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Government - Legal Pages : Federal
Wall St. Weighs a Challenge to a Proposed Tax
Wall Street’s main lobbying arm has hired a top Supreme Court litigator to study a possible legal battle against a bank tax proposed by the Obama administration...

Boehner Endorses States’ Rebellion Against a Gov’t Takeover of Health Care
Lawmakers in 26 states already have, or will, introduce legislation to outlaw any mandate that individuals must pay a new tax if they don’t have “government-approved” health insurance...

Labor angry over Obama-backed insurance tax
WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor leaders are pushing hard on President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats to drop a proposed new tax on high-value health insurance plans, warning of political consequences.

FDA Says "No Way" to Chinese Shrimp Imports
FDA Ignores Its Own Inspection Data and Refuses Chinese Shrimp Exports to the U.S., According to FDAImports.com, LLC...

Briefing by DHS Secretary Napolitano & Security Brennan
Briefing by Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Brennan, and Press Secretary Gibbs, 1/7/10

'Negro' Race Choice On Census Form Sparks Outrage
Question #9 Causes Uproar, Asks For Citizens To Pick 'Black,' 'African American' Or 'Negro' From Same Box...

Nancy Pelosi takes swipe at President Obama
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, piqued with White House pressure to accept the Senate health reform bill, threw a rare rhetorical elbow Tuesday at President Barack Obama, questioning his commitment to his 2008 campaign promises

Obama Reneges on Health Care Transparency
As a Candidate, President Obama Promised to Put Health Care Reform Negotiations on C-SPAN...Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stressed today that "the president wants to get a bill to his desk as quickly as possible."

AP sources: Obama OKs taxing high-end health plans
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they'll have to drop their opposition to taxing high-end health insurance plans to pay for health coverage for millions of uninsured Americans.

C-SPAN Challenges Congress...
The head of C-SPAN has implored Congress to open up the last leg of health care reform negotiations to the public, as top Democrats lay plans to hash out the final product among themselves.

Boehner Endorses C-SPAN’s Request for Public Health Care Negotiations
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is strongly endorsing a request from the head of C-SPAN that the public have full access to health care negotiations as Democratic leaders continue to indicate they will shut the American people out and write a final bill behind closed doors.

Dems intend to bypass GOP on health compromise
WASHINGTON (AP) - House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday...

Airline Security Must Protect Rights As Well As Safety
Racial Profiling And Body Scanners Target Civil Liberties But Not Necessarily Terrorists

President Obama speaks to preliminary info on Flight 253
Statement by the President on Preliminary Information from his Ongoing Consultation about the Detroit Incident...

Obama vows to use power to thwart terrorists
HONOLULU (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use "every element of our national power" to keep Americans safe and said the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner was "a serious reminder" of the need to continually adapt security measures against changing terrorist threats...

Pro-Life Democrat Predicts Senate Health Care Bill Will ‘Go Down in Flames’
(CNSNews.com) –The Senate health care bill is dead on arrival in the House of Representatives unless major changes are made, including removal of special “carve outs” for Medicaid funding for certain states and inclusion of language barring taxpayer-funded health plans that cover abortions, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) told CNSNews.com on Tuesday... Visit CNSNews.com Website

DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING US DOWN A ROAD OF ENDLESS SPENDING AND DEBT
“Every American family has had to make tough choices to balance their budget,” Ensign said. “They understand that you can’t have it all. But Democrats in Congress want to have it all—even when we can’t pay for it.”

Reid Leads Passage of Historic Health Insurance Reform Bill
More than 500,000 uninsured Nevadans to receive affordableMore than 500,000 uninsured Nevadans to receive affordable coverage coverage

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on yesterdays terrorist attempt
The Department of Homeland Security immediately put additional screening measures into place -- for all domestic and international flights -- to ensure the continued safety of the traveling public....

Treasury removes cap for Fannie and Freddie aid
The Treasury Department said Thursday it removed the $400 billion financial cap on the money it will provide to keep the companies afloat. Already, taxpayers have shelled out $111 billion to the pair, and a senior Treasury official said losses are not expected to exceed the government's estimate this summer of $170 billion over 10 years... Visit Associated Press Website

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