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american.com - 2/26/2009
Remember the House Bank — The American, A Magazine of Ideas
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As the federal government moves closer to nationalizing more of America s largest financial institutions, including Citigroup, it s time to recall the history of federal ownership of commercial banks. Certainly, the record of the Second Bank of the United States (1816 41) should give us pause. ...
thehill.com - 3/4/2009
NRA forces Pelosi retreat
— thehill.com — Democrats may be running the House, but the National Rifle Association (NRA) can still stop a bill in its tracks. House Democratic leaders on Tuesday pulled legislation from the floor that seemingly had nothing to do with guns because the NRA disliked ... (more) NRA forces Pelosi retreat

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ballotbox.governing.com - 2/25/2009
What a D.C. Vote in Congress Means for the Electoral College
— ballotbox.governing.com — posted by Josh GoodmanLegislation to give the District of Columbia a voting representative in the U.S. House cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate today, bringing D.C. voting rights closer to reality. This occurred even though critics of the bill... (more) What a D.C. Vote in Congress Means for the Electoral College

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clarionledger.com - 3/5/2009
House goes around Barbour for stimulus | clarionledger.com | The Clarion
— clarionledger.com — Lawmakers in the Democrat-controlled Mississippi House voted Wednesday to bypass Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and accept all of the $2.8 billion in federal stimulus dollars available to Mississippi. House Concurrent Resolution 64 certifies the ... (more) House goes around Barbour for stimulus | ...

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James K. Glassman: Corruption and Bank Nationalization
The Washington Note — ... This piece first ran in The American earlier today. Glassman's views are his own, but whether one agrees with him on the results likely with bank nationalization, ...

REMEMBER THE HOUSE BANK SCANDAL? “Banks that are owned by governments will be run to benefit politi…
Instapundit — REMEMBER THE HOUSE BANK SCANDAL? “Banks that are owned by governments will be run to benefit politicians.” ...

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