jim Gilmore (1998-2002), George Allen (1994-1998), ... [more]

3:28:48 PM President Obama Calls for Bank ' Responsibility Fee'
Voice of America

US President Barack Obama is using his weekly address to once again call on the country's top banks to take responsibility for their role in the global .... [more]

2:26:45 PM Kennedy seat, health bill face uncertain fate
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA

Highlighting the sense that the political climate is shifting rapidly, the White House announced Friday that President Barack Obama would travel to .... [more]

1:41:36 PM NY Senator Chuck Schumer seeks to keep Manhattan immigration detention
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Y.) speaks at a news conference Wednesday in Rochester, NYKEARNY -- Senator Charles Schumer is pleading with federal officials to not shut down immigration ... [more]

1:13:38 PM “Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy”–Randall Robinson
on ...

Democracy Now Of course, President Bush was responsible for destroying Haitian democracy in 2004, when he and American forces abducted President Aristide and his wife, ... [more]

11:24:10 AM Immigrants take vows to stay here
Mountaineers

By John Futty Federal agents used old-fashioned detective work to prove that a professional couple from Ghana was trying to dodge immigration laws when they ... [more]

11:11:44 AM Japan Ozawa To Stay In Post; Political Outlook Unclear
Wall Street Journal - USA

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who doubles as DPJ president, told reporters; "I told him that I trust him and would like him to continue to stay on," Kyodo ... [more]

10:37:54 AM US Lets Illegal Haitians Stay
Wall Street Journal - USA

Ms. Napolitano said the decision was made in consultation with the White House and the State Department. Following the earthquake, Democrats and Republicans ... [more]

9:26:03 AM New York legislators push for best White House health care overhaul for the
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

New York Daily News A senior White House official said there was a framework for a deal, but it could still be tweaked. Details of the the marathon negotiations were being kept ... [more]

9:13:16 AM General Larry Platt's song “Pants on the Ground” — unveiled at an
Waterbury Republican American - Waterbury,CT,USA

Waterbury Republican American John Kerry. (2007). 4) Badger Badger Badger — a cartoon loop of badgers exercising, a toadstool in front of a tree, and a snake in the desert. (2003). [more]

9:07:57 AM For Saints, Bush may be the X-factor | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/16/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

"We're going to need every last guy in this locker room to get what we want accomplished," Bush said. "The way I approach it is to do what I can, ... [more]

8:54:43 AM The Bush Legacy
Bizinformer (blog)

But at the end of the day the policies belonged to President Bush. Blame who you will. A year later we are still only beginning to recognize some of the ... [more]

8:22:17 AM Q & A: Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The politics of Tymoshenko and [current President Viktor] Yushchenko brought us economic and political instability in Ukraine, and made the international ... [more]

7:37:57 AM Ghanaian couple divorced, sort of
United Press International

Lilian Asante, 38, who became an immigration lawyer in the United States, and Kwadwo Asante, 40, were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after ... [more]

7:22:46 AM Obama, Congressional Dems Near Health Care Accord
ABC News - United States

C., the third-ranking House Democrat, said, "Something should be going to CBO very soon," indicating that aides were drafting the decisions made around the ... [more]

7:09:08 AM Banks are just the first target on the tax agenda
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The biggest tax question in Washington centers on the cuts signed into law by President Bush in 2001 and 2003, due to expire on Dec. 31. ... [more]

6:25:50 AM Names & Faces: Bob McDonnell, Mark Plotkin, Scott Brown, Lady Gaga,
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Washington Post Gerald Baliles, George Allen, Doug Wilder and Mark Warner sent their regrets -- scheduling conflicts -- but Jim Gilmore and Linwood Holton were in the ... [more]

6:10:15 AM Reggie Bush could be the X factor in Saints' playoff game vs. Cardinals
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA

NEW ORLEANS _ Questions persist about Reggie Bush's future with the New Orleans Saints, at least outside the Saints' training facility. ... [more]

4:53:05 AM Rally urges support for immigration reform
San Bernardino Sun

"We don't want a society without immigration laws," he said. "We want to change the law so there is a more fair and just law for everyone. ... [more]

4:29:16 AM Why I?m Joining the Fight for Marriage Equality
FOX News - USA

Mr. Olsen thinks constitutionally guaranteed rights ought to transcend left vs. right, Democrat vs. Republican divides (he even recruited legal opponent ... [more]

4:04:37 AM Clinton urges voters to back Coakley
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA

“He's saying let's go back to the way it was when Newt Gingrich and Tom Delay and their allies ran the Congress and we can shut everything down. ... [more]

3:15:16 AM President Obama, Democrats close in on health deal
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & PATRICK O'CONNOR | 1/15/10 7:45 PM EST Photo: AP President Barack Obama and senior Democratic lawmakers closed in Friday on a final ... [more]

3:08:53 AM Senator Boxer Says She's Ready For Re-Election Fight
KTVU.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer dropped by a San Jose bus maintenance facility Friday afternoon to tout local stimulus-funded projects and proclaim herself ready for her ... [more]

2:51:46 AM On Guam, Gutierrez Still Stands
Guam News Factor - Guam,USA

And the players in this zero-sum game where the winner takes all reached the highest levels of Washington, DC Deposed US Representative Tom Delay, .... [more]

2:43:06 AM Coming up…President Clinton and President Bush on the relief effort in Haiti
ABC News - United States

President Bush and President Clinton have joined together in an urgent call for immediate assistance for the Haitian people. After their Saturday meeting ... [more]

2:25:25 AM Haiti and the Coming Debate on Immigration
American Spectator

By Robert P. Kirchhoefer on 1.15.10 @ 7:40PM Immigration from and deportation to Haiti has been a hot-button issue for decades. It's about to get white hot. ... [more]

2:18:15 AM Proposed bank fee riles as industry assesses cost
MarketWatch - USA

By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama's proposal to levy at least $90 billion in fees on banks is riling the ... [more]

2:03:36 AM Harry Reid back at White House for health care talks
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA

By Lisa Mascaro · January 15, 2010 · 5:10 PM Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was back at the White House today for another long round of health care talks ... [more]

12:57:55 AM White House says there's no final agreement on health care
FOXNews

The White House and top democrats continue to have meetings at the White House to hammer out a deal on health care, as reported by Senior White House ... [more]

12:51:39 AM Poizner, Fiorina speak to Republicans in Thousand Oaks
Ventura ...

Barbara Boxer in the general election. In both races, the latest polls put the Democratic candidates in the lead over any of their potential opponents. ... [more]

12:49:37 AM Republican Taps Into Voter Unease
Wall Street Journal - USA

Brian A. Joyce, a Democrat who sits on two committees with the Republican, supports Ms. Coakley, the state's attorney general, and thinks she would make the ... [more]

12:14:21 AM White House claims stimulus created or retained 44k jobs in WI
WQOW - Eau Claire,WI,USA

.... Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has created or retained 44000 jobs in the state, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisors. .... [more]

12:03:02 AM Kenya: One Killed in Protests Over Sheikh
AllAfrica.com - Africa

In Mombasa, angry Muslim leaders led another protest over continued incarceration of the cleric, and called for resignation of Immigration minister Otieno ... [more]



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