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Geithner, Bernanke To Face House Committee Today
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be appearing at a 10 a.m. ET hearing of the House Financial Services Committee. The two are expected to be grilled by members of both parties over the AIG bonuses.

Obama's Day Ahead -- And Press Conference Tonight
President Obama will be making a call at 9:40 a.m. ET from the Oval Office, accompanied by middle school students from the Washington area, to congratulate the astronauts on the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Discovery. At 11 a.m. ET, he will be meeting in the Oval Office with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, to discuss such issues as the financial crisis, climate change, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and arms control. At 8 p.m. ET, Obama will hold a news conference from the East Room.

Biden's Day Ahead
Vice President Biden is meeting for breakfast this morning with Hillary Clinton. He will also host two conference calls to discuss the implementation of the stimulus plan, one with a group of governors and the other with a group of mayors from across the country.

Obama Calls For International Effort To Fix Economy
President Obama has published a new op-ed piece in newspapers around the world, calling for international cooperation as the G-20 countries work to fix the financial crisis and create new regulatory structures. "The nations of the world have a stake in one another," Obama writes. "The United States is ready to join a global effort on behalf of new jobs and sustainable growth. Together, we can learn the lessons of this crisis, and forge a prosperity that is enduring and secure for the 21st century."

WaPo: Government Could Seek New Powers Over Non-Bank Companies
The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration is considering the option of asking Congress to give them the power to take over non-bank financial institutions such as insurance companies, investment firms and hedge funds. In addition to giving the government the power to seize a failing company, there would also be other tools available to prevent a total collapse.

Jindal In DC For NRCC
Bobby Jindal will be in Washington tonight, as the featured speaker for the NRCC's March fundraising dinner.

The Hill: Republicans Want Cheney To Get Off The Stage
The Hill reports that some Republicans are not happy with Dick Cheney's current public presence, and wish he would go away. Said Rep. John Duncan (R-TN): "He became so unpopular while he was in the White House that it would probably be better for us politically if he wouldn't be so public."

Dems To Reform Primary and Caucus Process
The DNC has announced a new commission, headed up by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to reform the party's nominating system for 2012 and beyond. The DNC's press release outlines three goals: "1) changing the window of time during which primaries and caucuses may be held 2) reducing the number of superdelegates and 3) improving the caucus system."


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Geithner doesn't have a hair on his ass if he doesn't come back with "You did read it before you voted for it, didn't you?"

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Funny stuff on Cheney. The GOP does realize that once you let the Rotweiler off the chain, it's not so easy to get Killer back on it?

The same a--hole who has stiff armed the Congress, Courts and even his own President, is now going to listen to some RNC officials?

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I guess they don't know Dick. (With apologies to Jon Stewart.)

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Corporate Fatcats Catch Break; Angry Mob Goes Home For Lack of Carfare
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=6651

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I'm cool with getting rid of unelected delegates, as they're designed to "correct" things resulting from the will of the people, but I don't know how cool I am with the federal government determining how states go about their primary processes. And why compress the time between primaries? To deny a majority of Americans the opportunity to meet the candidates before they vote? This seems wrong-headed in so many ways.

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It's not the "federal government determining how states go about their primary processes," it's the national party.

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What's wrong with America when a radio talk show host can call the President's wife "TRASH IN THE WHITE HOUSE"???

While filling in for the Laura Ingraham radio talk show, guest host Tammy Bruce of Fox News got a bit personal with the Obamas, specifically Michelle Obama. Some would say she was "playing the dozens" while others would call her banter "fighting words". Just what did the openly gay, pro-choice, gun owning, pro-death penalty, progressive feminist say? She referred to the Obamas, specifically Michelle Obama as... "TRASH IN THE WHITE HOUSE"!

FULL STORY with AUDIO: http://okwassup.blogspot.com


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