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Obama nominates 2 Senate aides as SEC commissioners
Two senior U.S. Senate aides were nominated by President Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kara M. Stein would replace Elisse B. Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Michael S. Piwowar would succeed Troy A. Paredes as a...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Harry Reid, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Elisse Walter
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Obama nominates Senate aides to serve as SEC commissioners
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated two U.S. Senate aides on Thursday to serve as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the White House said in a statement. Kara Stein, who works for Democratic Senator Jack Reed...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Washington, DC, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Dwayne Johnson, Elisse Walter
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Shame on the Senate; send 'em all home
Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, Mitch McConnell, Patrick J. Toomey, Elections, Criminals
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Housing programs critical to Aberdeen
Access to rural housing programs that benefit a significant number of homebuyers in Aberdeen could be extended under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and others. Without an extension of some sort, the city would lose access to two...Tags: 2010 Census, Jon Tester, U.S. Congress, Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance
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Rubio has dinner at the White House
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other... -
Obama and GOP senators discuss issues over dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration. A White House official characterized their discussion over steak...
Tags: Susan Collins, Mike Enzi, Washington, DC, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Rubio dines with political adversary Obama
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other topics. Not big breakthroughs emerged from the...
Tags: Susan Collins, Mike Enzi, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Marco Rubio
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Obama courts GOP senators, Part II
WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...
Tags: Susan Collins, Mike Enzi, Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander
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Senate panel approves Obama nominees to head SEC, consumer bureau
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mary Jo White's nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for the former federal prosecutor to be confirmed soon as Wall Street's top watchdog....
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Washington, DC, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Bank of America Corp.
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Dianne Feinstein, Saxby Chambliss, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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Sandy shows the need for a smarter power grid
Approximately 200,000 people in Maryland were left without power in wake of hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30 2012. Three days later only 700 houses were still left without power. Jeannette M. Mills at Baltimore Gas and Electricity observed that the quick...Tags: Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Networking, Satellite and Cable Service
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MarksJarvis: High-frequency trading disrupts stock market, keeps individuals anxious, wary
Some people have lost their taste for the stock market, with many concluding it's more dangerous than they can tolerate for their kids' college money or retirement savings. And they have reason to be anxious. At a Senate banking committee hearing in...
Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Georgetown University, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Economy, Business and Finance
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