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24 Jan 2010 21:30:02 GMTMcCain: Campaign Finance Reform Is Dead (CBS News)
Sen. Who Co-Wrote Finance Laws Not Surprised by Court Ruling Given "Skeptical, Sarcastic Comments" by Justices
24 Jan 2010 18:16:21 GMTMcCain Says Campaign Finance Reform Is Dead (ABC News)
End of a movement: McCain says campaign finance reform is dead after Supreme Court decision Supreme Court of the United States - Campaign finance reform - Politics - Supreme Court - United States
24 Jan 2010 18:08:31 GMTFrench Finance Minister: Obama Bank Reforms Reflect Our Position (Fox News)
French Finance Minister: Obama Bank Reforms Reflect Our Position
24 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMTJustice Kennedy was key to conservatives' win in campaign finance decision (Washington Post)
If there was a new boldness from the Supreme Court's conservative majority in last week's landmark ruling on campaign finance laws, there was also an underlying and familiar truth:
24 Jan 2010 15:38:26 GMTNH campaign finance activist "Granny D" turns 100 (Boston Globe)
A New Hampshire woman who walked across the country a decade ago to publicize the need for campaign finance reform and hasn't let up since is turning 100.
24 Jan 2010 19:38:19 GMTKuwait Finance eyes more high-end KL properties (Business Times (Malaysia))
Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd (KFHMB) is looking to buy Grade A commercial buildings and residential towers in Kuala Lumpur.
24 Jan 2010 16:33:39 GMTFrench Finance Minister: Obama Bank Reforms Reflect Our Position (Nasdaq)
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- . President Barack Obama's plan to reform the . banking sector reflects France's position on the matter, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Sunday.
24 Jan 2010 05:26:36 GMT‘Fighting’ Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling striking down a 2002 campaign finance reform law ‘strikes at democracy itself,’ Obama says in his weekly address. Republicans say ‘free speech’ – even in the form of money – strengthens democracy.
24 Jan 2010 21:30:28 GMTCampaign finance reports due Feb. 1 (Rapid City Journal)
PIERRE -- South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson is reminding statewide candidates, political parties, political action committee and ballot question committees that they must file their 2009 year-end campaign finance reports by Feb. 1.
23 Jan 2010 17:12:25 GMT‘Fighting’ Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Fresh off a fighting stance at an Ohio event, President Obama aimed a haymaker at the Supreme Court in his Saturday morning address, saying a 5-4 ruling striking down the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law undermines the Republic by giving “voice to the powerful interests that already drown out the voices of everyday Americans.”

Economic History


24 Jan 2010 21:41:24 GMTObama's economic stimulus loses favor (Chicago Tribune)
It has been nearly one year since President Barack Obama signed into law a $787-billion economic stimulus act controversial in Washington but generally supported outside.
24 Jan 2010 22:03:51 GMTSouth Korea’s Economic Growth Probably Eased in Fourth Quarter (Bloomberg)
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s economic expansion probably moderated in the fourth quarter as companies eased off rebuilding their inventories, a slowdown that may prove temporary on rising exports and increased government spending.
24 Jan 2010 07:00:10 GMTWhen Economic Indicators Aren't Worth That Much (Time Magazine)
We are besieged by a blizzard of often contradictory economic data. Is there any escape? Probably not
24 Jan 2010 05:00:44 GMTObama facing huge economic challenges ahead ( via Yahoo! News)
One year in, President Barack Obama faces a perilous economic choice.
24 Jan 2010 00:25:11 GMT1 year in, Obama facing perilous economic choice ( via Yahoo! News)
One year in, President Barack Obama faces a perilous economic choice. He can't pull back the stimulus too quickly, despite the public's concerns about rising deficits, because that could kill a fragile recovery. If he steps too hard on the accelerator to create more jobs, responding to another voter imperative, he risks feeding inflation and restarting the dangerous cycle.
24 Jan 2010 15:43:15 GMTExecutives cautiously optimistic about North Texas' economic recovery (Dallas Morning News)
KYE R. LEE/DMN Gary Kelly of Southwest Airlines speaks during The Dallas Morning News' economic Dallas is emerging from the recession hopeful about business opportunities abroad and new relocations to the area. But while area executives have stopped talking about slashing costs and laying off workers, they aren't talking about hiring, either. And they warn of potential risk ...
24 Jan 2010 22:02:00 GMTEditorial / Poll: Economic development ... Collier commissioners are seeing possibilities (Naples Daily News)
Good news. Collier County commissioners are interested in economic diversification and are engaged and all have opinions on what our community should and should not do, based on their responses to a presentation by the Economic Development Council of Collier County, which is involved in an ongoing public-private partnership with the county to get that big job ...
23 Jan 2010 20:30:05 GMTOne year in, Obama facing perilous economic choice ( via Yahoo! News)
One year in, President Barack Obama faces a perilous economic choice. He can't pull back the stimulus too quickly, despite the public's concerns about rising deficits, because that could kill a fragile recovery. If he steps too hard on the gas to create more jobs, responding to another voter imperative, he risks feeding inflation and restarting the dangerous cycle.
24 Jan 2010 05:31:21 GMTObama Facing Huge Economic Challenges Ahead (ABC News)
Obama under pressure to produce jobs but faces daunting economic and political challenges Barack Obama - United States - Politics - Economic - Presidential
24 Jan 2010 05:00:54 GMTObama facing huge economic challenges ahead ( via Yahoo! Finance)
One year in, President Barack Obama faces a perilous economic choice. He can't pull back the stimulus too quickly, despite the public's concerns about rising deficits, because that could kill a fragile recovery.
 
 

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