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McCain Firing Away
Well, the coverage of Barack Obama's trip has reached the point that the media are now nightly fodder for the "Daily Show," where the intrepid correspondents talk about how, uh, aroused they are covering the conquering hero of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 1:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Well, the coverage of Barack Obama's trip has reached the point that the media are now nightly fodder for the "Daily Show," where the intrepid correspondents talk about how, uh, aroused they are covering the conquering hero of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 1:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Investors grab Fannie, Freddie after House voteReuters - Investors snapped up shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before Wall Street opened on Thursday, a day after the House of Representatives passed a massive rescue package to shore up the struggling housing market.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 1:28 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mass. House initially approves gender-neutral law
AP - The Massachusetts House of Representatives has given its initial approval to a bill that would require all future legislation be written in language that is gender neutral.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 08:08 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
AP - The Massachusetts House of Representatives has given its initial approval to a bill that would require all future legislation be written in language that is gender neutral.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 08:08 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
House committee probes medically unfit truckersAP - It's so easy to fabricate the medical certificates required to operate commercial trucks on the nation's highways that there's almost no incentive for truckers to obtain a legitimate document, according to a congressional study.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 07:46 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Housing bill won't solve market's problemsAP - Cash-strapped homebuyers and borrowers facing foreclosure will get some relief from a housing bill passed by the House on Wednesday but the bill won't solve the deep-rooted ills of the U.S. housing market.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 06:02 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
U.S. Senate to Take Up Fannie-Freddie Bill After House Approval
Bloomberg - July 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate plans to considerthe housing legislation designed to shore up confidence inFannie Mae and Freddie Mac and stem record mortgage foreclosuresafter the House of Representatives approved it yesterday.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 04:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Bloomberg - July 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate plans to considerthe housing legislation designed to shore up confidence inFannie Mae and Freddie Mac and stem record mortgage foreclosuresafter the House of Representatives approved it yesterday.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 04:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Huge Housing Bill Set to Become Law
The House yesterday easily approved legislation that seeks to slow the steepest slide in house prices in a generation, rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure and reassure global markets that mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not be allowed to fail.
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The House yesterday easily approved legislation that seeks to slow the steepest slide in house prices in a generation, rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure and reassure global markets that mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not be allowed to fail.
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
McCain Still Waiting for His Turn at Good Luck
It seemed like a great way to counter Obamamania. Sen. John McCain would board a helicopter in New Orleans today, skim quickly over the Gulf of Mexico and land on an oil rig -- a made-for-TV moment to highlight his call for offshore drilling, an issue that Republicans believe will be a big winner...
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
It seemed like a great way to counter Obamamania. Sen. John McCain would board a helicopter in New Orleans today, skim quickly over the Gulf of Mexico and land on an oil rig -- a made-for-TV moment to highlight his call for offshore drilling, an issue that Republicans believe will be a big winner...
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Obama Working to Ensure Jewish Vote
Before embarking on a sprawling international trip that would take him to seven countries, two continents and two war zones, Sen. Barack Obama and his campaign staff fixated on a speck on the globe that is slightly smaller than New Jersey: Israel.
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Before embarking on a sprawling international trip that would take him to seven countries, two continents and two war zones, Sen. Barack Obama and his campaign staff fixated on a speck on the globe that is slightly smaller than New Jersey: Israel.
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
US lawmakers consider Olympic rights message to ChinaAFP - A resolution was introduced Wednesday in the US House of Representatives asking China to end human rights abuses and its support for tainted governments in Sudan and Myanmar in line with "Olympic traditions of freedom and openness".
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 01:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
