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  • September 2008

    • Bernanke, Paulson Put Fear of God Into Pols

      New York Times  |  Sep 19, 08 4:18 PM CDT

      Bernanke, Paulson Put Fear of God Into Pols

      (Newser) - Lawmakers were astounded at the possible fallout of the crisis on Wall Street outlined last night by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the New York Times reports. “When you listened to him describe it you gulped,” New York Sen. Charles Schumer said of the meeting between a select group of lawmakers and the two officials. More »

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      Financial Crisis  • Congress  • Federal Reserve  • bailout  • Wall Street  • Henry Paulson  • Ben Bernanke  • Treasury Department  • Charles Schumer  • Chris Dodd

    • Obama Won't Share Funds With Senate Dems

      Politico  |  Sep 16, 08 10:06 AM CDT

      Obama Won't Share Funds With Senate Dems

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has rejected an appeal from the Senate Democrats to kick some campaign money their way, Politico reports. Obama raised a record $66 million in August, but is currently outmatched by the combination of John McCain and the Republican National Committee. With 23 GOP-held seats being contested, Senate Dems had looked to Obama to help finance a rare opportunity to boost their majority. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Harry Reid  • Senate Democrats  • Charles Schumer  • US Senate

  • July 2008
  • March 2008

    • Gov't Will Do 'What It Takes' for Economy: Paulson

      Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 4:55 PM CDT

      Gov't Will Do 'What It Takes' for Economy: Paulson

      (Newser) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson vowed today to do “what it takes” to uphold a weak economy, the AP reports. “No one is debating the fact that this economy has slowed way down,” he said on the Sunday show circuit. "We feel it, we know it, the American people know it." He also backed the Federal Reserve move to fund Bear Stearns, calling it necessary to keep “disruption from spilling out into the real economy.” More »

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      George W. Bush  • recession  • Henry Paulson  • economy  • Nancy Pelosi  • Bear Stearns  • Charles Schumer

    • Can Spitzer Hurt Clinton?

      Nation  |  Mar 11, 08 3:40 PM CDT

      Can Spitzer Hurt Clinton?

      (Newser) - Will the Eliot Spitzer scandal hurt fellow New York Democrat Hillary Clinton, who's all too familiar with the travails of philandering men? Writers are weighing in: Clinton had trouble securing Spitzer's endorsement, writes John Nichols in the Nation , and now, "He is a distraction—the big player in her adopted home state who is now in big, big trouble." One positive: David Paterson would "instantly become Clinton's most prominent African-American backer." More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • scandals  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • Michael Bloomberg  • Charles Schumer  • David Paterson

  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Dems: Hidden Costs Double Price of War

      Washington Post  |  Nov 13, 07 12:00 PM CST

      Dems: Hidden Costs Double Price of War

      (Newser) - The costs of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan is actually $1.5 trillion, Democrats say in a report out today—far above the $802 billion spent or appropriated by Congress. Citing "hidden costs" such as higher oil prices, veterans' care, and interest on war debt, the report estimates the average family of four has spent $20,000 so far, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Congress  • Afghanistan  • Iraq veterans  • Charles Schumer  • congressional Democrats  • war cost

    • Senate Confirms Mukasey as AG

      Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 10:32 PM CST

      Senate Confirms Mukasey as AG

      (Newser) - The Senate tonight approved retired judge Michael Mukasey to be the next attorney general, AP reports. Mukasey, whose refusal to declare that waterboarding is illegal nearly torpedoed his nomination, will replace Alberto Gonzales. "This is the only chance we have," said Dianne Feinstein before the 53-40 vote, referring to Democratic hopes of reforming the Justice Department and Bush's reluctance to nominate anyone else. More »

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      Senate  • Alberto Gonzales  • Michael Mukasey  • waterboarding  • Charles Schumer