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      <excerpt>...under rules that assure taxpayers that the bailout is temporary. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee are backing a bill that would do just that. Independent, nonpolitical trustees would manage any federal </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...fiscal consolidation,&quot; Mr. Geithner said. But such reforms mean little unless replicated by partner nations, where, as Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., pointed out, &quot;It sounds like there's not a lot happening.&quot; Mr. Geithner said he didn't see a need for any en</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...under rules that assure taxpayers that the bailout is temporary. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee are backing a bill that would do just that. Independent, non-political trustees would manage any federal</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and ratified the Treaty, according to RatifyLawOfTheSea.org. The U.S. is among 22 countries, including Libya, and North Korea, that have not signed. The proposal is expected to come before Sen. Bob Corker and the Foreign Affairs Committee in early 2010.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...hope the Republican leadership would choose to play a constructive role in this process,&quot; Brost said. Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said that the bill had &quot;lots of flaws&quot; but that he planned to work with Democrats to find common ground, includ</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>good thing Bob Corker voted for the stimulus&#8230; oh, wait, he didn&amp;#39;t. He preferred that the people of Perry County and other struggling places in Tennessee stayed unemployed. Bet they disagree. frankj writes. November 19th, 2009 2:46 pm ...</excerpt>
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