Ex-Sen. Stevens Blasts FBI Agent, Witness

January 26, 2009

Witness for the prosecution time: Mary Beth Kepner, the lead FBI agent in the case against former GOP Sen. Ted Stevens, reportedly was romantically involved with Alaska CEO Bill Allen, who gave key testimony against Stevens.

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Obama Signals Major Shift on Government

January 26, 2009

Max Stier echoes POTUS’s statement that “The question we ask today is not whether government is too big or too small, but whether it works.” This glosses over the real changes Obama’s agenda demands.

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NY Sen. Gillibrand's Political Bloodlines

January 26, 2009

Michael Barone, mentat of political trivia, details the interesting political history and family connections of Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s newest Senator – he thinks she’ll probably be primaried in 2010, and that it’s possible Republicans could take her House seat.

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Geithner Approved as TreasSec, 60-34

January 26, 2009

Noted derivatives trader Tim Geithner was confirmed tonight as Treasury Secretary. He’s expected to devote most of his attention to the problem of making several hundred thousand bank employees small enough to fit on the head of a pin.

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