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Senate's Reason for Getting Nothing Done All Day

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Unproductive Day There were no votes cast in the U.S. Senate today. Morning scheduling problems meant that any voting had to be delayed until later in the day. And the decision had already been made to break at 2 P.M. The reason? …

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Between Barack and a Hard Place

Washington, D.C. – At times during our history, international events have provided starring roles for American presidents: Teddy Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese War. John Kennedy’s pledge of solidarity, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” offered hope to captive peoples behind the Iron Curtain. …

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Ready for the Other Shoe to Drop?

President Obama is meeting with the leaders of the credit card industry to talk about fees and interest charges that critics call abusive. Both houses of Congress are trying to figure out how to limit those kinds of practices and require greater disclosure. But here’s the one thing the government …

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