<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<person>
  <biography nil="true"></biography>
  <bioguideid>B000013</bioguideid>
  <birthday type="date">1947-12-28</birthday>
  <blog-article-count type="integer">4026</blog-article-count>
  <congress-office>2246 Rayburn Building</congress-office>
  <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/writerep/</contact-webform>
  <district>6</district>
  <email nil="true"></email>
  <fax>202-225-2082</fax>
  <firstname>Spencer</firstname>
  <fti-names>'r':4 '-6':6 'al':5 'rep':1 'bachus':3,8,10 'spencer':2,7,9</fti-names>
  <gender>M</gender>
  <id type="integer">400010</id>
  <lastname>Bachus</lastname>
  <metavid-id>Spencer_Bachus</metavid-id>
  <middlename>Thomas</middlename>
  <name>Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]</name>
  <news-article-count type="integer">2159</news-article-count>
  <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
  <osid>N00008091</osid>
  <page-views-count type="integer">7620</page-views-count>
  <party>Republican</party>
  <phone>202-225-4921</phone>
  <religion>Baptist</religion>
  <state>AL</state>
  <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
  <title>Rep.</title>
  <unaccented-name>Spencer Bachus</unaccented-name>
  <url nil="true"></url>
  <user-approval type="float">4.5</user-approval>
  <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
  <website>http://bachus.house.gov/HoR/AL06/Home/</website>
  <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
  <recent-news type="array">
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>republican</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 21:28:56 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Republican Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL.) this week wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner demanding information on a handful of US ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'r':14 'al':15 'us':32 'aig':1 'net':35 'pay':5 'alli':3 'back':7 'czar':6 'hand':30 'news':34 'r-al':13 'week':17 'insur':33 'press':36 'wrote':18 'bachus':12 'demand':26 'inform':27 'letter':20 'releas':37 'repres':10 'spencer':11 'timothi':24 'geithner':25 'treasuri':22 'secretari':23 'republican':9</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6790116</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Insurance News Net (press release)</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>AIG&amp;#39;s Allies to Pay Czar: Back Off!</title>
      <url>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?a=top_pc&amp;q=0&amp;id=112189</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 21:28:56 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Anti-gambling factions responded with a letter from Senator Jon Kyl and Representative Spencer Bachus, demanding the schedule be followed. ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'jon':11 'kyl':12 'anti':2 'gambl':3 'onlin':22 'senat':10 'bachus':16 'casino':23 'demand':17 'follow':21 'letter':8 'repres':14 'faction':4 'respond':5 'schedul':19 'spencer':15 'advisori':24 'anti-gambl':1</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6790115</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Online Casino Advisory</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title></title>
      <url>http://www.egrmagazine.com/news/421682/franks-antiuigea-bills-to-be-debated-next-week.thtml</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 21:28:44 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Anti-gambling factions responded with a letter from Senator Jon Kyl and Representative Spencer Bachus, demanding the schedule be followed. ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'jon':11 'kyl':12 'anti':2 'gambl':3 'onlin':22 'senat':10 'bachus':16 'casino':23 'demand':17 'follow':21 'letter':8 'repres':14 'faction':4 'respond':5 'schedul':19 'spencer':15 'advisori':24 'anti-gambl':1</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6800240</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Online Casino Advisory</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title></title>
      <url>http://betting.betfair.com/poker/poker-news/uigea-pushed-back-six-months-261109.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 21:28:53 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>...been attempting to force many of its creditors that are U.S. banks to accept severe reductions in the debt owed to them,&quot; Rep. Spencer Bachus (R., Ala.) wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner this week.At least 17 banks are being asked</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'r':32 '17':46 'ala':33 'ask':50 'owe':26 'rep':29 'u.s':17 'bank':5,18,47 'data':3 'debt':25 'forc':10 'loan':6 'mani':11 'seek':2 'wall':51 'least':45 'sever':21 'wrote':34 'accept':20 'bachus':1,31 'letter':37 'reduct':22 'street':52 'attempt':8 'journal':53 'spencer':30 'timothi':41 'week.at':44 'creditor':14 'geithner':42 'treasuri':39 'secretari':40</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6777921</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>daylife</scraped-from>
      <source>Wall Street Journal</source>
      <source-url>http://online.wsj.com/public/us</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Bachus Seeks Data on Bank Loans</title>
      <url>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125908904046562751.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 21:28:51 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> ... accept severe reductions in the debt owed to them,&amp;quot; Rep. Spencer Bachus (R., Ala.) wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner this week. ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'r':22 'aig':8 'ala':23 'owe':16 'rep':19 'bank':5 'data':3 'debt':15 'loan':6 'seek':2 'wall':35 'week':34 'sever':11 'wrote':24 'accept':10 'bachus':1,21 'letter':27 'reduct':12 'street':36 'journal':37 'spencer':20 'timothi':31 'geithner':32 'treasuri':29 'secretari':30 'subsidiari':9</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6777919</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Wall Street Journal</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Bachus Seeks Data on Bank Loans to AIG, Subsidiaries</title>
