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Defiant House Rejects Huge Bailout; Next Step Is Uncertain

" By CARL HULSE and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Published: September 29, 2008 WASHINGTON — Defying President Bush and the leaders of both parties, rank-and-file lawmakers in the House on Monday rejected a $700...

Congress Under Pressure for Weekend Deal

"     The U.S. Congress and the Bush administration were under intense pressure on Saturday to negotiate a $700 billion rescue for the financial industry to free up frozen credit before world markets reopen next week. "I'm convinced...

Bailout talks to resume

" NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The congressional negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system were set to resume on Friday - a day after hours of talks ended in a partisan divide. With...

Bailout deal a no go; Bernanke back to Capitol

Just in. The deal is off!"WASHINGTON - Urgent efforts to lash together a $700 billion rescue plan for the national economy broke apart Thursday night, hours after key lawmakers had declared they had reached a deal. ...

Washington D.C. Opens New Museum - NEWSEUM :: MAXINE

"NEWSEUM At Night - The museum is set to officially Friday, April 11, 2008. Image Credit: NEWSEUM PressroomWashington D.C. Opens New Museum - NEWSEUMThe nation’s capitol city, Washington D.C., plays host to a...

McCain and Obama Plan Ground Zero Appearance

"TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – In a moment of bipartisan unity, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will come together at Ground Zero in New York City on Thursday to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The two campaigns issued a rare joint...

Man arrested in D.C. with weapons

"WASHINGTON (CNN) — Capitol Police arrested a man Friday after an officer spotted a rifle in his car when he stopped the officer to ask for directions two blocks from the Capitol building. Christopher Shelton Timmons, 27, has been charged with carrying a deadly weapon,...

Indicted former GOP leader fiddles around at convention, while McCain burns

Indicted former former GOP leader Tom DeLay crashed Republican presidential nominee John McCain's party.  McCain's camp was none too pleased as Delay was praised as a hero as he helped host hundreds of delegates and Republican Party officials."MINNEAPOLIS -- Tom DeLay,...

Protesters confront Fox News reporter

"STATE CAPITOL - Security at an anti-war rally outside the state Capitol this morning allegedly had to break up a confrontation between a Fox News reporter and Ward Churchill, a former University of Colorado...

Protests Ahead of DNC in Denver

Let the games begin... The Democratic National Convention kicks off tomorrow, but 1500 anti-war demonstrators marched on Pepsi Center today."Over a thousand protesters marched to the gates of the Pepsi Center today,...

Audit body: Bonus to dancing inmates illegal

"CEBU CITY -- Illegal bonuses to prisoners and the unregulated use of government phones were among the alleged lapses that state auditors found in the Cebu Provincial Government’s transactions last year. The Commission on Audit (COA), in its annual report released...

Obama and veep choice to campaign on Saturday

From the shadows to center stage--Obama's VP pick will report in to work pronto, the scuttlebutt says. Meanwhile, various news sources and pundits have created a bingo card of possibilities."SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ) - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the...

Arkansas Democratic Chairman Gwatney Has Died Due to Gun Shot Injuries

Update:  According to the Clinton Campaign Chairman Bill Gwatney has died due to his gun shot injuries Updated Statement from Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton " Hillary Clinton and President Bill...

Pelosi and Pickens Picking the Taxpayer's Pockets

This is an editorial and for another look at this, in fact the person to cover it here at Now Public, head over to politisite's Why no Drilling? Nancy Pelosi in Bed with T. Boone Pickens.I started covering this on...

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