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Better oversight urged for small-business loan program
Money & CompanyThe Small Business Administration is failing to adequately monitor lenders in its $91-billion loan program, increasing the risk of defaults, a government report said this week. Each year, the SBA guarantees more than 50,000 loans, made by thousands of... -
Sunday shows: Alexander, Durbin, Snowe, Bloomberg
Top of the TicketAlso, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sherrod Brown, Kent Conrad,... -
What the White House's Gibbs said today about Scott Brown, Martha Coakley and Obama himself
Top of the TicketThe idea, as proposed early this morning in a Ticket item readable right here, was to contrast what White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tried to avoid saying yesterday about the special Massachusetts Senate race between Republican Scott Brown and....... -
The Kagan fight: Will Republicans play politics? How about Arlen Specter? Text, video of Obama's announcement
Top of the TicketLast week, President Obama met privately at the White House with two Republican senators who could be key in the coming politics over his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court: Minority Whip John Kyl of Arizona...... -
Many readers unimpressed by financial overhaul
Comments BlogThe Senate has passed a sweeping financial reform in a major win for President Obama. It's considered the most far-reaching overhaul of the financial sector since the Great Depression. For a more in-depth look at the set of reforms, read...... -
Without a 'public option,' what will keep insurance companies honest?
Today's topic: Providing health insurance for all and subsidizing premiums for the working poor would create a huge influx of business for insurers and providers. But analysts say that a significant percentage of the local markets in the U.S. are...Tags: Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, State Budgets, Insurance, Private Health Care
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Nitty-gritty on healthcare reform: Issues and key players
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs the Obama administration and Congress prepare to wrestle with the divisive issue of healthcare reform, here is a checklist of the issues and key players to watch in the forthcoming weeks. Obama has said he wants to sign a bill this year, which means...Tags: Kent Conrad, U.S. House of Representatives, Mary L. Landrieu, Migration, Healthcare Policies
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Nitty-gritty on healthcare reform: Key players
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThough Democrats control the House of Representatives, they have not united around any one proposal. They also face opposition from conservative Republicans on several key points: Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said there aren't enough votes to pass healthcare...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Kent Conrad, Mary L. Landrieu, Republican Party, Laws
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Obama's candid, uh, conversation with House Republicans and how to read it
Top of the TicketDemocratic president meets, speaks, takes questions and gives back candid replies to probably his harshest Washington critics.... -
A little something for the ladies
You know how ladies, when they don't get what they want, can go a little crazy? Am I right, fellas? Right now, they're pretty upset about losing their first chance at a female president. This would have empowered little girls, shattered sexist beliefs...Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, Political Candidates, Dianne Feinstein, Derek Fisher, Joe Lieberman
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Jonah Goldberg: Why Trent Lott?
WHO SAYS the Republicans are the Stupid Party? Huge numbers of voters told exit pollsters that they were disgusted with the nigh-upon Roman excesses of the GOP; the self-dealing, the pork-barrel spending, the aloofness was just too much. Meanwhile,...Tags: O.J. Simpson, Trent Lott, Republican Party, Strom Thurmond, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Obama's hard-nosed right-hand man
Today's question: Can future Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel keep Barack Obama on track, or was his selection the first sign of Obama's partisanship getting in the way of his effectiveness? All week, Scott Lilly and David Weigel discuss Obama's transition...Tags: Harry Reid, Trade Dispute, Republican Party, Treaties, Local Elections
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