Congressional Correspondent, Washington Post
Congressional correspondent for the Washington Post
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Shailagh Murray
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Goldman Sachs, Public Anger and a Possible Crackdown on Wall Street After weeks of secret negotiations, the Securities and Exchange Commission aimed at the fattest target on Wall Street and charged Goldman Sachs with securities fraud. Normally such votes are unanimous, but this time it was three to 2 with two Democrats and an Independent prevailing over two Republicans.
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Goldman Sachs, Public Anger and a Possible Crackdown on Wall Street After weeks of secret negotiations, the Securities and Exchange Commission aimed at the fattest target on Wall Street and charged Goldman Sachs with securities fraud. Normally such votes are unanimous, but this time it was three to 2 with two Democrats and an Independent prevailing over two Republicans.
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President Checks in on Senate Healthcare Bill All over the country, members of Congress and other federal officials are facing demonstrators stirred up about healthcare reform. Back in Washington today, six Senators — three Democrats and three Republicans -- briefed President Obama on their effort to reach a consensus. Shailagh Murray reports for the Washington Post .
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Obama Gets SEIU Endorsement, Confusion Surrounds Lewis Switch The Service Employees International Union, which represents two million public employees all over the US, endorsed Barack Obama today. Its president, Andy Stern, says, since union leaders met with the candidates last fall, "The excitement has been building for Obama."
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