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			<title><![CDATA[ Bankers making turkeys out of taxpayers ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The nation's bankers have much to be thankful for as they sit down to their turkey dinners on Thursday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Monday Fix: Is Palin running for president in 2012? ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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With so much attention being paid to Sarah Palin's book tour, the Fix decided to put our political nerd cap on -- okay, fine, we always wear it -- and go inside the numbers of where she's stopping and why.
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			<dc:creator>Chris Cillizza</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Public option at center of debate ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Democrats had little time to savor their weekend Senate health-care victory, as two of the lawmakers who voted to move the debate forward Saturday night indicated Sunday that they will not vote to pass the package if it includes a government-run insurance program.
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			<dc:creator>Shailagh Murray</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Rise in stock ownership among lawmakers brings ethics concerns ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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When Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) this summer proposed a $4 billion tax on medical-device firms to help offset the cost of health-care reforms, an unusual mix of lawmakers joined in a chorus of protest.
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			<dc:creator>Robert O'Harrow Jr., Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Senate Democrats vote to bring health bill to floor for debate ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Senate voted along party lines Saturday night to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system.
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			<dc:creator>Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Senate vs. House bills ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Government-run insurance Each bill creates a public option. The Senate bill allows states to opt out.
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			<title><![CDATA[ The talk shows ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Guests to be interviewed Sunday on major television talk shows:
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			<title><![CDATA[ Health bill opponents make most of mammogram advisory ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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As a health reform bill endorsed by President Obama marches toward its first Senate floor vote on Saturday, his opponents stepped up efforts to define the legislation as big-government ambition run amok that will interfere with intimate medical decisions and threaten the pocketbooks of average ta...
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			<dc:creator>Michael D. Shear and Dan Eggen</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Burris reproved by Senate ethics panel ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.) has been admonished by the Senate ethics committee for his public comments about his controversial appointment to the seat previously held by President Obama.
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			<dc:creator>Paul Kane</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Rep. Reyes not under investigation, House panel says ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:59 EST</pubDate>
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The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has said it is not investigating Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.), chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who was the subject of a complaint last year involving contact between his office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...
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			<dc:creator>Robert O'Harrow Jr.</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:59 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama faces congressional anger about economy ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.
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			<dc:creator>Brady Dennis, Zachary A. Goldfarb and Neil Irwin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ In Fort Hood aftermath, Pentagon opens two reviews ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of service members who pose a threat to their fellow troops.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Lieberman opens Hill's first public hearing on Fort Hood ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman gaveled into session Capitol Hill's first public hearing on the Fort Hood attack, promising Thursday to run his investigation from exactly where he sat on the dais -- the center.
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			<title><![CDATA[ An opaque transparency ]]></title>
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As the first congressional investigation of the Fort Hood massacre began Thursday, a curious collection of witnesses assembled in the committee room.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Peter Orszag: Bills offer clear path to better health care ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The bills under discussion will put us on a path to a high-quality, low-cost system.
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			<dc:creator>Peter R. Orszag</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Alan Blinder: Danger lies in threat to Fed independence ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Why the Fed needs its independence from Congress.
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			<dc:creator>Alan S. Blinder</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Reid pushes for votes on health-care bill ]]></title>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid worked Thursday to nail down the votes needed to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the far-reaching changes.
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			<dc:creator>Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sen. Lugar's wife charged with DUI, hit-and-run ]]></title>
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The wife of Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) was arrested in McLean on Wednesday night after crashing into a parked car, and she was charged with drunk driving and hit-and-run, Fairfax County police said Thursday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Lawmakers seek more help from administration for Fort Hood investigations ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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A bipartisan group of senators began a concerted push Wednesday to get more cooperation from the Obama administration in its reviews of the Fort Hood shootings, which left 13 dead and a raft of questions about information-sharing among intelligence agencies.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sen. Byrd breaks congressional longevity record ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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In his almost six decades on Capitol Hill, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) has broken nearly every legislative record that anyone bothers to count. On Wednesday, two days shy of his 92nd birthday, Byrd reached yet another milestone: He became the longest-serving member of Congress.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Senate announces $848 billion health-care bill ]]></title>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid presented an $848 billion health-care overhaul package on Wednesday that would extend coverage to 31 million Americans and reform insurance practices while adding an array of tax increases, including a rise in payroll taxes for high earners.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Holder answers to 9/11 relatives about trying terrorism suspects in U.S. ]]></title>
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After enduring four hours of hostile questions in a crowded Capitol Hill hearing room about his decision to send the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes to Manhattan for trial, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. submitted himself to one more round of interrogation Wednesday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C. leaders set aside feud for home rule's sake ]]></title>
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Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray put aside their political differences Wednesday to support an effort on Capitol Hill to give the District more control over its budget and laws.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Congressional Black Caucus celebrates Jesse Jackson's first presidential run ]]></title>
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus paid tribute to the 25th anniversary of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's first run for president Wednesday morning on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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			<title><![CDATA[ U.S., China may come to talks with emission-reduction goals ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Buried in the text of Tuesday's joint declaration between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao was a hopeful clause about climate talks: The Obama administration is likely to offer emission-reduction targets at next month's climate summit, as long as the Chinese offer a proposal of the...
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			<dc:creator>Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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REGULATION Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said Tuesday that a House vote on legislation to overhaul the financial regulatory system probably will be delayed until at least the second week of December.
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			<title><![CDATA[ In Senate vote, signs of shift on Guantanamo Bay detainees ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Senate on Tuesday rejected an attempt to bar using funds from a defense spending bill to build or modify prisons in the United States to hold detainees from Guantanamo Bay, a move that suggested congressional Democrats may be lining up behind President Obama's vision for closing the military ...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Release of Reid's health-care bill could come as early as Wednesday ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid scrambled Tuesday to lock down votes behind a health-care bill that he may present as early as Wednesday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Republicans push for immediate Hill inquiries on Fort Hood ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Obama administration's request that congressional committees slow their investigations of the Fort Hood shootings sparked denunciations Tuesday from Republicans on Capitol Hill, who pushed for an immediate inquiry of any warning signs before the massacre.
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			<title><![CDATA[ In the Loop: C Street house no longer fully tax-exempt ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The famous rowhouse on C Street SE where disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sought counseling after his affair -- as did Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) after his affair -- has begun paying D.C. real estate taxes, according to city officials.
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			<dc:creator>Al Kamen</dc:creator>
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