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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1461 Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act</title>
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  <updated>2011-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Why Was This A Violation&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; - Dumps - Dumps</title>
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      <name>Dumps </name>
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In 2005, both parties were looking for reform of GSE&amp;#39;s (HR 1461 and S 190), they just couldn&amp;#39;t agree on the details. Here&amp;#39;s a good link if you want to read about it.: http://www.allbusiness.com/government/532756-1. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yiyu.us/why-was-this-a-violation-%E2%80%A6/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Services Reform Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-11:/commentary/10091024</id>
    <updated>2010-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Services Jobs London </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the Financial Services Committee, initiated a lobbying reform (HR 1461), and Fannie and Freddie set out to weaken it. The [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialservicesjobslondon.com/financial-services-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Who Stole the American Dream? // Current</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-03:/commentary/10008077</id>
    <updated>2010-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (H.R. 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&amp;#39;s lobbyists set out to weaken it. The bill was rendered so toothless that Card called ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://current.com/news/92843637_who-stole-the-american-dream.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ann Coulter &amp;amp; Sean Hannity: Democrat Politics | Voters Unite ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-20:/commentary/9800191</id>
    <updated>2010-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Voters Unite </name>
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The Republicans tried repeatedly to tighten Regulation on Fannie and Freddy and head off this mess. The Democrats blocked them! Look up House bill H.R. 1461 and Senate bill S-190. pcc68 Says: November 21st, 2010 at 9:32 am ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politics.votersunite.com/ann-coulter-sean-hannity-democrat-politics.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Archangel Michael: Freddie Mac</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-12:/commentary/9735014</id>
    <updated>2010-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Archangel Michael </name>
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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1461 &amp;middot; ^ Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1427 &amp;middot; ^ &amp;quot;Report of the Special Examination of Fannie Mae May 2006&amp;quot; (PDF). Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thearchangelmichael.blogspot.com/2010/11/freddie-mac.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>George W. Bush&amp;#39;s Decision Points</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-08:/commentary/9748374</id>
    <updated>2010-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Flopping Aces </name>
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At the same time, the House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.floppingaces.net/2010/11/09/george-w-bushs-decision-points/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>pres clinton housing act 1992</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-05:/commentary/9671105</id>
    <updated>2010-11-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lebaol Blog. Welcome </name>
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Sep 16, 2008 In 2005 the Republican Congress House GOP leaders put forward HR 1461 [109th]: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005. 1992, Federal Housing Enterprises&amp;#39; Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1997, Andrew M. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lebaol2.cz.cc/archives/6435&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>jonkowski&amp;#39;s sinuses: From &amp;quot;Fannie Mae-Wikipedia&amp;quot; , particularly ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>jonkowski's sinuses </name>
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At the same time, the House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jonkowskissinuses.blogspot.com/2010/11/from-fannie-mae-wikipedia-particularly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republicans Not Serious If They Pick Bachus Over Royce - Hit &amp;amp; Run ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hit &amp; Run </name>
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shrike|11.4.10 @ 7:26PM|#. Address Bush&amp;#39;s commitment to sub-prime loans! The mechanics of killing HR 1461 is secondary. Why was Bush so hopped up on sub-prime? reply to this. |11.4.10 @ 7:21PM|#. Even if Bush &amp;quot;killed it&amp;quot; by convincing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/2010/11/04/republicans-not-serious-if-the&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How George Bush and the Private Mortgage Market Created The ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Musings </name>
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Instead, provisions of HR 1461 that expand mortgage purchasing authority would lessen the housing GSEs&amp;#39; commitment to low-income homebuyers. [9]. Conclusion: President Bush had directed HUD to require the GSEs to meet the 56% low income ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mixermuse.com/blog/2010/10/14/how-george-bush-and-the-private-mortgage-market-created-the-perfect-storm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The TRUTH and nothing more (SHEEPLE)</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (HR 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&amp;#39;s lobbyists set out to weaken it. [...] During this period, Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usaads.biz/phoenix/community/politics/the-truth-and-nothing-more-sheeple/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Why did Dodd, Kerry, Obama and Clinton fight the feds in their ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dentalhygiene.tk/why-did-dodd-kerry-obama-and-clinton-fight-the-feds-in-their-investigations-of-freddie-mac-and-fannie-mae/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Dental Health Magazine </name>
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... The administration did not accept half-measures. In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (HR 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&amp;#39;s [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dentalhygiene.tk/why-did-dodd-kerry-obama-and-clinton-fight-the-feds-in-their-investigations-of-freddie-mac-and-fannie-mae/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Disaster of 2008: Bush got the blame, but democrats did ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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At the same time, the House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economicdisasterof2008.blogspot.com/2010/10/bush-got-blame-but-democrats-did-dirt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mutui fantasma &#187; Mondocane - Blog - L&amp;#39;espresso</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9341954</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Oppure se vuoi possiamo aprlare della H.R 1461 dei primi mesi del 2005. Quanto al resto dell&amp;#39; articolo, che dire, si parla di &#8221; esotic mortgages &#8220;, dimneticando che molti di essi sono addirittura nati prima di Bush Presidente. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://carlucci.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2010/10/07/mutui-fantasma/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Proof Wall Street Knew Its Mortgage Securities Were Subpar ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;In the 109th Congress (2005-2006), the House overwhelmingly approved (331 to 90) HR 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, designed &amp;quot;to create a stronger regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&amp;quot; The Senate, still controlled by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/25/wall-street-subprime-crisis_n_739294.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Who else is angry about leftist Obama implementing the TARP Bailouts?</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Heavy Duty Tarps </name>
