Dems target overdraft fees
WASHINGTON (AP) Senior congressional Democrats say legislation is still needed to limit when and how lenders charge customers for overdrafts, even though some big banks have curbed their fees for exceeding account balances. Rep. Barney Frank, the c...
 2.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 370.0 As election looms, the fundraising Obama emerges
WASHINGTON Nearly one year removed from his own election, President Barack Obama is dashing into campaign mode again, devoting coveted time toward getting Democrats elected in November and generating cash for his party in 2010. The concentrated pu...
3.6K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 370.0 'On the hot seat'
WASHINGTON Forget mission accomplished. Try mission seemingly impossible. With the Senate Finance Committee on the verge of approving a sweeping health overhaul bill Tuesday, the path might appear open for action by the full Senate. But first the ...
4.4K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 370.0 Health care foes compete to frame Kennedy's legacy
WASHINGTON Liberals and conservatives, at odds over health care, are competing to use the legacy of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to further their goals. The left claims the Senate s liberal champion would have settled for nothing less than universal care...
6.8K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 478.0 Heirs to Kennedy's legacy not easy to find
WASHINGTON In the halls of liberalism, it s hard to imagine anyone filling such a void. Sen. Edward Kennedy was the thundering partisan, the unapologetic liberal leader, the master legislative dealmaker and tactician. He was also flawed, haunted by...
5.4K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 478.0 Obama retains Fed chief
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. President Barack Obama announced today he wants to keep Ben Bernanke on as Fed chairman, saying he shepherded America through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Ben approached a financial system on the verge of ...
5.0K - Aug. 25, 2009; scored 370.0 Sen. Dodd has prostate cancer
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday that he has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and will have surgery in early August, but the prognosis is good and the illness will not affect his plans to seek ...
4.7K - Aug. 1, 2009; scored 1000.0 Senate panel approves insurance bill
WASHINGTON The Senate health committee cast a milestone vote today to approve legislation expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans, becoming the first congressional panel to act on President Barack Obama s top domestic priority. The 13...
3.0K - Jul. 15, 2009; scored 370.0 Who's the real AIG bailout villain?
If everything you knew about President Barack Obama s role in the AIG bonus fiasco was his recent 60 Minutes appearance, you d feel reassured. Obama gave a masterful performance, all calm confidence and disarming smile. Was he surprised by public o...
3.0K - Apr. 3, 2009; scored 774.0 Marshfield announces honor roll lists
Marshfield High School has released its second trimester honor roll information. Here are the school's top grade-earners. 4.0 Seniors: Jacob Adamson, Diana Avila, Carissa Bunnell, Shane Daly, Kelsey Flathers, McKenzie Freeman, Brianna George, Tun Ha...
5.8K - Apr. 3, 2009; scored 553.0 Congress set up the AIG debacle
If it weren't for the fact that our elected congressional leaders were responsible for the whole of the free world, this AIG debacle would be downright laughable. Unfortunately, Congress' incredible incompetence in managing our money is making Bernar...
2.1K - Mar. 23, 2009; scored 586.0 Bush bailout plan overpaid for assets
WASHINGTON (AP) The Bush administration overpaid tens of billions of dollars for stocks and other assets in its massive bailout last year of Wall Street banks and financial institutions, a new study by a government watchdog says. The Congressional ...
4.5K - Feb. 6, 2009; scored 370.0 Kennedy wheeled out of Capitol on a stretcher
WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., battling a brain tumor, became ill at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama on Tuesday and was rushed by ambulance to a hospital. There was no immediate word from medical personnel ...
3.1K - Jan. 20, 2009; scored 478.0 Congress, Big 3 move closer to plan
WASHINGTON A bailout plan for the failing U.S. auto industry could include a Cabinet-level oversight board and a provision to withdraw the money if the overseers decide the companies are failing to take steps to overhaul themselves. The plan would ...
3.7K - Dec. 8, 2008; scored 666.0 Massachusetts Congressman: Jobs report argues for car rescue
WASHINGTON A key House chairman warned colleagues that inaction on an auto bailout would be a disaster, especially in light of today s bleak new unemployment figures. Congress was considering a range of options, including a government-run managem...
4.9K - Dec. 5, 2008; scored 370.0 Car execs: Bankruptcy is not a viable option for industry
WASHINGTON A top executive of General Motors Corp. said today bankruptcy isn t a viable option, as the United Auto Workers braced for a decision on contract concessions to the endangered Big Three. Fritz Henderson, president and chief operating off...
5.4K - Dec. 3, 2008; scored 478.0 | 
