Archive for June 10th, 2009
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Ahmadinejad’s economic record may sway Iran vote (Reuters)
Reuters – If Iranian voters deny President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-election on Friday, it may be more a verdict on his economic performance than on his fierce rhetoric against the United States and Israel, his defense of Iran’s nuclear policy or his persistent questioning of the Holocaust.
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Obama looks to end expedited mining reviews (AP)
AP – The Obama administration wants tougher environmental reviews for coal companies that mine the Appalachians by blasting off mountaintops and discarding the rubble in stream valleys.
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Gunman shoots, kills guard at Holocaust Museum (AP)
AP – An 88-year-old gunman with a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, fatally wounding a security guard before being shot himself by other officers, authorities said. -
Possible compromise emerges in health care debate (AP)
AP – A potential compromise emerged Wednesday on one of the most vexing issues of the health care overhaul debate whether to create a new government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers. The compromise offered by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., would create health care cooperatives owned by groups of residents and small businesses, similar to how electric or other cooperatives operate. -
Top Republican rips Democrats for Sotomayor ‘rush’ (AP)
AP – Republicans accused Democrats Wednesday of moving too hastily on Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination, warning that the decision could imperil her confirmation as they pressed the judge for more documents from her past. -
Republican Staff Say E-mails Show Fed Overstepped on Merrill (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – June 11 (Bloomberg) — House Republican staffers preparing
lawmakers for a hearing today said Federal Reserve and Treasury
officials overstepped their authority and pressured Bank of
America Corp. to complete its Merrill Lynch & Co. purchase. -
GOP: Did Bush team force BofA merger? (Politico)
Politico – Capitol Hill Republicans investigating the fire sale purchase of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America last year are digging for evidence of improper behavior by two Bush appointees – former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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White House proposes new pay legislation
The Obama administration moved forward Wednesday on curbing runaway corporate pay practices, proposing new legislation aimed at giving shareholders a greater voice on executive pay and appointing a new so-called “pay czar.”
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House members’ finances reflect downturn
House members and their families suffered through investment losses like millions of Americans last year, a sampling of financial disclosure statements showed Wednesday.
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House members’ finances reflect downturn
House members and their families suffered through investment losses like millions of Americans last year, a sampling of financial disclosure statements showed Wednesday.