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H.R. 1461 was passed by the House in October 2005, despite President Bush&amp;#39;s opposition to the House version. The legislation met with Democratic and Republican opposition and the Senate never took up the House-passed version for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heavydutytarps.org/who-else-is-angry-about-leftist-obama-implementing-the-tarp-bailouts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>9/11 &#8211; We Must Never Forget &#171; DRUDGE RETORT</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DRUDGE RETORT </name>
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I meant to say H.R.1461, not S. 1461. H.R. 1461 was sponsered by Republicans and S. 1656 was, as you say, sponsered by Democrats. My hat&amp;#39;s off to them for that. Still in all, they were both defeated by a Democratically controlled ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drudgeretort.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/911-we-must-never-forget/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Meltdown.....Sub Prime Zero Down Bush - Politics - People&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-21:/commentary/8971275</id>
    <updated>2010-08-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In October 2005 the House, by a vote of 331-90, passed a bill HR 1461 written by Frank and Oxley which included TITLE I--REFORM OF REGULATION OF ENTERPRISES AND FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS to establish a new federal regulator created for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peoplespoliticsiii.yuku.com/topic/15626&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Did Mccain Really Try To Start Legislation In 2004 To Reform ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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James McGovern [D-MA]: On behalf of Catholic Charities USA, the national association of Catholic social services agencies and institutions serving over seven million people in need every year, I urge you to support H.R. 1461, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://frfry.com/autos/20100819/did-mccain-really-try-to-start-legislation-in-2004-to-reform-fannie-and-freddie-only-to-be-stopped-by-democrat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fannie, Freddie Reform: Treasury Department Holds All-Star ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-16:/commentary/8955422</id>
    <updated>2010-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The regulatory regime envisioned by H.R. 1461 is considerably weaker than that which governs other large, complex financial institutions. This regime is of particular concern given that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac currently hold only ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/fannie-freddie-reform-tre_n_684441.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama On His Mind: McCain Still Campaigning Against &amp;#39;08 Rival | TPMDC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-11:/commentary/8932665</id>
    <updated>2010-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In the 109th Congress (2005-2006), the House overwhelmingly approved (331 to 90) HR 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, designed &amp;quot;to create a stronger regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&amp;quot; The Senate, still controlled by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/obama-on-his-mind-mccain-still-campaigning-against-08-rival.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Why No One Is Trying to Kill Fannie and Freddie - Hit &amp;amp; Run ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8777680</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reason Magazine Full Feed </name>
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1- the GSE Reform Act of 2005 (HR 1461/S190) was squashed by the Bushpigs. 2- FNM/FRE were put into receivership in Sep 08 instead of ch 11. 3- FNM/FRE originate no loans or take no deposits. They exist as a mortgage finance agent only. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/2010/07/26/why-no-one-is-trying-to-kill-f&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Residential Real Estate Crash Index Message Board - Msg: 26694242</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8731004</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SI - The Residential Real Estate Crash Index </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (H.R. 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&amp;#39;s lobbyists set out to weaken it. During this period, Sen. Richard Shelby led a small ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=26694242&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Video Evidence McCain and Bush both Warned Democrats Early On ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8726128</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>POST SCRIPTS </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (H.R. 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&amp;#39;s lobbyists set out to weaken it. [...] During this period, Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.norcalblogs.com/post_scripts/2010/07/mccain-and-bush-bothed-wa.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress&amp;#39; Election-Year Deficit Fears Risk Plunging Nation Back ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-18:/commentary/9208216</id>
    <updated>2010-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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&amp;quot;In the 109th Congress (2005-2006), the House overwhelmingly approved (331 to 90) HR 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, designed &amp;quot;to create a stronger regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&amp;quot; The Senate, still controlled by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/19/congress-election-year-de_n_618320.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;quot;Failed Philosophy&amp;quot; of Deregulation Open Thread - Hit &amp;amp; Run ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8515327</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hit &amp; Run </name>
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There was bipartisan opposition to HR 1461, shrike. And I love the irony of you bringing up Fannie and Freddie in a discussion of regulation: giant GSEs that regulate home lending and then crash and burn, losing perhaps $1 trillion, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/2010/06/15/failed-philosophy-of-deregulat&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dismissal of Grad Students&amp;#39; Union Petition Invites NLRB Review</title>
    <link href="http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2010/06/articles/labormanagement-relations/dismissal-of-grad-students-union-petition-invites-nlrb-review/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8481042</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington DC Employment Law Update </name>
