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... the bill before leaving for the July 4 recess, but, after a near party-line vote, Democratic leaders will need some Republican support. In an interview today with PBS' "Nightly Business Report," House Financial Services Chair Barney Frank acknowledged compromises were made to ensure the bill's passage. REP. BARNEY ...
... Across from the construction site that was once the World Trade Center, Goldman Sachs' new world headquarters. To help foot the $2-plus billion construction bill, Goldman got New York City and State to bless a $1.65 billion tax-free so-called liberty bond issue, plus another $66 million ...
... big banks, but Robert Kelly, chief executive officer of Bank of New York, says that's a big mistake. (February 2, 2010)Watch Unmasking Interest Rates, Honky-Tonk Style Paul Solman explains how interest rates are set, with a little help from economic country musician Merle Hazard. (January 27, 2010 ...
... 60 votes they needed for passage. The chairman of the Health Committee, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, summed it up this way: "The principle of this bill overrides everything." HARI SREENIVASAN: Jim Lehrer will have an interview with President Obama on health care and other issues tomorrow night on the "NewsHour ...
... will cost," Schick says. "And the exact number is always the wrong number." In fact, Elmendorf took pains to point out in a Washington Post interview that the CBO is well aware of and tries to convey the uncertainty in its estimates. "I have rarely given an interview or testimony ...
... their homes, if they're in this housing market, are seeing their home values drop.JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, on the point about freezing those adjustable rates, I think Senator Obama has argued that if you do that, though, then what you're going to do is raise the rates on ...
... great influence among the Fed board members and regional bank presidents who make up the panel that meets eight times a year to set interest rates. Alan Greenspan, who some in Washington refer to as an economic rock star, was selected as Fed chairman by Ronald Reagan in 1987. He ...
... ULWRcyk0o-o Saying that people have been calling him, wanting to challenge Greene, Trump added, “She’s lost a wonderful conservative reputation.” Greene’s discontent dates back at least to May, when she announced she wouldn’t run for the Senate against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff, while attacking GOP donors ...
... the U.S. Still, the vice president's campaign expects to see strong support on Election Day from white, college-educated voters in Michigan at rates that might exceed Biden's in 2020, and she hopes to expand the margin by which Trump lost many of the state's key ...
Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open final on Saturday and became the first American teenager to win the country’s major tennis tournament since Serena Williams in 1999.
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