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Democrats Give Detroit One More Shot at Bailout

By | 11.20.08 | 3:03 pm

Democratic leaders, conceding that their efforts to bail out America’s automakers stand no chance in Congress this week, are extending a final opportunity to the Big Three: Submit specific plans for getting the companies back on track and repaying the taxpayers, they offered, and Congress will return to Washington in More…

Obama Fields Questions on Economy, National Security and Future Dog

By | 11.07.08 | 4:17 pm

Flanked by his newly formed economic transition team at the Chicago Hilton, President-elect Barack Obama today gave his first press conference today.

Taking questions from the national press on the economy, national security, intelligence and what kind of dog his family will get, Obama was poised and measured in his More…

Waxman: No Rookie at Taking on Power

By | 11.07.08 | 1:15 pm

For anyone wondering if Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal.) is in his right mind challenging Rep. John Dingell (Mich.), the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, for the gavel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, there is this bit of history:

After being elected to his third term in Congress in 1978, More…