New House rules reflect Democrats' election win - Yahoo News
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Obama says his plan with tax cuts to get quick OK - The State
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He ...

Obama Sits Down With Pelosi - CBS News
President-elect Barack Obama is reaching out to congressional leaders today. He started this morning meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill. The discussion, which lasted just under an hour, was dominated by talk of a massive economic ...

Nancy Pelosi's House - Spectator.org
The Democrats are considering rolling back the reforms adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives after the Republicans took control in 1995. That means eliminating the term limits for committee chairs and making it even more difficult for the ...

Aide: Obama supports US$300M tax cut plan - China Post
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama, commencing face-to-face consultations with congressional leaders Monday, is embracing an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to US$300 billion. Obama said the country faces an "extraordinary economic challenge ...

Obama pushes stimulus plan on Hill - The Washington Times
He met in the morning with Mrs. Pelosi and in the afternoon with Mr. Reid just prior to the full meeting with leaders from both parties. Mr. Obama spoke to reporters at each meeting, and the tone of his remarks on the future of the U.S. economy was ...

Bipartisan Group May Launch Dingell-for-Speaker Protest Vote Tuesday - FOX News
A number of Republicans and some Democrats are considering a protest vote against Nancy Pelosi for House speaker when lawmakers convene Tuesday afternoon to launch the 111th Congress, FOX News has learned. Once the House is sworn in, one of its first ...

President-elect Obama hits Washington with economic policy on his mind - New York Daily News
Barack Obama visited congressional Democrats to drum up support for his economic plan. President-elect Barack Obama working on a $300B tax cut plan Congress gets ready to build stimulus package Obama's girls in D.C. for school start Emotional Obama ...

New House rules reflect Democrats' election win - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : House Democrats unveiled internal rules Monday that would end Republican-imposed, six-year term limits on committee chairmen and make it harder for GOP lawmakers to offer alternative legislation. In changing how the House operates ...

Obama says his plan with tax cuts to get quick OK - Denver Post
President-elect Barack Obama, flanked by Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, left, and Council of Economic Advisers Chair-designate Christina Romer meets with members of his economic team at his transition office in Washington, Monday, Jan ...