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Video: Sanders on Parker/Spitzer: Fed’s ‘veil of secrecy’ lifted (CNN)

December 1, 2010

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Video: Sanders on Rachel Maddow Show: GOP Stance on Tax Cuts Absurd (MSNBC)

November 30, 2010

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Fed to Name Recipients of $3.3 Trillion in Aid During Crisis (Bloomberg News)

By Scott Lanman and Craig Torres Original Article The Federal Reserve, under orders from Congress, plans today to identify recipients of $3.3 trillion in emergency aid the central bank provided as it fought the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The Fed intends to post the data on its website at midday in Washington [...]

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Leahy, Sanders vote against temporary ban on congressional earmarks (Burlington Free Press)

By Nicole Gaudiano Original Article WASHINGTON — Vermont’s senators voted against temporarily banning the funding of special projects called

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Sanders: Small Vermont farmers exempted from regulations in food-safety bill (Burlington Free Press)

By Nicole Gaudiano & Sally Pollak Original Article WASHINGTON

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Return of Estate Tax May Impede Extending Bush Cuts (Bloomberg News)

November 29, 2010

By Ryan J. Donmoyer Original Article Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) — Ending the uncertainty over extending Bush-era tax cuts may rest on resolving a decade-long debate over death and taxes. The federal levy on estates is set to increase the most of all as tax cuts expire Jan. 1, jumping from zero to 55 percent for [...]

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Obama’s Deficit Commission Prepares to Carve Its Turkey (Mother Jones)

November 28, 2010

By James Ridgeway Original Article The dread report of the White House

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Sanders repeats call to end tax breaks for rich (Burlington Free Press)

November 27, 2010

By Matt Sutkoski Original Article Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Friday he would use the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress to push once again for the repeal of tax breaks for the wealthy. Appearing with Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry

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Editorial: Let states innovate on health care (The Oregonian)

Original Article If Oregon or other states find better, less costly ways to expand coverage, they should be allowed to opt out of portions of federal health reform Oregon has a history of health reform, a new health authority and a governor-elect who can’t wait to ask the federal government for waivers to allow our [...]

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Sanders: Extending tax breaks to wealthy

November 26, 2010

Press Release Original Article Extending Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

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