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Saturday, 22 November 2008
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Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan
After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.
13 Oct 2008 |
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Democrats urge caution on financial legislation
Leading congressional Democrats called Monday for a cautious, deliberative approach to stabilizing troubled financial markets as lawmakers confronted this vexing issue with an election-year recess drawing near.
22 Sep 2008 |
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Democrats pushing 2nd stimulus, GOP resisting
With the economy the No. 1 issue just eight weeks from Election Day, majority-party Democrats are trying to push a second stimulus package through Congress to follow the tax rebate checks sent out earlier this year.
10 Sep 2008 |
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Lieberman irks Democrats by criticizing Obama
Joe Lieberman is fast becoming the Democrats' public enemy No. 1. The four-term Connecticut senator, who came tantalizingly close to being Al Gore's vice president in 2000, not only has been campaigning for his pal, presumed Republican nominee John McCain, now he's publicly criticizing the Democrats' standard-bearer, Barack Obama.
16 Jun 2008 |
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Democrats plan breaking deficit discipline promise again
Now they're willing to do it again for a $13 billion extension of unemployment aid and a doubling of education benefits for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. They've already swelled the deficit by $200 billion since December with tax
06 May 2008 |
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Overseas voting: online for the 1st time
Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and an Irish pub in Hong Kong
06 Feb 2008 |
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