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The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act (HR 1461, S. 813) would effectively allow private university students who serve as teaching and research assistants to form or join a union.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2010/06/articles/labormanagement-relations/dismissal-of-grad-students-union-petition-invites-nlrb-review/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Will Graduate Students Soon Have the Right to Unionize?</title>
    <link href="http://robertfitzpatrick.blogspot.com/2010/06/will-graduate-students-soon-have-right.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-07:/commentary/8455399</id>
    <updated>2010-06-07T17:20:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fitzpatrick on Employment Law</name>
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Both the House and Senate have introduced the Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act (H.R. 1461, S. 813), a bill that would reverse the Brown University decision by permitting private university students serving as teaching and research assistants to form and join a union.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robertfitzpatrick.blogspot.com/2010/06/will-graduate-students-soon-have-right.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WORLDmag.com | Community | Blog Archive | US debt projected to ...</title>
    <link href="http://online.worldmag.com/2010/06/07/us-debt-projected-to-overtake-gdp/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-06:/commentary/8487609</id>
    <updated>2010-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WORLDmag.com | Community </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (H.R. 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&amp;#39;s lobbyists set out to weaken it. The bill was rendered so toothless that Card called ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.worldmag.com/2010/06/07/us-debt-projected-to-overtake-gdp/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>POLITICO MAFIOSO: HAYWORTH CONTRIBUTED TO HOUSING COLLAPSE</title>
    <link href="http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2010/05/hayworth-contributed-to-housing.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-07:/commentary/8266655</id>
    <updated>2010-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POLITICO MAFIOSO </name>
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H.R. 1461 would raise by 50 percent the maximum size mortgage Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could buy. This language hurts the very basic functions of GSEs to provide liquidity and help lower-income home buyers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2010/05/hayworth-contributed-to-housing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NYU Grad Student Assistants Petition for Union Recognition</title>
    <link href="http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2010/05/articles/labormanagement-relations/nyu-grad-student-assistants-petition-for-union-recognition/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8266656</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington DC Employment Law Update </name>
    </author>
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The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act (HR 1461, S. 813) would effectively allow private university students who serve as teaching and research assistants to form or join a union. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2010/05/articles/labormanagement-relations/nyu-grad-student-assistants-petition-for-union-recognition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Two Items From the Department of DON&amp;#39;T SPEND A DIME ON THIS ...</title>
    <link href="http://reason.com/blog/2010/05/05/two-items-from-the-department" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8253390</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hit &amp; Run </name>
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It&amp;#39;s my understanding that Bush preferred S. 190: Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 over H.R. 1461, but considering Bush signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which was a Democratic party sponsored ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/2010/05/05/two-items-from-the-department&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fox &amp;amp; Friends falsly claim: Fannie and Freddie &#8220;got us into ...</title>
    <link href="http://confrontaal.org/wordpress/?p=4625" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8165378</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pointer's Weekly </name>
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At the same time, the House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://confrontaal.org/wordpress/?p=4625&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reg Reform Bill Slammed By Dem Insiders, Economic Experts In Reid ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/exclusive-dem-insiders-ec_n_544187.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-19:/commentary/8186554</id>
    <updated>2010-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post </name>
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So Obama was the sole reason HR 1461 (Federal Housing Reform Act) wasn&amp;#39;t passed in 2005? You fail to mention that republicans were the majority then and the bill never got passed committee. Not to mention the Bush administration OPPOSED ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/exclusive-dem-insiders-ec_n_544187.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mr. Conservative &#187; How Will President Obama React to the National ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.lubbockonline.com/conservative/2010/04/15/how-will-president-obama-react-to-the-national-day-of-prayer-ruling/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-14:/commentary/8135106</id>
    <updated>2010-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mr. Conservative </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (H.R. 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&amp;#39;s lobbyists set out to weaken it. [...] During this period, Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.lubbockonline.com/conservative/2010/04/15/how-will-president-obama-react-to-the-national-day-of-prayer-ruling/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Americium Dream Distractions: amer&amp;#39;dreaming on the job!</title>
    <link href="http://amerdreamduh.blogspot.com/2010/03/amerdreaming-on-job.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/7943641</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americium Dream Distractions </name>
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2005: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act (H.R. 1461) . an effort to reform the existing GSE regulatory structure in light of the recent accounting problems and questionable management actions leading to considerable income restatements ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amerdreamduh.blogspot.com/2010/03/amerdreaming-on-job.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Question re: Democrat opposition to Federal Housing Finance Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.quanrel.net/question-re-democrat-opposition-to-federal-housing-finance-reform-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7924978</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Quanrel Money </name>
