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U.S. Congress News
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Oversight panel wants better answers from Treasury (AP)
AP - Less than a month after its first report, a congressional panel overseeing the Treasury Department's $700 billion financial bailout is demanding more answers.
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Talent, Blunt mull Missouri Senate bid (Politico)
Politico - Two prominent Missouri Republicans are strongly considering running for the seat of Missouri Sen. Kit Bond, who announced Thursday that he would not run for re-election in 2010.
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Sanchez Wants a Waiver (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Rep. Linda T. Sanchez landed a plum spot this week on the Ways and Means Committee but would still like to keep her seat on the House Judiciary Committee too.
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Citi backs measure to help avoid foreclosures (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc will support a proposal in Congress to rewrite U.S. bankruptcy law to help troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said on Thursday.
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Energy panel shake up signals action on climate (AP)
AP - A liberal Massachusetts Democrat will take over a House subcommittee that will play a major role in drafting legislation on global warming and other environmental issues.
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Citi backs mortgage bankruptcy reform: senators (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a rewrite of bankruptcy law being proposed in the U.S. Congress to help troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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Obama: Congress must act boldly and now on economy (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama implored Congress to "act boldly and act now" on Thursday to fix an economy growing perilously weaker, and leading lawmakers set an informal goal of mid-February for enacting tax cuts and government spending that could cost as much as $1 trillion.
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Citi backs Senate mortgage bankruptcy reform: senators (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a controversial rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy law aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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Citi backs Senate mortgage bankruptcy reform: senator (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a controversial rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy law aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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Anti-crime message garbled by conservative scholar (AP)
AP - The Senate Judiciary Committee's first hearing of 2009 was designed to let law enforcement organizations push for a piece of any economic stimulus bill. A conservative scholar, invited by Republicans, didn't follow the script.
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Obama wants digital TV delayed (Politico)
Politico - Transition co-chair John Podesta asked House and Senate committee leaders Thursday to push back the February 17 digital television conversion deadline.
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Daschle vows aggressive reform as health leader (Reuters)
Reuters - Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle pledged on Thursday to aggressively pursue healthcare reform and restore confidence in federal health agencies as he made his case to become President-elect Barack Obama's health secretary.
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The Influence Game: Builders construct a tax break (AP)
AP - A tax break for big homebuilders, derailed last year amid public outrage at their role in the housing meltdown, is now back on track ? thanks to well-connected lobbyists and a growing chorus of suddenly strapped other businesses that would benefit.
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Citi backs mortgage bankruptcy reform: Senators (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a controversial rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy law aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers, three Democratic senators said on Thursday.
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Senators call for coal ash regulation (AP)
AP - Senate Democrats said Thursday they want stricter rules for toxic ash from coal-fired power plants following a massive spill in Tennessee that has threatened drinking water and caused health fears.
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Democrats strike early with labor rights bills (AP)
AP - Congressional Democrats are wasting no time in promoting labor rights issues they argue have been thwarted during eight years of the Bush administration.
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Conyers opposes CNN's Gupta for surgeon general (AP)
AP - A key Democratic House member is rallying opposition to Dr. Sanjay Gupta becoming the next surgeon general, contending the 39-year-old CNN correspondent lacks experience.
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Daschle seeks aggressive health care overhaul (AP)
AP - Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand.
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Senators say have mortgage deal with Citigroup (Reuters)
Reuters - Three Democratic senators said they would announce a deal later on Thursday with financial giant Citigroup Inc on "helping millions of families save their homes."
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Congress certifies Obama win in symbolic ritual (AFP)
AFP - A joint session of the US Congress on Thursday formally certified the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States in a ceremony rich in history and symbolism.
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