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Senate passes insider-trading billCNN InternationalBy Ted Barrett, CNN Senior Congressional Producer Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Schumer, Harry Reid and Patty Murray talk Thursday about the STOCK Act. Washington (CNN) -- Aiming to restore voters' faith in Congress, ...and more »
2 February 2012 | 7:09 pm
OVERNIGHT MONEY: January jobs report could show gain of around 155000The Hill (blog)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned Republicans Thursday they will be forced to vote multiple times on extending the payroll tax holiday if the Senate-House conference deadlocks on the issue. Democrats are skeptical that Republicans want ...and more »
2 February 2012 | 3:49 pm
HUFFPOST HILL - People Who Think Like Mitt Romney Voting For Mitt RomneyHuffington PostWSJ: "The Senate was poised to pass legislation Thursday that would ban insider trading by lawmakers, after senators agreed to vote on 20 amendments to the bill... The amendments range from a permanent ban on federal earmarks, or targeted spending ...and more »
2 February 2012 | 3:44 pm
Top Democrats seeks to quell debate over permanent earmark banThe Hill (blog)Today, the Senate will have an opportunity to vote on an amendment introduced by Sen. McCaskill and myself that will permanently ban earmarks and eliminate the loopholes in the current moratorium. I hope my colleagues will join us in supporting this ...and more »
2 February 2012 | 11:25 am
SOTU wrap-up: war money, rail and autos - Finance finds $17 billion for ...PoliticoIt's not just partisan gridlock: There's also an earmark ban. For years earmarks have helped fence-sitting members support nationwide transportation legislation, and without them, members (especially fiscal conservatives) may be less likely to sign ...and more »
25 January 2012 | 4:19 am
Live! Jaiput LitFest takes off but no word on RushdieRediff18:35 'We opposed Rushdie visit in democratic way': Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband today dubbed controversial author Salman Rushdie's cancellation of his visit to India as a "victory of democracy". "It is a victory of democracy because ...and more »
19 January 2012 | 9:35 pm
USA TODAYHouse GOP struggles with how to legislateUSA TODAYSpeaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, defended the GOP majority's year in an interview with USA TODAY before Congress adjourned in December, citing achievements including $2.1 trillion in budget cuts over 10 years, a ban on earmarking, and the success in ...and more »
11 January 2012 | 6:21 pm