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James McGovern [D-MA]: On behalf of Catholic Charities USA, the national association of Catholic social services agencies and institutions serving over seven million people in need every year, I urge you to support H.R. 1461, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quanrel.net/question-re-democrat-opposition-to-federal-housing-finance-reform-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Choosing Real Estate - Shocking Video Unearthed Democrats in their ...</title>
    <link href="http://choosingrealestate.com/2010/03/shocking-video-unearthed-democrats-in-their-own-words-coveri/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823226</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Choosing Real Estate </name>
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You can also do your own research on H.R. 1461 [109th]: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 and how there was bipartisan support until the GOP leadership killed it. The bottom line is, Congress was a rubber stamp for Bush from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://choosingrealestate.com/2010/03/shocking-video-unearthed-democrats-in-their-own-words-coveri/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Finance reform act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://absolon.fantasae.com/mediawiki/hblogs/10022203/finance-reform-act-of-2005/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-20:/commentary/7747711</id>
    <updated>2010-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Absolon </name>
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&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;HR 1461--109th Congress: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005. (2005). In GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation). Retrieved Jan 15, 2010, ...&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;18 Sep 2008 ... It has now been widely reported that John McCain ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://absolon.fantasae.com/mediawiki/hblogs/10022203/finance-reform-act-of-2005/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Finance reform act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://atilano.fantasae.com/mediawiki/hblogs/10022203/finance-reform-act-of-2005/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-20:/commentary/7747710</id>
    <updated>2010-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Atilano </name>
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&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;HR 1461--109th Congress: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005. (2005). In GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation). Retrieved Jan 15, 2010, ...&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;20 Sep 2008 ... The House version of the bill was the Federal ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://atilano.fantasae.com/mediawiki/hblogs/10022203/finance-reform-act-of-2005/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Finance reform act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://atara-aljoscha.fantasae.com/mediawiki/hblogs/10022203/finance-reform-act-of-2005/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-20:/commentary/7686865</id>
    <updated>2010-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Atara Aljoscha </name>
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&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;HR 1461--109th Congress: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005. (2005). In GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation). Retrieved Jan 15, 2010, ...&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;After six years, FDIC reform is finally a reality: the Federal .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://atara-aljoscha.fantasae.com/mediawiki/hblogs/10022203/finance-reform-act-of-2005/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>There&amp;#39;s hope for America&amp;#39;s Future&#8230; - Harvest Heartbeat International</title>
    <link href="http://hheartbeat.com/?p=1362" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-15:/commentary/7725402</id>
    <updated>2010-02-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Harvest Heartbeat International </name>
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Wait a minute; the Republicans passed a bill through the House in 2005 called &#8220;The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005&#8221; (HR 1461.) This bill expressly stated that a &#8220;Federal Housing Finance Agency&#8221; would have &#8220;Authority over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hheartbeat.com/?p=1362&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>It&amp;#39;s All Bush&amp;#39;s Fault ???</title>
    <link href="http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/da_kings_men/2010/01/25/its-all-bushs-fault/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7444209</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Da King's Men </name>
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S.190 promptly ran into controversies over policy differences between the House version (H.R. 1461, 109th) and the Senate edition in terms of housing requirements, portfolio limits, and program/product approval. [NAHB] From the National ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/da_kings_men/2010/01/25/its-all-bushs-fault/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Krugman: Bankers Without a Clue | Drudge Retort</title>
    <link href="http://www.drudge.com/archive/129067/krugman-bankers-without-clue" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/8692795</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Drudge Retort </name>
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In the 109th Congress (2005-2006), the House overwhelmingly approved (331 to 90) HR 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, designed &amp;quot;to create a stronger regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&amp;quot; The Senate, still controlled by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drudge.com/archive/129067/krugman-bankers-without-clue&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Krugman: Bankers Without a Clue | Drudge Retort</title>
    <link href="http://www.drudge.com/news/129067/krugman-bankers-without-clue" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7372652</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Drudge Retort </name>
    </author>
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In the 109th Congress (2005-2006), the House overwhelmingly approved (331 to 90) HR 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, designed &amp;quot;to create a stronger regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&amp;quot; The Senate, still controlled by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drudge.com/news/129067/krugman-bankers-without-clue&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Say Anything &#187; Happy New Year: Unemployment Rate Stays At 10% In ...</title>
    <link href="http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/happy_new_year_unemployment_rate_stays_at_10_in_december/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-07:/commentary/9735015</id>
    <updated>2010-01-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Say Anything </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (H.R. 1461), and Fannie and Freddie&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s lobbyists set out to weaken it. &amp;amp;heellip;. During this period, Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/happy_new_year_unemployment_rate_stays_at_10_in_december/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Timeline shows Bush, McCain warning Dems of financial and housing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.phonienews.com/220/timeline-shows-bush-mccain-warning-dems-of-financial-and-housing-crisis-meltdown/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/8743950</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial News </name>
    </author>
