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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7]</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400300</id>
  <entry>
    <title>House again rejects timber payments</title>
    <link href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20080926/NEWS/809269886/1063/NEWS&amp;amp;ParentProfile=1055&amp;amp;title=House%20again%20rejects%20timber%20payments" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2904272</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NRToday.com,&amp;nbsp;OR</name>
    </author>
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Hours after Walden spoke, Rep. David Obey, D-Wisc., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, offered to add a one-year extension of the timber ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20080926/NEWS/809269886/1063/NEWS&amp;ParentProfile=1055&amp;title=House%20again%20rejects%20timber%20payments"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lifting of ban overshadowed</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-local_atbay_0926sep26,0,6047812.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2904265</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Press,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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David Obey, a Democrat from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said the presidential election will now be key in deciding the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-local_atbay_0926sep26,0,6047812.story"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic stimulus package to encourage growth</title>
    <link href="http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=6451&amp;amp;Itemid=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2904254</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coon Rapids ECM Publishers,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
    </author>
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Washington, DC -- US House Appropriations Chairman David Obey of Wisconsin today (Friday, Sept. 26) introduced an economic stimulus package (HR. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=6451&amp;Itemid=1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Note to Paulson: The Key to Passing the $700 Billion Bailout Is ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2008/09/26/note-to-paulson-the-key-to-passing-the-700-billion-bailout-is-insurance.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2904250</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>U.S. News &amp; World Report,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey just capitulated on the latter, dropping the language banning offshore drilling from the appropriations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2008/09/26/note-to-paulson-the-key-to-passing-the-700-billion-bailout-is-insurance.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WI Congressional delegation not endorsing bailout</title>
    <link href="http://www.newrichmond-news.com/articles/index.cfm?id=31082&amp;amp;section=Wisconsin%20News&amp;amp;property_id=9" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2904246</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Richmond News,&amp;nbsp;WI</name>
    </author>
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US Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., of Wausau is wary, too, but something must be done to make sure businesses and people can keep getting credit. US Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newrichmond-news.com/articles/index.cfm?id=31082&amp;section=Wisconsin%20News&amp;property_id=9"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>With All Eyes on the Bailout, House Passes Trillion-Dollar Defense ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/100524/with_all_eyes_on_the_bailout,_house_passes_trillion-dollar_defense_bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2904244</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AlterNet,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
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They include House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., and [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi." In keeping with the tradition of recent years, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/100524/with_all_eyes_on_the_bailout,_house_passes_trillion-dollar_defense_bill/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House again rejects timber payments</title>
    <link href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20080926/NEWS/809269886/-1/rss07" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2896717</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OregonNews.com</name>
    </author>
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...are closing. The teachers have been fired. It doesnt have to happen that way, Walden said. Hours after Walden spoke, Rep. David Obey, D-Wisc., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, offered to add a one-year extension of the timber program to a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20080926/NEWS/809269886/-1/rss07"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress apparently will let ban on offshore drilling expire</title>
    <link href="http://www.smartbrief.com/news/api/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=0A19A794-56E0-4154-9914-A19AE4B4DDC1&amp;amp;copyid=25126B2D-7630-4A71-976C-07A40E5AF0E3" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2904273</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SmartBrief,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
"The next election will decide what our drilling policy is going to be," said Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/news/api/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=0A19A794-56E0-4154-9914-A19AE4B4DDC1&amp;copyid=25126B2D-7630-4A71-976C-07A40E5AF0E3"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Capitol Hill Watch | House Passes More Than $630B Continuing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=54660" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2904268</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kaiser network.org,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate this week likely will pass the CR, which Bush has indicated he will sign, according to House Appropriations Committee Chair David Obey (D-Wis.). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=54660"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Walden seeks emergency county payments in addition to long-term fix</title>
    <link href="http://www.wallowacountychieftain.info/main.asp?SectionID=9&amp;amp;SubSectionID=61&amp;amp;ArticleID=17004&amp;amp;TM=9927.749" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2904266</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wallowa County Chieftain (subscription),&amp;nbsp;OR</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
So, Walden has asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey to include a one-year ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wallowacountychieftain.info/main.asp?SectionID=9&amp;SubSectionID=61&amp;ArticleID=17004&amp;TM=9927.749"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>State, Local Officials Call For Increase In Federal Medicaid ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=122958" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2904251</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical News Today (press release),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Appropriations Committee Chair David Obey (D-Wis.)  said Democrats will try to move  a second stimulus package this week. CQ Today reports that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=122958"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CCAGW Blasts Chairman Obey for $1 Trillion Budget Circus</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ccagw-blasts-chairman-obey-1/story.aspx?guid=%7BACF8AA88-1085-4885-8F08-BE00F1FE5C05%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2904247</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... today blasted House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisconsin) for presiding over a dysfunctional, chaotic federal budget circus. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ccagw-blasts-chairman-obey-1/story.aspx?guid=%7BACF8AA88-1085-4885-8F08-BE00F1FE5C05%7D&amp;dist=hppr"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Democrats to drop offshore drilling ban</title>
    <link href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nationworld/story/490505.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904276</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheNewsTribune.com,&amp;nbsp;WA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., told reporters Tuesday that a provision continuing the moratorium will be dropped this year from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nationworld/story/490505.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bailout Plan Meets Resistance on Capitol Hill</title>
    <link href="http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9064672" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904275</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WIS,&amp;nbsp;SC</name>
    </author>
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And to help spell out the lines, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.)  Tuesday night announced the final details of a long awaited ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9064672"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House passes funding bill with loans for automakers</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSN24464581" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904269</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
said House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey in a debate on the House floor. The amount in dispute has been dwarfed by the $700 billion Wall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSN24464581"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Business News</title>
    <link href="http://money.aol.ca/article/encana/353365/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904263</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AOL Canada,&amp;nbsp;Canada</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.), told reporters Tuesday that a provision continuing the moratorium will be dropped this year from a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://money.aol.ca/article/encana/353365/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Government / Education</title>
    <link href="http://760kfmb.com/category/760-direct/government-education/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904258</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFMB,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
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Our pal - our so-called representative - San Fran&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s own Pelosi. URBANA, Ill. (AP) _ A Catholic priest on the University of Illinois campus has been charged ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://760kfmb.com/category/760-direct/government-education/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US Offshore Oil Ban to Expire</title>
    <link href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/97135-u-s-offshore-oil-ban-to-expire" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904256</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Seeking Alpha,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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According to Rep. David Obey, the US House of Representatives will allow the 27 year old moratorium prohibiting the exploration and production of oil and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/97135-u-s-offshore-oil-ban-to-expire"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House could vote on Iowa disaster aid today Bill includes billions ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS/709249942/1006/news" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904252</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gazette Online,&amp;nbsp;IA</name>
    </author>
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Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, last night asked the Democratic leadership to approve a giant catchall spending ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS/709249942/1006/news"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Liberal Democrats vow moratorium on offshore drilling to return in &#226;&#8364;&#8482;09</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/liberal-democrats-vow-moratorium-on-offshore-drilling-to-return-in-09-2008-09-24.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2904249</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hill,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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The next day, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.)  said that Congress had effectively lost a veto showdown with the White House over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/liberal-democrats-vow-moratorium-on-offshore-drilling-to-return-in-09-2008-09-24.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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