Saturday, August 08, 2009

SPB News for Saturday


WSJ: Rep. Edolphus Towns Got Two Home Loans From Countrywide
AIG Plans $249M In Retention Bonuses For Rest Of '09


Dodd, Conrad Cleared Of Breaking Senate Rules In Countrywide Deal

Senate Confirms Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman As Ambassador To China

Obama Taps Ethics Staffer For U.S. Attorney Slot

Eunice Kennedy Shriver In Critical Condition at Mass. Hospital

Hillary Clinton Visits Nelson Mandela In South Africa

Autopsy Report: Cocaine Contributed To TV Pitchman Billy Mays' Death

Court Rejects 2002 Sniper's Appeal

Secret Service May Investigate Obama Joker Fax Sent To Rep. Baird

Report: Florida senator resigning
GOP's Mel Martinez to announce he is stepping down, sources say.

Another hurdle for the jobless: credit checks
Glater: More companies use detailed credit inquiries to screen job prospects.

Town hall heckler ID'd as GOP operative
Was vice chair of Republican Party of Wisconsin county.

So where's your birth certificate, congressman? — From POLITICO's Kathryn McGarr: — Last week, POLITICO asked the 11 House Republicans co-sponsoring the so-called “birther” bill — requiring presidential candidates to prove they were born in the U.S.— for copies of their own birth certificates.

Rahm Slammed Dems Attacking Other Dems As “F-king Stupid,” Sources Say — The Politico's Jonathan Martin reported this morning that Rahm Emanuel warned leaders of liberal groups in a private meeting this week that it was time to stop running ads attacking Blue Dog and “centrist” Dems on health care.

Feeney 'Cleared'in Abramoff Probe
Corrupt former FL Rep, alleged vote-rigging conspirator, escapes DoJ prosecution, with help from Rove's attorney...

Weekly Address: Necessary Reform, Absurd Attacks
The President calls health insurance reform critical to our nation's long-term economic strength and dispells the outlandish rumors being promoted by those who are defending the status quo.

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