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Sen. Dodd to Unveil Financial Overhaul Bill

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:31:39 +0000

Sen. Dodd will introduce his sweeping plan to overhaul financial regulations Monday without any Republican support, potentially imperiling the White House’s effort to redraw financial regulations.

Democrats Press Pairing Student Loans, Health Care

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:47:38 +0000

Senior congressional Democrats made a further push to attach legislation shaking up the student-loan industry to health care.

Natural-Gas Group Opposes EPA Rules

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:16:09 +0000

Natural-gas providers are lining up against planned EPA rules to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, citing concerns that the regulations could make it harder to obtain permits needed to boost supplies.

Senator: Climate Bill Unlikely

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:46 +0000

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said it is unlikely the Senate will pass a comprehensive climate bill this year.

Obama Aims to Double Exports

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:45 +0000

The president is ordering federal agencies to zero in on export promotion, expanding trade-finance opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses, and moving to overhaul an outdated export-control system.

Test to Democratic Agenda Comes From Within

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:04:07 +0000

Afghanistan vote lets House Democrats air broader discontent with White House on health care, environment and other issues

School Crisis Rattles Missouri

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:05:08 +0000

The Kansas City Missouri School Board voted on Wednesday night to shutter nearly half of its schools in an effort to avoid going broke.

L.A. Seeks Federal Help for Rail Lines

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:18:37 +0000

Los Angeles is asking the federal government for help in borrowing $9 billion to speed construction of 12 new mass-transit rail lines.

Census Jobs Tough to Fill

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:06:28 +0000

The U.S. Census Bureau is scouring Texas for an oddly elusive worker: the bilingual Latino citizen who meets its job qualifications.

Dairies Sour on Trade Talks

RSS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:45:41 +0000

U.S. dairy farmers are pleading for protection from their counterparts in New Zealand as President Obama’s trade negotiators begin talks on a regional agreement in Australia next week.