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The GOP did not have the votes to get it passed through the Senate, even though H.R.1461 passed through the House. The Health Care Bill is similar&#8230;health care for everyone&#8230;lt&amp;#39;s a &#8220;right&#8221;&#8230;same as a House for everyone(CRA)&#8230;it&amp;#39;s a &#8220;right&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.phonienews.com/220/timeline-shows-bush-mccain-warning-dems-of-financial-and-housing-crisis-meltdown/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dorsey Shaw: Keith Olbermann Calls Joe Lieberman A &amp;#39;Senatorial ...</title>
    <link href="http://airamerica.com/really/12-16-2009/keith-olbermann-calls-joe-lieberman-prostitute/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/7099966</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News from Air America </name>
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Ahmad-you mention Anthony Weiner...didn&amp;#39;t he vote against H.R. 1461(109), that was designed to establish a regulator against Fannie and Freddie? Yep...that was him. Yeah right...we need more like him, huh? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://airamerica.com/really/12-16-2009/keith-olbermann-calls-joe-lieberman-prostitute/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rove Blames the Economy Melting Down on Fannie and Freddie | Video ...</title>
    <link href="http://crooksandliars.com/node/33258" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/7127240</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Crooks and Liars </name>
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Rove also forgot to mention that the evil Barney Frank voted FOR HR 1461 (in committee), which was the House bill to regulate Freddie and Fannie, and the bill passed with a bi-partisan vote in the House. Then it got to the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crooksandliars.com/node/33258&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rove Blames the Economy Melting Down on Fannie and Freddie | Video ...</title>
    <link href="http://crooksandliars.com/heather/rove-blames-economy-melting-down-fannie-an" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/7064818</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Crooks and Liars </name>
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Rove also forgot to mention that the evil Barney Frank voted FOR HR 1461 (in committee), which was the House bill to regulate Freddie and Fannie, and the bill passed with a bi-partisan vote in the House. Then it got to the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crooksandliars.com/heather/rove-blames-economy-melting-down-fannie-an&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rove Blames the Economy Melting Down on Fannie and Freddie | Video ...</title>
    <link href="http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/rove-blames-economy-melting-down-fannie-an" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/6886901</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Crooks and Liars </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rove also forgot to mention that the evil Barney Frank voted FOR HR 1461 (in committee), which was the House bill to regulate Freddie and Fannie, and the bill passed with a bi-partisan vote in the House. Then it got to the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/rove-blames-economy-melting-down-fannie-an&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>? Encircling Mendacity: Barney Frank Regulation of Fannie Mae and ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatqmark.blogspot.com/2009/11/barney-frank-regulation-of-fannie-mae.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6747207</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>? Encircling Mendacity </name>
    </author>
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The Frank/Oxley bill referred to in the New Yorker article is in fact H.R. 1461 The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005. What I don&amp;#39;t know but strongly suspect (and seems to be confirmed by a Google Search) is that this H.R. 1461 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatqmark.blogspot.com/2009/11/barney-frank-regulation-of-fannie-mae.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney in Bad Decline</title>
    <link href="http://powip.com/2009/11/barney-in-bad-decline/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6652453</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POWIP </name>
    </author>
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Are you talking H.R. 1461, queeer dawg? It passed the House but was shot down in the Senate, which means it couldn&amp;#39;t possibly have been Barneeee Fwank&amp;#39;s fault, you cocksucking queeeeer. And how about this delicious piece of Social ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://powip.com/2009/11/barney-in-bad-decline/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Freddie Mac CFO Gets $5.5 Million &#187; Blogs For Victory</title>
    <link href="http://blogsforvictory.com/2009/10/25/freddie-mac-cfo-gets-55-million/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6550634</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blogs For Victory </name>
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At the same time, the House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogsforvictory.com/2009/10/25/freddie-mac-cfo-gets-55-million/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>- Bakersfield.com - More than before.</title>
    <link href="http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/witterpitters/50915" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6473445</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent Blog Posts: Bakersfield.com </name>
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At the same time, the House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/witterpitters/50915&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Obamas&amp;#39; 17th Anniversary - Political Punch</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/10/the-obamas-17th-anniversary.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6345263</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Punch </name>
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H.R. 1461 passed the House by a strong majority, 122 Democrats voted in favor of it.. but it died in committee in the Senate. If it was so important why didn&amp;#39;t they get it done? I&amp;#39;m still not seeing any evidence of a major effort by the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/10/the-obamas-17th-anniversary.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6345265</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Say Anything </name>
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In the 109th Congress (2005-2006), the House overwhelmingly approved (331 to 90) HR 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, designed &#8220;to create a stronger regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&#8221; HR 1461 remained stalled in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/america_has_not_added_any_non-government_jobs_in_over_a_decade/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>America Has Not Added Any Non-Government Jobs In Over A Decade ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6291298</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Say Anything </name>
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In the 109th Congress (2005-2006), the House overwhelmingly approved (331 to 90) HR 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, designed &#8220;to create a stronger regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&#8221; HR 1461 remained stalled in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/america_has_not_added_any_non-government_jobs_in_over_a_decade&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Student Loan Bill Passes House - Private, &amp;quot;for profit&amp;quot; cut out ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/student-loan-bill-passes-house-private-profit-cut-out" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/6143482</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Economic Populist - Speak Your Mind... </name>
