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President-Elect Barack Obama Announces Economic Team

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

SPEAKERS: PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. [*] OBAMA: The news this past week, including this morning's news about Citigroup, has made it even more clear that we are facing an economic crisis of historic proportions. Our financial markets are under stress.... ...more.

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Democrats' Stimulus Plan May Reach $700 Billion

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

Facing an increasingly ominous economic outlook, President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats are rapidly ratcheting up plans for a massive fiscal stimulus program that could total as much as $700 billion over the next two years. ...more.

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For Obama, White House Is an Unusually Big Transition

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

A familiar number showed up on Terry Link's cellphone last week, the one that belonged to the friend he tutored in politics, dominated in golf and sometimes referred to playfully as "Ears." At least once each week for almost a decade, the Illinois state senator had talked on the phone to Barack O... ...more.

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Fed Has Giant, and Opaque, Role in Financial Crisis Aid

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:50 (Washington Post - Politics)

Wall Street analysts, congressional overseers and the media have parsed every detail of the Treasury Department's financial rescue program -- $250 billion and counting. ...more.

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Capitol Visitor Center Transforms East Side With Unsettling Pomposity

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

Over time, the U.S. Capitol has taken on two very different faces. What was once deemed the back side of the building -- facing the Mall -- became a grand, ceremonial front, with the addition of dramatic stairs, terraces and landscaping that emphasized its prominence on a hill. To the east, the o... ...more.

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Jury Selection Begins in Case Connected to Abramoff

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

Jury selection began today in the retrial of a former White House aide on corruption charges linked to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ...more.

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Obama Names National Security Team

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. ...more.

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Confusion Surrounds Legal Status of Online Bets and Firms That Handle Them

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

By many measures, Neteller PLC was a huge success. Founded in 1999, the financial services company signed up millions of customers and saw its market value soar to almost $2 billion. ...more.

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Labor Dept. Accused of Straying From Enforcement

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

The next labor secretary will be taking charge of an agency widely criticized for walking away from its regulatory function across a range of issues, including wage and hour law and workplace safety. ...more.

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Senate Could Give New President Early Legislative Victories

added on 2008-12-04 07:30:49 (Washington Post - Politics)

As Senate Democrats prepare for next year's agenda, they are likely to have a working filibuster-proof majority on a variety of legislative issues that could provide early victories for President-elect Barack Obama. ...more.

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