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Obama Dials GOP Just to Say Hi
 Obama Dials GOP Just to Say Hi 
Dec 17, 2008 9:10 AM CST

Obama Dials GOP Just to Say Hi

Prez-elect on charm offensive with key Republican legislators

(Newser) - As Barack Obama readies a massive agenda, he’s been keeping key Republicans on speed-dial, the Hill reports. Though he seemed more comfortable with big crowds during the campaign, the prez-elect is reaching out to touch Republicans likely to be both adversaries and collaborators alike. “I think this seems...

Fast-Track New Stimulus: Pelosi

(Newser) - Congressional Democrats are looking to fast-track a $600 billion economic stimulus package in the first weeks of the New Year, the Washington Post reports. Nancy Pelosi said today lawmakers are working with the Obama transition team to craft the plan, which is smaller than the $1 trillion scheme floated earlier....

Google Seeks Special Online 'Fast Lane'

Dumps 'Net neutrality' support; wants preferred treatment

(Newser) - Google is quietly negotiating for preferential treatment from Internet providers in an about-face from its staunch support of equal network access for all content providers. The move could spark an industry-wide race for Internet "fast lanes" that would discriminate against less-funded sites and potentially curb users' online choices, reports...

Bailout First Skirmish in GOP, UAW Battle
 Bailout First Skirmish 
 in GOP, UAW Battle 
ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2008 5:35 PM CST

Bailout First Skirmish in GOP, UAW Battle

(Newser) - The defeat of the Detroit bailout bill by Senate Republicans is seen by some in Washington as a preemptive strike against organized labor, the Los Angeles Times reports. The GOP framed their opposition partly as a message to the United Auto Workers, claiming high wages were the cause of Detroit’...

Dow Creeps Up 64
 Dow Creeps Up 64  
MARKETS
Dec 12, 2008 3:37 PM CST

Dow Creeps Up 64

(Newser) - Stocks were up modestly today as investors balanced continued uncertainty over a Detroit bailout and a longtime Wall Street hand’s arrest with cautious optimism that the market may finally have stabilized, the Wall Street Journal reports. Money manager Bernard Madoff was accused today of a $50 billion swindle, but...

Forget Blago: Rangel Plagues Obama
 Forget 
 Blago: 
 Rangel 
 Plagues Obama 
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Dec 12, 2008 11:12 AM CST

Forget Blago: Rangel Plagues Obama

Key congressman's probe could hurt Obama's agenda

(Newser) - The Blagojevich mess may appear more damaging, but the bigger concern for Barack Obama is the scandal surrounding Charles Rangel, who is under scrutiny for a number of questionable dealings, writes Gerald Seib in the Wall Street Journal. Blago may soon be out of Obama’s hair, but Rangel's status...

Auto Deal Fails in Senate Over UAW Wage Cuts

(Newser) - A bid to provide emergency aid to automakers failed in the Senate tonight, the Washington Post reports. Negotiators nearly completed an 11th-hour deal but got hung up on union wages. Republicans wanted immediate cuts, and Democrats sought to delay them until 2011. "We're not going to get to the...

No More Bailouts, Detroit or Otherwise: Learn the Lesson

Yes, there will be pain, but saving irresponsible companies bad for US future

(Newser) - Given the failure of the Wall Street bailout, to think doing the same for Detroit would help the auto industry and America in the long run is fantasy, Kevin O’Brien writes in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The only thing that will help is to feel the pain. “No...

House Approves Auto Aid; Senate Prospects Are Iffy

(Newser) - The House tonight passed a $14 billion rescue plan for GM and Chrysler, but the measure's fate in the Senate remains uncertain, the New York Times reports. The bill passed 237-170, largely along party lines. Republicans in the Senate have vowed to block or at least delay its progress because...

Proposed Law Pushes College Football Playoffs

Bill proposed to do away with controversial BCS process

(Newser) - A flustered Texas lawmaker has decided to fix the college football ranking system that he says "constantly misfires" in sending the two best teams to the championship, the AP reports. Rep. Joe Barton is introducing a bill that would "prohibit the marketing, promotion, and advertising of a postseason...

