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NEWS ABOUT: Jack Reed

Jack Reed stories: 9 news summaries

Senate Puts Pressure on House to Pass Bailout

New bill will cost even more

Oct 2, 08 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - By resoundingly passing its version of the bailout bill, the Senate has ratcheted up the pressure on House leaders to go along with the plan, the Swamp reports. “We’re going to fix the problem this week,” promised Mitch McConnell. The new bill more than doubles the FDIC... More »

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Senate • Jack Reed • Alternative Minimum Tax • FDIC • House Republicans • bailout • financial crisis

OPINION

 Bailout Needs Bigger 
 Taxpayer Upside 

Public should expect some reward for taking on Wall Street's bad debt

Sep 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The impending bailout of beleaguered Wall Street behemoths should give the taxpaying public some protection and accountability, writes EJ Dionne Jr. in the Washington Post. The deal should allow the government to claim a stake in financial firms that make money from the bailout, giving taxpayers the chance to reap... More »

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Wall Street • Henry Paulson • capitalism • credit crisis • Jack Reed • subprime crisis • bailout • financial crisis

 Obama Arrives in Iraq 

Candidate to meet with commanders and troops on third leg of world tour

Jul 21, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama landed in Basra today and headed to Baghdad for the latest leg of his world tour, the Washington Post reports. The candidate, who made a brief stop in Kuwait last night after 2 days in Afghanistan, will meet with US commanders and Iraqi officials and speak with US... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Chuck Hagel • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Kuwait • Jack Reed

Obama Meets Afghan Leaders, Reiterates Support

Says he's interested in listening, not talking

Jul 19, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama met today with officials from one of Afghanistan’s most hard-fought regions, the AP reports, and re-iterated his commitment to intensifying US efforts there if elected president. Together with Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed, Obama visited Jalalabad Air Field in Nangarhar province. Nangarhar lies next to the Pakistani... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Taliban • Pakistan • Chuck Hagel • US military • Jack Reed

Obama to Meet With Abbas
During Mideast Swing

Dem to meet Palestinian president in Ramallah

Jul 14, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama will visit Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank next week, a top Palestinian official said today. The Ramallah meeting with the president of the Palestinian Authority will happen on July 23, CNN reports. Details on the international trip have been guarded, but the Times of London says Obama... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Israel • Jordan • Chuck Hagel • London • Germany • Mahmoud Abbas • France • West Bank • Jack Reed

Obama's Iraq Stance Sparks Sunday Battle

McCain backers say he's retreating from pullout plan

Jul 6, 08 5:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senatorial supporters of Barack Obama and John McCain dueled on talk shows today over Obama's latest remarks on Iraq, Politico reports. Sen. Joe Lieberman called Obama a flip-flopper on This Week for his plan to "refine" Iraq pullout plans. On Face the Nation, Sen. John Kerry accused McCain backers... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican • John Kerry • Senate Republicans • flip flop • Jack Reed • Election 2008 • Iraq war • Lindsay Graham • Democratic Senators

Obama's VP Search Fields
a General

James Jones, retired NATO honcho,
surfaces in Hill talks

Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Michael Bloomberg • James Jones • vice president • Chris Dodd • James Webb • Ted Strickland • Bill Nelson • Jack Reed • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • Janet Napolitano • Tom Daschle

Troop Withdrawal Timetable
Fails in Senate

Anti-war Dems have
had a bad week

Sep 21, 07 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Antiwar Democrats continued their losing streak today as a Senate measure to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq didn't get enough support to keep it alive. The vote on the amendment to a defense authorization bill, which would have mandated a drawdown to begin in 120... More »

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Iraq • Harry Reid • filibuster • Carl Levin • Jack Reed • Iraq war

Bush Vows Modest Pullback in Wake of 'Success'

'Endless military presence' slammed by Dems

Sep 14, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush announced that 24,000 troops will return home by July 2008 in an address to the nation in which he touted advancements in Iraq. He termed the reduction "a return on success" that could be squandered by larger withdrawals. Troops could still be added, however, so the... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • Rahm Emanuel • Anbar • Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al Rishawi • Jack Reed • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • George W. Bush

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