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Looking for a Bailout? Just Call Your Congressman
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The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, November 6, 2009
The Note — ... to enact reforms” LINK FOREIGN AFFAIRS/SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON: Time Magazine's Joe Klein: "The State of Hillary: A Mixed Record on the Job" LINK Time Magazine's Tony Karon: "In a Warning to Obama, Abbas Quits Palestinian Election" LINK Politico’s Laura Rozen: “Five things learned from Hillary Clinton’s trip” LINK CONGRESS: ABC News’ Devin Dwyer: “Looking for a Bailout? Just Call Your Congressman” LINK The Washington Post’s Neil Irwin, Dina ElBoghdady and Perry Bacon Jr.: “House votes to ...

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