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George Miller also introduced a bill (H.R. 1461), to cover teaching and research assistants as university employees instead of students, which causes them to be underpaid and overworked. Oh yeah, the bill also cuts off Acorn from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/student-loan-bill-passes-house-private-profit-cut-out&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Heckler At Obama Speech to Congress: &amp;#39;You Lie!&amp;#39; | Barack Obama</title>
    <link href="http://obamashow.com/obama-speech/heckler-at-obama-speech-to-congress-you-lie" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6087319</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Barack Obama </name>
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If you&amp;#39;re referring to HR 1461 (2005), it made it through the house and did not make it to the floor of the senate because Bush threatened a veto (he wanted privatization of fannie/freddie). Reps controlled both houses of congress as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamashow.com/obama-speech/heckler-at-obama-speech-to-congress-you-lie&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>housing finance reform act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.finance-res.com/housing-finance-reform-act-of-2005/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-03:/commentary/8105221</id>
    <updated>2009-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Finance Resource </name>
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Bill Introduced: HR1461 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act .. Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for HR1461 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005&#227;&#8364;&#8364;-&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.finance-res.com/housing-finance-reform-act-of-2005/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kennedy&amp;#39;s Big Government Paternalism - Reason Magazine</title>
    <link href="http://reason.com/archives/2009/08/31/kennedys-big-government-patern" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-30:/commentary/6383563</id>
    <updated>2009-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reason Magazine </name>
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Bush killed GSE Reform (HR 1461) Bush and his American Dream Downpayment Act. I grew up in the industry and I am smarter than you are, RcDean. Quit listening to the Fat Redneck Limbaugh. reply to this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/archives/2009/08/31/kennedys-big-government-patern&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hit &amp;amp; Run &amp;gt; New at Reason: Cathy Young on Ted Kennedy&amp;#39;s Big ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/135787.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-30:/commentary/5991752</id>
    <updated>2009-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reason Magazine - Hit &amp; Run </name>
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Bush killed GSE Reform (HR 1461) Bush and his American Dream Downpayment Act. I grew up in the industry and I am smarter than you are, RcDean. Quit listening to the Fat Redneck Limbaugh. shrike | August 31, 2009, 7:02pm | # ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reason.com/blog/show/135787.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big Dogs House &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Obama Urges Senate Democrats To ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-urges-senate-democrats-to-punch-back-harder/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-07:/commentary/5795712</id>
    <updated>2009-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Dogs House </name>
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In 2005 for instance HR 1461 passed through the House and beyond Frank's control but was stalled in the Senate, classic do nothing 109th congress style. We're talking about a time when Republicans controlled both houses of Congress so ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onebigdog.net/obama-urges-senate-democrats-to-punch-back-harder/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats were WARNED of Financial crisis and did NOTHING ...</title>
    <link href="http://vaccountancy.com/democrats-were-warned-of-financial-crisis-and-did-nothing.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-07:/commentary/5782890</id>
    <updated>2009-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Accounting Information Center : Accounting Systems </name>
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He DID not block HR 1461, the House version of the bill, because HR1461 PASSED the House on Oct. 26, 2005 and was referred to the Senate Banking committee where it died. It died because GW Bush released a policy statement saying he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vaccountancy.com/democrats-were-warned-of-financial-crisis-and-did-nothing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Snitchin&amp;#39; on something fishy | DGreport.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/08/06/snitchin-on-something-fishy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5857516</id>
    <updated>2009-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DGreport.com </name>
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At the same time, the House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/08/06/snitchin-on-something-fishy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Excerpts of the President's Opening Remarks at Tonight's News ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5635632</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pork Franks </name>
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ABC News&quot;There was an amendment proposed to dedicate 5% of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac profits to a fund for affordable housing (see HR.1461 for language). ...Democrats Hurry Up to Pass Subprime Socialized Health CareRushLimbaugh.com ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://barneyfrank.biz/?p=502&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Excerpts of the President's Opening Remarks at Tonight's News ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/07/excerpts-of-the-presidents-opening-remarks-at-tonights-news-conference.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5623901</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Punch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&quot;The House also introduced similar legislation, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 1461), in the Spring of 2005. The House Financial Services Committee had crafted changes and produced a Committee Report by July 2005 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/07/excerpts-of-the-presidents-opening-remarks-at-tonights-news-conference.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Question Re: Democrat Opposition To Federal Housing Finance Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://cordei.com/?p=1129" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-17:/commentary/5576981</id>
    <updated>2009-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Faith and Finances </name>
