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Wednesday Dec 2 | MarketWatch

Broad restrictions on big banks approved

The nation's biggest banks would be hit with a raft of new fees, leverage limits and other restrictions under far-reaching 'too-big-to-fail' bank legislation approved by a key congressional committee on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Financial Services, Republican, Spencer Bachus

Mon Nov 30, 2009

OpenSecrets.org

Hedge Funds, Private Equity Firms, Payday Lenders Seek Financial Security from Congress

Total to Current Members of Congress since 1989: $153 million Total Lobbying Expenditures since 1998 : $674.9 million Legislation aimed at regulating the securities and investment industry is as complex as the industry itself.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Courier News

Local immigrants, advocates, gear up for nationwide drive to reform laws

Local immigrants and activists are preparing for a major push to reform the nation's immigration system.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Highland Park, NJ, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri Nov 27, 2009

The Corner

So That's Why It's Taking So Long -- By: Mark Krikorian

The move comes as recognition that the 10.2 percent jobless rate which is expected to rise and remain in double-digits for much of 2010 has altered the political landscape for an immigration bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Examiner.com

Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks

Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Activism, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Representative Yvette Clarke, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Daily Democrat

Yolo deputies cleared in Woodland shooting of Luis Gutierrez

Yolo County law enforcement officials stand watch on April 30 at the Gum Avenue overcrossing where Luis Gutierrez was shot and killed by Yolo deputies.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, US Politics, Yolo County, CA, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sacramento Metro, Woodland, CA

The Corner

Republicans? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Republicans! -- By: Mark Krikorian

Roll Call reports that amnesty backers in the House are planning on proceeding without Republican support: Members say they are feeling newly emboldened to go their own way after the White House this month signaled a willingness to tackle the controversial issue next year.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat

Tue Nov 24, 2009

La Prensa - Lorain/Cleveland Edition

Michigan and Ohio join thousands in movement for comprehensive immigration reform

Nov. 19, 2009: More than 60,000 people gathered in community centers, churches, restaurants, union halls, and living rooms across the United States, participating in a national telephonic town hall on immigration reform on Nov.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Michigan, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Raul Grijalva, Nydia Velazquez, Detroit Metro

Mon Nov 23, 2009

AsianWeek

Daily Dose & Announcements:

Asian Pacific Islanders Call to Action for Comprehensive Immigration Reform More than 16,000 people gathered together to listen in on a virtual "town hall" conference call from Representative Luis Gutierrez as he galvanized support for comprehensive immigration reform for the upcoming months.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Think Progress

ThinkFast: November 23, 2009

The federal government faces " a trifecta of headaches : a mountain of new debt, a balloon of short-term borrowings that come due in the months ahead, and interest rates that are sure to climb back to normal as soon as the Federal Reserve decides that the emergency has passed." Still, the NYT's Paul Krugman warns that a phantom debt menace could ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Immigration Reform, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Senate, Carl Levin

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Fox News

Big Banks Would Pay More Into Deposit Fund

Big banks would be required to pay more into a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. fund than smaller institutions, according to a provision that was approved by a key congressional committee on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Business News

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Asbury Park Press

Immigration reform urged at Lakewood gathering

As the voice of a U.S. congressman crackled throughout the dimly-lighted room, the men and women sat quietly around the speakerphone, listening.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Lakewood, NJ, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama, US Senate, Howell, NJ, 2008 Presidential Election

New York Times

Panel Votes to Broaden Oversight of the Fed

In a display of populist anger toward the Federal Reserve , a House panel voted on Thursday to let Congress carry out sweeping new oversights of the central bank's policy decisions and operations.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Kevin Brady, Barney Frank, Democrat

Houston Chronicle

Senators may sacrifice immigrant aid to pass health plan

The latest loser in the political pandemonium over health care reform may be immigrants living in America, an estimated 24 million people likely to be bartered in order to win support in Congress from fence-sitting Democratic moderates and conservatives.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Illegal Immigration, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama, US Senate

Fri Nov 20, 2009

New America Media

Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country

Organizers described them as immigration reform "house parties." Across the country last night, in churches, schools, immigrant support centers and private homes, backers of immigration reform gathered around telephones as Hispanic U.S. legislators laid out the strategy for pushing a reform of the immigration system in 2010.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nydia Velazquez, Charles Schumer, US Senate, Raul Grijalva

MySanAntonio.com

Politico: Hispanics blame Rahm for immigrant ban

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is being blamed by Hispanic lawmakers for a proposed ban on unauthorized immigrants buying government health insurance.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rahm Emanuel, Health Insurance, Health, Barack Obama, US Senate

KOMO-TV Seattle

U.S. panel sets fees for big firms, aims to slow Fed

Taking aim at Wall Street and the U.S. central bank, an important House committee voted Thursday to assess fees on large financial firms to pay for the failure of their peers and to require a sweeping congressional audit of the secretive Federal Reserve.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Melvin Watt

PhillyBurbs.com

Group: Reform immigration

A group of 20 township residents sat close together around a pair of cellular phones Wednesday night and listened quietly as national activists spoke on conference call about their plans to get a national immigration reform bill passed next year.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Willingboro, NJ, US Politics, US News, Representative John Adler, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Riverside, NJ

Greeley Tribune

Panel: Momentum is building for immigration reform

The political football that is immigration reform might finally reach an elusive end zone within a year or two, advocates of reform and immigrant rights said Thursday night in Greeley.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Greeley, CO, Greeley Metro, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Ireland.com

US immmigration reform overhaul on ...

Some US Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalise millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nydia Velazquez, Barack Obama, US Senate, Illegal Immigration

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