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      <excerpt>...Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the chairman of a housing subcommittee, said she expects HUD &quot;will take immediate steps to improve oversight&quot; of agencies receiving stimulus funds. WASHINGTON The government is sending millions of dollars in stimulus aid to</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for keeping track of this money that the majority of problems are going to be caught and addressed,&quot; Mead said. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who chairs a housing subcommittee, said the department would &quot;take immediate steps to improve oversight.&quot; Altoo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...corporations may have sponsored the event. Under new ethics rules, members cannot accept trips paid for by corporations. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is being investigated for helping arrange a 2008 Treasury meeting for OneUnited, a bank on which her husband wa</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...LinkedIn : , and follow us on Twitter. :  Business RoundtableKirk Monroe, 202-496-3269  &#8220;Business Roundtable opposes Rep. Maxine Waters&#8217; recent amendment to the Investor Protection Act of 2009. This amendment gives the SEC the authority to adopt a f</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>I see Rep. Maxine Waters behind Rep. Hoyer. Love her! Posted by: Anne [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 7, 2009 10:41 PM. From GottaLaff&amp;#39;s Twitter: Tim Johnson was the lone Republican vote against Orangina&amp;#39;s substitute. ...</excerpt>
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