Rangel Inquiry Expands to Donor Concerns

Rep. faces allegations he fought tax loophole in funding tradeoff

(Newser) - A House ethics committee broadened its probe into Charles Rangel over concerns the New York Democrat fought a tax loophole in exchange for a $1 million donation to his policy institute. The subcommittee has been investigating Rangel’s personal finances since September over several other corruption allegations; now, it looks...

House Likely to Vote on Auto Bailout This Afternoon

Senate likely tomorrow; GOP has harsh words

(Newser) - The House is ready to vote on a $15 billion bill to rescue GM and Chrysler as early as this afternoon, the Detroit News reports. The Senate, meanwhile, is likely to vote tomorrow morning. “My understanding is it is done, but the piece of paper is not before the...

White House, Dems Agree on $15B Auto Deal

But key Republicans threaten to block measure in Senate

(Newser) - Democrats reached a tentative deal with the White House on a $15 billion rescue plan for GM and Chrysler, but unsatisfied Republicans threatened to block the deal, the Detroit Free Press reports. The measure could be presented to the House tomorrow morning and passed in the afternoon. But the Senate's...

US May Take Big Stake in Big 3

Draft bill creates 'auto czar' for firms' reorganization

(Newser) - As a $15 billion auto industry rescue takes shape, the terms of the plan would give government a major stake in the Big Three and allow it to guide a bankruptcy-like restructuring process, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the terms of draft legislation, the US could take shares worth...

Big 3 Bailout Plan Goes to White House
 Big 3 Bailout Plan 
 Goes to White House 
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Dec 8, 2008 3:38 PM CST

Big 3 Bailout Plan Goes to White House

Measure has provision for watchdog, but other questions remain

(Newser) - A draft of the multibillion-dollar bailout agreement for the Big Three automakers went from Capitol Hill to the White House this afternoon and found a chilly reception, the AP reports. The draft legislation calls for a government watchdog appointed by the Bush administration to oversee the companies' operation, but its...

Indicted La. Rep Jefferson Loses to GOP Newbie

Victor becomes first Vietnamese-American in Congress

(Newser) - An election delay caused by Hurricane Gustav likely helped tip the vote away from scandal-plagued Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, whose nine-term Congressional career came to an unexpected end yesterday, the Times-Picayune reports. Republican newbie Anh "Joseph" Cao unseated the 2nd district’s incumbent African-American Democrat in an election marked...

Democrats, White House Haggle Over 'Car Czar'

(Newser) - As White House and congressional negotiators work out the details of aid to the Big 3 automakers, they've hit a stumbling block over the need for a so-called "car czar," the Washington Post reports. The White House wants to appoint a powerful trustee from within the Commerce Department...

Dem Leaders Say OK to Auto Bailout Plan

Shocking jobs figures prompt lawmakers to support rescue

(Newser) - Democratic lawmakers will bail out the Big Three with billions of dollars in loans after all, the New York Times reports. Their change of heart, which comes after 2 days of auto exec hearings, was inspired by today's news that half a million Americans lost their jobs last month. Congress...

Minn. Recount Wraps Up; Review Begins

Coleman holds 192-vote lead; 5K ballots challenged

(Newser) - The Minnesota Senate recount is complete, but the state won't have a winner anytime soon. Not only are 133 ballots missing in Minneapolis, but the state canvassing board has yet to convene to review thousands of challenged ballots. The meeting is set for Dec. 16. Norm Coleman holds a provisional...

Auto Bailout Must Be Paid Back: Bush

Bush supports some aid, but it must be done his way, he warns Dems

(Newser) - Using the word "recession" for the first time to describe the US economy, President Bush today demanded that Congress adopt his approach to an auto bailout and require car companies to pay back any federal aid. But he displayed skepticism about the wisdom of new aid, saying he is...

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