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$963 billion in plastic debt: The next financial meltdown?
April 30, 2009WASHINGTON—Amid warnings that the nearly $1 trillion in credit card debt held by consumers could be the “next financial meltdown,” President Obama and the House and Senate are moving quickly to enact a credit cardholders “Bill...
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Supreme Court hears case on states’ right to enforce laws against banks
April 30, 2009Original source: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case regarding whether states have the authorize to enforce state fair lending laws against national banks and other financial institutions. The case, Cuomo v....
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Gay couples marry in Iowa, hate crimes protection advances in Congress
April 29, 2009Same-sex couples began applying for marriage licenses across Iowa April 27, after the state’s Supreme Court ruled to legalize gay marriage earlier this month. By the end of the first day the ruling took effect, more...
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OPINION: Cuba and Venezuela are not enemies
April 29, 2009The Obama administration did the right thing when it ordered the closing of the Guantanamo torture prison, and restored the right of Cuban Americans to travel and send remittances to their relatives on the island nation....
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Specter switches to Dems, strikes major blow vs. far-right GOP
April 29, 2009WASHINGTON—In a stunning new blow to the Republican ultra-right, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) announced today that he is switching from Republican to Democrat and will run for reelection in 2010 as a Democratic candidate for the...
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