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| Senate presses ahead on housing
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|  Reuters - The Senate will begin debate on a
major housing market rescue bill on Thursday, Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid said on Wednesday, spurning calls for delay
by Republicans who cited concerns about a controversy involving
two Democrats and a mortgage lender.
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| Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:33:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| Senate blocks debate of clean energy tax credits
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| Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked
debate of a bill to offer about $17.7 billion in tax incentives
for consumers to build renewable energy sources like windmills
and solar arrays, and buy plug-in cars that run on electricity
rather than gasoline. -- read full article |
| Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:33:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| US senator ties harsh interrogations to top Bush officials
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|  AFP - Harsh interrogation techniques used at US "war-on-terror" prisons in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay were sanctioned by top US government officials in 2002 against the advice of lawyers from all branches of the military, a senior US senator alleged Tuesday.
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| Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:26:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| US Senate race outcome rides on recount
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| AP - South Carolina election officials conducted a recount Monday to settle a squeaker of a Democratic primary as two rivals sought the right to face U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in November. -- read full article |
| Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:48:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| The Christian Science Monitor - Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner formally removed himself for consideration as a vice-presidential running mate for Democrat Barack Obama Saturday and instead accepted the Virginia Democratic Convention's nomination for a US Senate race this fall. -- read full article |
| Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| Sen. Conrad donates money over loan deal
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| AP - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said Saturday he is donating $10,500 to charity and refinancing his loan on an apartment building after reviewing documents showing he received special treatment from Countrywide Financial Corp. -- read full article |
| Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:11:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| Senate leaders report gifts, holdings
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|  AP - Senate leaders are doing well financially thanks to a combination of their $183,500 salary, assets and relatively low debt. Some colleagues, however, have run up large legal bills in connection with political scandals, according to 2007 disclosure reports released Friday.
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| Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:10:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| Sens. Dodd, Conrad tied to special mortgage deals
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| AP - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd, a leader of Congress' efforts to help homeowners ensnared in the subprime mortgage meltdown, reportedly got special treatment on his own mortgages from the CEO of Countrywide Financial Corp., a company whose practices he has called "abusive." -- read full article |
| Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:24:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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| Sens. Dodd, Conrad tied to special mortgage deals
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| AP - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd reportedly received two mortgages under a special Countrywide Financial Corp. program that gave preferential interest rates to "friends" of the company's chairman. -- read full article |
| Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:17:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate |
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