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Will the Fed’s require banks to hold on to more collateral?

Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo spoke on Friday about the need to implement new financial regulations that go further than the Dodd-Frank reforms and the Basel III international framework, according to the Financial Times, lending additional support to efforts to bring stability to the financial sector.

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Morning Political Roundup for April 19, 2013…Christine O’Donnel to run Again???…Red Racing Horses

DE-Sen: Christine O’Donnell’s former campaign manager says she’ll make a decision next year on whether to take on Senator Coons for a rematch.

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest 4/16/13: Indian-American candidates rally around Mike Honda

• CA-17: This is pretty awesome. After rolling out endless endorsements from powerful elected officials throughout California and even nationally, here’s Rep. Mike Honda’scapper: an article in the newspaper India Abroad headlined “Five desi stalwarts pitch for Honda.” If you aren’t familiar with the word “desi,” it’s just a general term for people from the Indian subcontinent, often used by members of the Indian diaspora to describe themselves.

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Political Roundup for April 15, 2013…Alaska’s Joe Miller?….Red Racing Horses

AK-Sen: Hillariously bad 2010 candidate Joe Miller (R) has formed an exploratory committee. LG Mead Treadwell would be a far superior candidate to Miller, and Gov. Sean Parnell would be a better nominee than either……

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Political Roundup for April 10, 2013…McConnell bugged?…Red Racing Horses….

The big story of the day is the possible bugging of Mitch McConnell’s campaign headquarters. Mother Jones leaked tape of McConnell and campaign workers discussing oppo research on Ashley Judd…….

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Political Roundup for April 9, 2012…Red Racing Horses

by: BostonPatriot Mitch McConnell is a proud alum today. Senate AK-Sen: The SEIU is airing an ad in support of Sen. Mark Begich (D)….and also Republicans Lisa Murkowski and Don Young. Our fact-checkers are looking into whether this is the first time the …

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Margaret Thatcher…The British ‘iron Lady’ is gone….

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the grocer’s daughter whose overpowering personality, bruising political style and free-market views transformed Britain and transfixed America through the 1980s, died Monday after a stroke, her spokesman said in a statement. She was 87.

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Anthony Weiner and his wife will be in a NY Times Magazine feature….

The Times Magazine article would come just weeks after the Wall Street Journal reportshowing that Weiner had spent over $100,000 on polling and research, leading to speculation that he is preparing a political comeback….

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On North Korea flexxing against America….and What North Korea Realy is….

Americans should be deeply concerned about these events. While the North may eventually be able to put a nuclear weapon on top of a long-range missile and attack the United States, Pyongyang’s bombs can already reach our friends in South Korea and Japan. There is also a danger that North Korea may export nuclear technology to other rogue states, like Iran and terrorist groups.

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Morning Political Roundup for Friday March 22, 2013…Clinton owns Florida right Now…Red Racing Horses

2016-Clinton: PPP says that Clinton would lead Bush and Rubio in Florida were she to run, 53/40 and 56/40, respectively. Her numbers are scary high at this point, and I think they’ll stay there for the time being.

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Political Roundup for February 26, 2013…Red Racing Horses

KY-Sen: Rep. John Yarmuth thinks Ashley Judd will run, and it sounds like she may announce on May 6–Derby Day! No word from Alison Lundergan Grimes on whether Alison Lundergan Grimes will run.

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GOP Gov Scott of Florida Accepts the Federal Affortable Care Medicaid Program after all….

Scott’s announcement represents an about-face for the Republican governor who has ardently opposed the health care reform law and even promised to opt out of the expansion last summer….

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Sen. Inhofe vows to block Hagel vote ‘as long as it takes’.

Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee, tells National Review Online that he will “postpone” the nomination of Chuck Hagel, President Obama’s nominee for secretary of defense.
“I’ll do that for as long as it takes,” he says, firmly. “I’m going to make sure there is a 60-vote margin.”

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Daily Real Clear Politics Polling 2/10/13….Obama Job Approval stays above 50%

President Obama Job Approval above 50%…..Gallup and Rasmussen Polls

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Obama champions Pelosi as Speaker of the House again….

Does the President know something we ALL don’t know?

Or is this a ‘feel good ‘thing for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi?….

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Senate Democrats, please listen carefully to the New York Times…Erick Erickson

The editors of the New York Times often come across as school girls at a Justin Bieber concert when it comes to the Democrats. Thursday, they upped their school girl skirt just a bit more for the Democrats. “If ever there were a moment for Democrats to press their political advantage, this is it,” the editors opined. “Political Power Needs to be Used,” the headline read. The editorial board at the New York Times, ten days after President Obama was sworn in, are impatient for the hope and change they expected last time.

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