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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.4541 Medicare Part D Long-Term Care Patient Protection Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/47888</id>
  <entry>
    <title>'60 Minutes' Financial Crisis Expos&#195;&#169; Ignores Election Ramifications</title>
    <link href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/10/27/60-minutes-financial-crisis-piece-ignores-election-ramifications" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-27:/commentary/3239991</id>
    <updated>2008-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NewsBusters.org blogs </name>
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[I]t was the House that got CFMA through the legislative process by initially passing HR 4541 with almost unanimous support. In fact, the final vote cast on October 19, 2000, was 377-4. 180 Democrats, including current Speaker Nancy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/10/27/60-minutes-financial-crisis-piece-ignores-election-ramifications"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>'60 Minutes' Financial Crisis Expos&#195;&#169; Ignores Election Ramifications</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/10/27/60-minutes-financial-crisis-piece-ignores-election-ramifications" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-27:/commentary/3137005</id>
    <updated>2008-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>newsbusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias </name>
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[I]t was the House that got CFMA through the legislative process by initially passing HR 4541 with almost unanimous support. In fact, the final vote cast on October 19, 2000, was 377-4. 180 Democrats, including current Speaker Nancy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/10/27/60-minutes-financial-crisis-piece-ignores-election-ramifications"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Credit Default Swaps, Idiots in Congress, Enron and Phil Gramm</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-26:/commentary/3096650</id>
    <updated>2008-10-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Early Retirement Forums </name>
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GovTrack: House Vote On Passage: HR 4541 [106th]: Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 But it was Phil Gramm who initiated the Act, just after Bush was elected in 2000. "A few days after the Supreme Court made George W. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f50/credit-default-swaps-idiots-in-congress-enron-and-phil-gramm-40087.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Definition Of Economic Insanity: Handing Paulson A Blank Check For ...</title>
    <link href="http://crooksandliars.com/2008/09/20/definition-of-economic-insanity-handing-paulson-a-blank-check-for-bailouts/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-18:/commentary/3364732</id>
    <updated>2008-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Crooks and Liars </name>
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Its so much bigger than Cheney or the Republicans. Its nearly every single member of Congress. The "Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000" (H.R. 4541) deregulation bill passed 377-4. The "nays" were two Reps and two Dems. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://crooksandliars.com/2008/09/20/definition-of-economic-insanity-handing-paulson-a-blank-check-for-bailouts/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction - Part 2</title>
    <link href="http://www.heartlandviews.org/2008/10/financial-weapons-of-mass-destruction_10.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/commentary/3137006</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Heartland Views </name>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 was first introduced in both Houses of Congress (S.2697, HR4541) in June, 2000. At the time, cosponsor Sen. Phil Gramm proclaimed that the "bill eliminates the legal uncertainty that today ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.heartlandviews.org/2008/10/financial-weapons-of-mass-destruction_10.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>More on Causes of the Credit Crisis</title>
    <link href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2008/10/more-on-causes-of-the-credit-crisis.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/commentary/2944525</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ataxingmatter </name>
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Statement of Tom Ewing, Ill, Chair, Subcomm. on Risk Management, Research &amp; Specialty Crops, House Comm. on Agriculture, Hearing on Commodities Future Modernization Act, HR 4541, June 14, 2000 (asserting the importance of passing a bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2008/10/more-on-causes-of-the-credit-crisis.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dennis The Peasant: Plan? We Don' Need No Steenkin' Plan...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/3364731</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dennis The Peasant </name>
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Related Bills: H.R.4541. Latest Major Action: 8/25/2000 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 766. Senate Reports: 106-390 COSPONSORS(2), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dennisthepeasant.typepad.com/dennis_the_peasant/2008/09/plan-we-don-need-no-steenkin-plan.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Streisand singing for Obama. Fundraiser offers $28500 dinner ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/3364730</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KansasCity.com Prime Buzz - Today's political... </name>
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4541 (Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000) and sent it to the Senate on October 19, 2000. 2. The Senate had already approved the companion bill, S. 2697, on August 25, 2000. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/14426"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bank of America in Talks to Acquire Merrill Lynch - Mergers ...</title>
    <link href="http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/bank-of-america-in-talks-to-buy-merrill-lynch/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-14:/commentary/3364729</id>
    <updated>2008-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DealBook </name>
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Finally, I would like to thank Chairman COMBEST, Chairman LEACH, Chairman BLILEY and all the Ranking Members who have worked so hard on this legislation, particularly to pass the H.R. 4541 version of this bill through the House, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/bank-of-america-in-talks-to-buy-merrill-lynch/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Olbermann Blames McCain for Bipartisan Clinton-signed &#226;&#8364;&#732;Enron Loophole&#226;&#8364;&#8482;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2491633</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>More About Politics </name>
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Almost two years ago, NewsBusters wondered when media would begin reporting Enron&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s ties to higher oil and gas prices. Recently, we&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve gotten our answer: when it could be blamed on the Republican presidential nominee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://moreaboutpolitics.info/moreaboutpolitics/?p=15224"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Olbermann Blames McCain for Bipartisan Clinton-signed &#226;&#8364;&#732;Enron Loophole&#226;&#8364;&#8482;</title>
    <link href="http://www.conservativesyndicate.us/olbermann-blames-mccain-for-bipartisan-clinton-signed-enron-loophole/06/20/2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2433828</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Conservative Syndicate </name>
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Almost two years ago, NewsBusters wondered when media would begin reporting Enron&amp;#39;s ties to higher oil and gas prices. Recently, we&amp;#39;ve gotten our answer: when it could be blamed on the Republican presidential nominee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.conservativesyndicate.us/olbermann-blames-mccain-for-bipartisan-clinton-signed-enron-loophole/06/20/2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>how to protect and beautify your harvey corman</title>
    <link href="http://harveycorman.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-protect-and-beautify-your-harvey_5453.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-18:/commentary/3137007</id>
    <updated>2008-03-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Harvey Corman </name>
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the harvey corman sent the senate a deregulation harvey corman (hr 4541) on thursday that would enable investors to buy futures contracts on individual stocks. these contracts are the equivalent of bets, or educated guesses, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://harveycorman.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-protect-and-beautify-your-harvey_5453.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 4541: To amend title XVIII of the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/commentary/1388215</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us </name>
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Geoff Davis [R-KY] introduced HR 4541: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-4541"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 4541, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/commentary/1448746</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... </name>
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HR 4541 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4541.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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