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    Early Morning Compromises in Congress Advance Wall Street Reforms

    Jun 25, 2010 04:00 AM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    Is Taxpayer Money Behind Profits at Goldman Sachs?

    Feb 12, 2010 11:08 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    Topic Archive of Making Sen$e with Paul Solman

    Dec 31, 2009 05:00 AM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    News Wrap: Senate Health Fight Nears End

    Dec 22, 2009 05:00 AM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    Cost Estimates Prove Key to Health Reform Debate

    Nov 12, 2009 07:48 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    Clinton Looks to Ohio, Texas for Rebound in Tough Race

    Feb 27, 2008 11:15 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    President Bush Nominates New Fed Chairman

    Oct 24, 2005 05:13 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • Trump severs ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, accusing Georgia Republican of going 'Far Left'

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    ... 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 ...

  • Harris and Trump make pushes to energize key voters that allies worry are slipping away

    Harris and Trump make pushes to energize key voters that allies worry are slipping away

    Oct 15, 2024 07:01 PM EST

    ... 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 wins the U.S. Open for her 1st Grand Slam title at age 19

    Coco Gauff wins the U.S. Open for her 1st Grand Slam title at age 19

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    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.