ANP Beats: Government

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Greening the Evangelicals

By Tala Dowlatshahi on Jun 05, 2008

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How solidly Republican will Christian evangelicals be in 2008? As the country enters the next phase in this historic election season, concern about the state of God's earth may be the issue that draws many believers into the Democratic camp. Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals estimates that perhaps 40% of evangelicals will be "up for grabs" in November.

The Fed Under Fire

By Lagan Sebert Harry Hanbury Mike Fritz

The Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in Washington, long considered beyond the reach of lawmakers...

Jun 16, 2009

In huge change, Obama to strip Fed of credit card oversight

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

Keywords: Economy, Government, consumer financial product safety commission, Elizabeth Warren, fed

Jun 12, 2009

Quick Take: Kucinich Grills Lewis on Fed Emails

By Lagan Sebert

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis took a pounding Thursday from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, Politics, Quick Hit, bank of america, Bernanke, corruption, Dennis Kucinich, fed, Financial Crisis, Frbny, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch, Politics News, Wall Street

Jun 02, 2009

Road to Ruin: Online Lenders Fight Regulation

By Lagan Sebert David Murdock
Payday loan offices have been sprouting up in strip malls and on street corners across America for years before Wall Street collapsed...

Jun 02, 2009

Online Lenders Fight Regulation

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

Payday loan offices were sprouting up in strip malls and on street corners across America for years before Wall Street collapsed last fall - quiet evidence that hard times began hitting working fam

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, Politics, Dick Durbin, fraud, Interest Rate Cap, Joe Baca, Lisa McGreevy, Online Lending Alliance, online loan sharks, payday lending, payday loans, predatory lending, Senator Chris Dodd

May 20, 2009

Republicans Debate "Socialist" Resolution

By David Murdock Harry Hanbury

The Republican National Committee concludes a special session this afternoon with a much-anticipated vote on

Keywords: Government, Politics, Democrat Socialist Party, Democrats, fascism, GOP, Nazi, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Steele

May 19, 2009

Sen. Lindsey Graham Debates Himself on Detainee Torture

By Mike Fritz David Murdock
Senator Lindsey Graham was a passionate critic of the Bush Justice attorneys during this past summer's Armed Services Committee hearings on interrogation.

Lately, however, Graham seems to have had second thoughts on the matter...

May 18, 2009

Lindsey Graham Debates Himself on Detainee Torture

By David Murdock Mike Fritz

The issue of detainee abuse and torture has tied more than one public official into rhetorical knots. Rep.

Keywords: Government, National Security, Politics, Abu Ghraib, CIA Interrogations, Jay Bybee, John Yoo, Senator Lindsey Graham, Steven Bradbury, torture, Torture memos

May 15, 2009

Climate Control Debate Heats Up in the House

By Lagan Sebert David Murdock
The global warming debate is heating up in the House, leading to the kind of quirky moments that are a common feature of life on the Hill.

Next week, Henry Waxman (D-CA), will bring his Waxman-Markey climate-control bill before the Energy and Commerce Committee he chairs.

Just minutes after Waxman announced he was "very, very close" to agreement on the legislation, his Republican counterpart held his own press conference, using some choice words to downplay Waxman's confidence.

Rep...

May 15, 2009

Rep. Joe Barton: Waxman 'Doesn't Have the Nuts' to Pass Energy Bill

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

The global warming debate is heating up in the House, leading to the kind of quirky moments that are a common feature of life on the Hill.

Keywords: Environment and Health, Government, Politics, climate change, climate control debate, energy bill, global warming, henry waxman, Joe Barton

May 04, 2009

VIEWPOINT: McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy

By Mike Fritz Harry Hanbury
In 1964, President Johnson said of Vietnam that "I don't think it's worth fighting for, and I don't think that we can get out...

Apr 28, 2009

The Jay Bybee Problem

By David Murdock

As pressure grows for Congress to remove Judge Jay Bybee from his seat on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, people are revisiting the process that put him there in the first place.

Keywords: Government, National Security, Politics, Abu Ghraib, Jay Bybee, Scott Horton, torture, Torture memos

Apr 23, 2009

The Jay Bybee Problem

By David Murdock
How did Jay Bybee breeze through a confirmation hearing for his appointment to the Federal Appeals Court in February 2003? Not a single Democrat questioned Bybee at the session, and the proceedings came to a quick conclusion...

Apr 15, 2009

Road to Ruin: Burned by Brokers

By Lagan Sebert David Murdock
Economists, politicians, and pundits refer to "toxic assets" as if they are some unspeakable stew bubbling in a barrel behind an old warehouse...

Apr 07, 2009

Credit Card Industry Defeated for Now

By Harry Hanbury

Hidden penalties, sudden interest rate hikes, and deceptive language are just a few of the questionable tactics used by credit card companies to extract money from increasingly stressed consumers...

Apr 03, 2009

Stress Tests Might Be Pointless, Treasury Declines to Comment on Off-Book-Assets

By Danielle Ivory
This report was produced in collaboration with Alternet.

At the center of President Obama's overhaul strategy for Wall Street are the "stress tests" which will be applied to all financial institutions...

Apr 03, 2009

Stress Tests for Wall Street -- What About the Billions in off-the-Books Toxic Assets?

By Danielle Ivory

At the center of President Obama's overhaul strategy for Wall Street are the "stress tests" which will be applied to all financial institutions. But how accurate will the test results be?

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, banks, Citigroup, essential action, Louis Gutierrez, Rob Weissman, stress test, Vikram Pandit

Apr 02, 2009

Goldman Vet Sparks Conflict On Hill

By Lagan Sebert
Barack Obama's plan to name yet another Goldman Sachs alum to his economic team is proving too much for Sen...

Mar 31, 2009

Durbin: Time Spent Fundraising "Nothing Short of Amazing."

By Lagan Sebert
On Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL.) introduced campaign finance legislation intended to ease the rising fund-raising burden on politicians...

Mar 31, 2009

Durbin: Time Spent Fundraising "Nothing Short of Amazing."

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

On Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced campaign finance legislation intended to ease the rising fundraising burden on politicians.

Keywords: Corruption, Government, Politics, campaign finance reform, Durbin