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Obama Dares Republicans to Fight Wall St. Bill

By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & GLENN THRUSH For weeks, the White House strategy on financial regulatory reform remained an open question: Would President Barack Obama water down his bill just to get something passed — the way he did on health care?  A Palinesque “Hell no!” was the answer coming from the White House on Wednesday [...]

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The Illinois Way

http://townhall.com/columnists/SandyRios/2009/11/20 /the_illinois_way TOWNHALL.COM By: Sandy Rios “It’s a dream come true!” declared Senator Dick Durbin referring to the economic benefits of bringing terrorists from Gitmo to tiny Thomson, Illinois. “…that’s an opportunity we are not going to miss.” The Chicago Sun-Times chided opponents with an editorial entitled “Don’t Let Fear Decide Fate of Gitmo Inmates.” [...]

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