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James McGovern [D-MA]: On behalf of Catholic Charities USA, the national association of Catholic social services agencies and institutions serving over seven million people in need every year, I urge you to support H.R. 1461, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cordei.com/?p=1129&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Why GM &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Government Motors Doomed to Fail</title>
    <link href="http://www.nonstopsite.com/blog/2009/07/why-gm-government-motors-doomed-to-fail/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5530846</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NonStopSite </name>
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68 67 20 The House of Representatives also took up GSE reform in 2005 with the passage of HR 1461. However, the legislation did not allow the new federal regulator it would have created to limit the size of the GSEs&#226;&#8364;&#8482; portfolio. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nonstopsite.com/blog/2009/07/why-gm-government-motors-doomed-to-fail/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>unbossed.com &#194;&#187; Amending the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5270388</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>unbossed.com </name>
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H.R.1461 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants. Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (8) Committees: House Education and Labor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=2655&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Timeline shows Bush, McCain warning Dems of financial and housing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.retchelsonlinebuzz.com/money-problems/timeline-shows-bush-mccain-warning-dems-of-financial-and-housing-crisis-meltdown" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5244982</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>retchelsonlinebuzz.com </name>
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The House version was HR 1461 which passed overwhelmingly in the House by a vote of 331 to 90. It was then referred to the Senate Banking Committee where it was never read. Mainly because Bush himself didn't like that particular bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.retchelsonlinebuzz.com/money-problems/timeline-shows-bush-mccain-warning-dems-of-financial-and-housing-crisis-meltdown&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WHAT???? Dusting Off &#226;&#8364;&#339;Doddly-Do-Wrong's&#226;&#8364;* 1991 Bank Bail-Out ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-29:/commentary/5306629</id>
    <updated>2009-05-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Constitutionally Speaking </name>
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In 2005, Republican Mike Oxley, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, brought up a reform bill (H.R. 1461), and Fannie and Freddie's lobbyists set out to weaken it. The bill was rendered so toothless that Card called ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://constitutionallyspeaking.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/what-dusting-off-doddly-do-wrongs-1991-bank-bail-out-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Would Frank&amp;#39;s Gambling Bill Favor U.S. Companies? - Hit &amp;amp; Run ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/6345264</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from... </name>
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(HR 1461). Too bad the GOP killed it upstream in the White House. By 2005 it could have been too late anyway. These are verifiable facts with bill numbers - not Oxy-ridden angst. reply to this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/2009/05/27/would-franks-gambling-bill-fav&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hit &amp;amp; Run &amp;gt; Would Frank&amp;#39;s Gambling Bill Favor U.S. Companies ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/6291299</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from... </name>
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(HR 1461). Too bad the GOP killed it upstream in the White House. By 2005 it could have been too late anyway. These are verifiable facts with bill numbers - not Oxy-ridden angst. JW | May 27, 2009, 5:50pm | #. Quit listening to fat, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reason.com/news/show/133746.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hit &amp; Run &gt; Would Frank's Gambling Bill Favor U.S. Companies ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/133746.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5208101</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from... </name>
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(HR 1461). Too bad the GOP killed it upstream in the White House. By 2005 it could have been too late anyway. These are verifiable facts with bill numbers - not Oxy-ridden angst. JW | May 27, 2009, 5:50pm | #. Quit listening to fat, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reason.com/blog/show/133746.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hit &amp; Run &gt; Would Frank's Gambling Bill Favor U.S. Companies ...</title>
    <link href="http://reason.com/blog/show/133746.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5157624</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from... </name>
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(HR 1461). Too bad the GOP killed it upstream in the White House. By 2005 it could have been too late anyway. These are verifiable facts with bill numbers - not Oxy-ridden angst. JW | May 27, 2009, 5:50pm | #. Quit listening to fat, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/show/133746.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Thinking Thursday</title>
    <link href="http://www.bigmattress.com/mt-archives/2009/05/thinking_thursd.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5121698</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Big Mattress - Freeform Interactive... </name>
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Credit Card Bill HR 1461 Is A Sham Without Usury Protection. The headline today read, &quot;Reform may mean good card users pay more&quot;, even as the Senate passed their totally phony credit card bill, HR 1461. The one thing that actually ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bigmattress.com/mt-archives/2009/05/thinking_thursd.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>mzravinblack: Economic Realities of the Past 20 years (II)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-13:/commentary/6817568</id>
    <updated>2009-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>mzravinblack </name>
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H.R.1461: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 - Apr 5, 2005 H.R.509: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1461) to reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mzravinblack.blogspot.com/2009/05/economic-realities-of-past-20-years-ii.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Video: Proof Democrats Blocked Bush Administration Attempts To ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-04:/commentary/7954477</id>
    <updated>2009-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>THE HOT JOINTS </name>
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In 2005, the House passed a regulatory Bill for Fannie and Freddie written by Republican Oxley and Franks H.R. 1461. It passed by 331 to 90 with support from both parties. It went to the senate with the support of both dems and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/05/05/video-proof-democrats-blocked-bush-administration-attempts-to-prevent-mortgage-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Major Category Error - Transterrestrial Musings</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-14:/commentary/4807468</id>
