Bank lobbyist: 'We're not for any regulation' TP: 'Slip' betrays desire to return to free-wheeling that hastened econ meltdown.
Minnesota GOP Writes Big Check To Al Franken
The Minnesota Republican Party wrote and sent Democratic Sen. Al Franken's campaign a check for almost $96,000 after a court ordered it pay part of his legal fees.
In an interview with Esquire, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush criticizes Obama as a “collectivist.” He dismissed Obama’s health care reforms as useless. “We’re like gerbils running in place,” he said. As for Obama’s popularity, Bush said, “who cares?”
Sarah Palin is not attractive to Chris Christie's N.J. Gov campaign — New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie's campaign has no interest in help from Sarah Palin after the former vice presidential candidate stepped down as governor of Alaska, in part to help Republican candidates across the country.
Mass. challenges federal Defense of Marriage Act — Massachusetts, the first state in the nation to legalize gay marriage, has become the first to challenge the constitutionality of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, saying Congress intruded into a matter that should be left to individual states.
Madigan Declines Senate, Gov Bids
Panetta Says CIA Officials Have Misled Congress Since 2001 Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon E. Panetta has told lawmakers that CIA officials misled Congress "for a number of years" since 2001 , according to a letter released Wednesday from six Democratic lawmakers. The lawmakers say the CIA also withheld information about unspecified "significant actions." The letter didn't identify when Mr. Panetta made the statements or to what they referred. "This is similar to other deceptions of which we are aware from other recent periods," the letter continued
'Iran to publish detailed report on elections' Iran is to publish a report on its latest presidential election to clarify in full detail how the complaints about the election results were dealt with. The Guardian Council Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei told Fars news agency that the "detailed report" will be published for the first time in the coming days. The report is aimed at resolving any ambiguities some people may still see in the election process, the official said.
OMB Director Orszag: Recovery by the Numbers
In his post, Orszag highlights the testimony of OMB Deputy Director Rob Nabors on a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report's conclusion? "GAO found that Recovery Act spending was ahead of schedule and was helping to mitigate the economic downturn." Read the rest.
In his post, Orszag highlights the testimony of OMB Deputy Director Rob Nabors on a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report's conclusion? "GAO found that Recovery Act spending was ahead of schedule and was helping to mitigate the economic downturn." Read the rest.
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