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Paulson braces public for months of tough times
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sought to reassure an anxious public Sunday that the banking system is sound, while also bracing people for more troubled times ahead.
People:Henry Paulson Roy Blunt Barack Obama Activities:2008 IndyMac Collapse Source:(AP)
2008-07-20
Democrats try to spur more oil exploration
WASHINGTON - Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are pushing legislation they say would spur oil drilling on already available lands in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico.
Nations:Mexico U.S. People:Christopher Dodd Roy Blunt Harry Reid Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis 110th Congress Source:(AP)
2008-07-17
Democrats plan second economic stimulus bill
WASHINGTON - Democrats controlling Congress ratcheted up expectations Tuesday for additional legislation to jump-start the dragging economy.
People:Roy Blunt Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Activities:2008 U.S. Recession 110th Congress Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
US spells out Fannie-Freddie backstop plan
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve and the Treasury announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shares have plunged as losses from their mortgage holdings threatened their financial survival.
People:John Boehner Henry Paulson Roy Blunt Harry Reid Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Bush Admin. 110th Congress
2008-07-13
Congress wrestles over spying bill
Washington - Congress is on the verge of ending a year-long struggle with the White House over a contentious intelligence surveillance bill.
People:Christopher Dodd Russ Feingold Roy Blunt Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama John McCain Activities:110th Congress U.S. Surveillance Dispute
2008-06-23
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