Archive for November 13th, 2008
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Dodd: Auto bailout lacks GOP support
The top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee said Thursday there is not enough support among Republicans to pass a proposed bailout package for the auto industry.
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VP-elect Biden hopes to be a hands-on No. 2 (AP)
AP – Vice President-elect Joe Biden was all smiles Thursday when he paid a courtesy call the man he will succeed, Dick Cheney. But he has insisted he wants to be nothing like him. Biden has called Cheney “the most dangerous vice president we’ve had probably in American history” and said he couldn’t name a single good thing Cheney had done. -
Dems benefit from post-election lobby boom
Top lobbying firms are gearing up to handle increased demand from corporate clients who fear that the Obama administration will expand its regulatory reach and target them for tax increases.
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McCain asks Georgia voters to back Sen. Chambliss (AP)
AP – Republican John McCain implored Georgia voters Thursday to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in next month’s runoff, warning that Democrats will increase taxes and cut defense spending and the GOP needs to strengthen its ranks. -
Waxman’s Bid to Head Dingell’s Panel Pits Old Bull, Young Turk (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — When House Democrats return to
Washington next week, they will have to choose between an Old
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Palin, Jindal Lead Republicans Seeking Exit From `Wilderness’ (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — The future of the Republican Party is
assembled in a Miami hotel. -
Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 11/14/2008
MS. PERINO: Hello, everybody; good morning, Helen.
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President Bush Welcomes World Leaders to the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
This evening, President Bush welcomed leaders from the G20 nations along with the heads of key international organizations to the White House for a working dinner on the eve of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy.
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President Bush Hosts Dinner with Summit on Financial Markets and World Economy Participants – November 14, 2008
President Bush on Friday said, “The surest path to that growth is to continue policies of free and open markets. Free market capitalism has been an engine of prosperity, progress, and social mobility in economies all over the globe. Trade and investment have been — have linked our economies together — creating new customers for businesses and workers, and greater choices and lower prices for consumers. All our nations must reject calls for protectionism, collectivism, and defeatism in the face of our current challenge.”
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one individual to serve in his Administration: Steve A. Linick.