    <updated>2009-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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6) Should the GOP have voted for the Commodities future modernization act, the Gramm-leach-bliley banking act or the 2003 federal banking act? 7) Should the GOP have voted for the 2005 Fannie Mae Reform bill HR 1461? is that helpful? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.transterrestrial.com/?p=18080&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank Has Declared War on Moody's -- Seeking Alpha</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/5440446</id>
    <updated>2009-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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(HR 1461). Apr 08 08:15 PM | Link | Reply. The Geoffster: &#183; Comments (396). I don't care about the political rantings. Is the rating deserved or not? Apr 08 08:42 PM | Link | Reply. Alan Young: &#183; Comments (781); &#226;&#8364;&#162; Instablog (11) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekingalpha.com/article/130186-barney-frank-has-declared-war-on-moody-s&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama wants to warranty narrowing of gap between rich, poor ...</title>
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It was H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005. Approved by the house on October 26, 2005; Barney Frank voted against it. It then went to the Senate and died. pharm. Apr 6, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/apr/03/obama-wants-warranty-narrowing-gap-between-rich-po/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of March 15, 2009 ...</title>
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The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act (H.R. 1461) was introduced. This bill would allow private university students who serve as teaching and research assistants to form or join a union. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2009/03//legislative-and-regulatory-news-for-the-week-of-march-15-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act (H.R. 1461) was introduced. This bill would allow private university students who serve as teaching and research assistants to form or join a union. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2009/03/legislative-and-regulatory-news-for-the-week-of-march-15-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of March 15, 2009 ...</title>
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The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act (H.R. 1461) was introduced. This bill would allow private university students who serve as teaching and research assistants to form or join a union. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcemploymentlawupdate.com/2009/03/articles/weekly-roundup/legislative-and-regulatory-news-for-the-week-of-march-15-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Barney Frank: Is There an Antidote to the Republican Amnesia?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4571777</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 ,Baker 4/5/2005. Would have created a strong, independent entity with bank regulator-like authority over risk and capital standards. Approved by Financial Services, 5/25/2005 by 65 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-barney-frank/is-there-an-antidote-to-t_b_176538.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amy Goodman: Those Hit Hardest Get No Bailout | Air America Media</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Check out S.190(109) and then H.R. 1461(109)...THEN come back here and tell me that the GOP tried to stop OOC spending by the GSE's...plus Bush's legislative proposals that were defeated by the Dems. No supermajority by the GOP up to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://airamerica.com/blog/2009/mar/18/amy-goodman-those-hit-hardest-get-no-bailout&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Do They Do All Day? | Smoke Break</title>
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H.R.1461 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants. Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (7) Committees: House Education and Labor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smokebreak.blogshevik.com/2009/03/15/what-do-they-do-all-day-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank Please Keep Talking about Fannie and Freddie | 186 k ...</title>
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Given the size and importance of the GSEs, Congress must ensure that their large mortgage portfolios do not place the U.S. financial system at risk. H.R. 1461 fails to provide critical policy guidance in this area. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://186-kps.com/blog/2009/03/14/barney-frank-please-keep-talking-about-fannie-and-freddie/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1461, The Teaching and Research ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/5893605</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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US Congress: HR 1461, The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1461.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1461, The Teaching and Research ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4600311</id>
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US Congress: HR 1461, The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200515693.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Volokh Conspiracy - Peter Robinson on the ObamaCons ...</title>
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First, let's refer to a statement by President Bush on H.R. 1461 and why he opposed the bill. Bush was pretty clear why he opposed what had become of H.R. 1461 when his administration issued a Statement of Policy on 10/26/05 which ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://volokh.com/posts/1236368924.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Bears the Blame | Air America Media</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.190(109) and H.R. 1461(109)...see who wrote it, and see what happened to those Bills. Come back when you have something intelligent to add...otherwise, go hang out at the dailyKos...they're pretty good at vitriolic diatribe and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://airamerica.com/blog/2009/mar/11/obama-bears-blame&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1461 To amend the National ...</title>
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HR1461 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants. on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1461/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1461, To amend the National Labor ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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US Congress: HR 1461, To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1461.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 1461: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1461" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4476618</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill in the US Congress: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1461&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jonathan Krohn: Warped by Bill Bennett | Air America Media</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4476620</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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I suggest you look up the CRA, GSE, derivatives, Barney Frank, S.190, H.R. 1461 (109)...do SOMETHING other than sitting on your brain spouting pablum puke fed to you by MSM...Hope it helps. Login or register to post comments ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://airamerica.com/blog/2009/mar/09/jonathan-krohn-scares-me&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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