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    'A New Environment' for Paulson on Hill (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - As congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. emerged from a historic night of financial bailout negotiations early Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid acknowledged that the talks had a certain stress level. -- read full article
    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:56:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Colo. Senate hopefuls attack each other on economy (AP)
    AP - Two prominent Senate hopefuls from Colorado accused each other in a heated, nationally televised debate Sunday of sharing the blame for a financial industry meltdown that triggered negotiations for a $700 billion government bailout. -- read full article
    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:53:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US Congress passes 25 bln loan guarantees to automakers (AFP)

    General view of the New York International Auto Show in March. The US Senate has approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - The US Senate Saturday approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation.


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    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:49:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Obama campaign calls Palin 'a terrific debater' (Politico)
    Politico - Obama campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters Saturday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is “a terrific debater” who could give Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) a run for his money when they meet Thursday. -- read full article
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:47:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate sends $612 billion defense bill to Bush (AP)
    AP - Troops would get a pay raise in a defense bill that Congress sent President Bush on Saturday. Even before passage, lawmakers had backed away from an election-season showdown with the administration over Iraq. -- read full article
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:47:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US Congress passes $25bln loan guarantees to automakers (AFP)

    General view of the New York International Auto Show in March. The US Senate has approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - The US Senate has approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation.


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    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:48:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Sen. Reid says progress made on bailout bill (Reuters)

    U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) holds up a copy of a stalled plan for dealing with the current financial crisis as he and Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 26, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Saturday said negotiators have made significant progress on a $700 billion Wall Street bailout package that lawmakers said is needed to keep the economy from falling deep into recession.


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    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:56:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Obama campaign calls Palin 'a terrific debater' (Politico)
    Politico - Obama campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters Saturday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is “a terrific debater” who could give Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) a run for his money when they meet Thursday. -- read full article
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:47:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Reid: Senate will stay in session ???as long as it takes??? (Politico)
    Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) scolded Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on camera Friday morning, saying that the presidential candidate has hindered efforts to pass a mortgage bailout package. -- read full article
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:07:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate leader vows passage of financial rescue (Reuters)

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks at a news conference about the current financial crisis at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 26, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday complained that presidential election politics are hurting negotiations over a $700 billion Wall Street bailout, but vowed that Congress will act quickly.


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    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:59:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Nearly 140 years ago, black senator made history (AP)
    AP - The Senate galleries were packed, filled with both black and white spectators, and a murmur filled the air as the nation's first black member of Congress, Sen. Hiram Revels, stood to deliver his first speech to the chamber. -- read full article
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:00:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate Roll Call: How they voted on stimulus bill (AP)
    AP - The 52-42 roll call by which the Senate on Friday blocked a bill to pump $56 billion in government spending into the economy. -- read full article
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:26:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US-NEWS Summary (Reuters)
    Reuters - A deal to rescue the faltering U.S. financial system stalled on Thursday amid bickering between Democrats and Republicans and accusations of political posturing by Republican presidential candidate John McCain. -- read full article
    Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:54:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US-NEWS Summary (Reuters)
    Reuters - Lawmakers reached basic agreement on a massive financial bailout plan, lifting world stock markets, sending the dollar up and breathing life into troubled money markets. The breakthrough on a $700 billion rescue plan was sealed ahead of a 4 p.m. ET emergency meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush and the two men battling to succeed him, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. -- read full article
    Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:55:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US-POLITICS Summary (Reuters)
    Reuters - Republican White House hopeful John McCain threw the campaign into turmoil on Wednesday by calling for a delay in the first presidential debate to try to forge a Wall Street rescue plan -- a surprise move promptly rejected by Democrat Barack Obama. -- read full article
    Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:35:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
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