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usatoday.com - 6/24/2009
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President Obama confessed Tuesday he hasn't quite kicked
his smoking habit. "I would say that I am...
95% cured," Obama said. "But there are times where I mess up." As a condition to getting her consent for a presidential bid, Obama promised his wife, ...
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Lawmakers get 'generous' health plans
apnews.myway.com - 6/18/2009
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Time to End the 'Shampoo Economy'
BlueOregon —
... economic adviser to Vice President Gore) described the last decades of unrestrained greed that brought on our current meltdown.
Today saw critical new developments in the battle to make sure that the institutions and practices responsible for the meltdown and continuing consumer rip offs aren’t allowed to return to their previous dangerous and unaccountable roles. The developments include:
Word that President Obama is about to release major new plans to rein in Wall Street, including development of a new Financial Product Safety ...
Fixing Financial Regulation
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... rules for the markets. Sets an ambitious schedule, pushing lawmakers to adopt the new regulatory regime by end of the year. DETAILS: White House document on the plans here (pdf). Part of his ...
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