      <url>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125908904046562751.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 21:28:51 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Senator Jon Kyl and Representative Spencer Bachus have sent a letter claiming that there is no reason why there should be a delay in the implementation of ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'jon':2 'kyl':3 'web':30 'sent':9 'claim':12 'delay':23 'gambl':29 'senat':1 'bachus':7 'casino':28 'letter':11 'reason':17 'repres':5 'spencer':6 'implement':26</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6777920</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Casino Gambling Web</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title></title>
      <url>http://www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com/casino-news/online/kentucky-representatives-call-for-uigea-online-casino-ban-delay-43443.htm</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>republican</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:29:04 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> The amendment, offered by Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., the ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, could give Finra great power, ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'r':17 '1m':5 'ala':18 'rep':13 'give':29 'hous':24 'rank':20 'amend':10 'could':28 'finra':1,30 'great':31 'lobbi':7 'offer':11 'power':32 'r-ala':16 'shell':3 'bachus':15 'effort':8 'servic':26 'financi':25 'spencer':14 'committe':27 'republican':21 'investmentnew':33</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6756677</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>InvestmentNews</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Finra to shell out $1M on lobbying efforts</title>
      <url>http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091122/REG/311229979</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:29:03 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Senator Jon Kyl and Representative Spencer Bachus have sent a letter claiming that there is no reason why there should be a delay in the implementation of ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'jon':2 'kyl':3 'web':30 'sent':9 'claim':12 'delay':23 'gambl':29 'senat':1 'bachus':7 'casino':28 'letter':11 'reason':17 'repres':5 'spencer':6 'implement':26</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6756673</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Casino Gambling Web</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title></title>
      <url>http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/six-kentucky-congressmen-support-pushing-back-uigea-deadline-7585.htm</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:29:04 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Rep. Cummings specifically noted the report&amp;#39;s criticism of regulators&amp;#39; unwillingness to negotiate counterparty concessions because the New York Federal ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'aig':4 'cum':12 'fed':9 'new':28 'rep':11 'busi':31 'call':7 'note':14 'tarp':1 'york':29 'audit':10 'feder':30 'insur':32 'regul':20 'spark':6 'critic':18 'negoti':23 'report':2,16 'specif':13 'bailout':5 'concess':25 'unwilling':21 'counterparti':24</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6756678</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Business Insurance</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>TARP report on AIG bailout sparks calls for Fed audit</title>
      <url>http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20091122/ISSUE01/311229972</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>democrat</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:29:04 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama, the committee&amp;#39;s ranking Republican, pointed out that Paul now has a leadership spot in the panel. ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'us':1 'rep':2,10 'ron':3 'find':5 'paul':4,23 'rank':18 'spot':28 'among':8 'panel':31 'point':20 'unlik':6 'bachus':12 'alabama':14 'spencer':11 'support':7 'committe':16 'democrat':9 'leadership':27 'republican':19 'easybourse.com':32</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6756679</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>EasyBourse.com</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>US Rep Ron Paul Finds Unlikely Supporter Among Democrats</title>
      <url>http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/us-rep-ron-paul-finds-unlikely-supporter-among-democrats-764289</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
  </recent-news>
  <recent-blogs type="array">
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Fri Nov 27 10:19:16 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>Earlier this year, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announced plans for two House resolutions: one sought to repeal the UIGEA and put a regulatory body in place to license online gaming sites and the other simply requested that the enforcement of  the UIGEA be del</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'d':20 'go':3 'ma':21 'del':58 'one':28 'put':35 'rep':16 'six':7 'two':25 'blog':10,60 'bodi':38 'd-ma':19 'game':44 'hous':26 'news':63 'plan':23 'site':45 'year':15 'delay':6 'frank':18 'gambl':9,59 'ixgam':65 'month':8 'onlin':43 'place':40 'sport':12,62 'uigea':1,33,56 'barney':17 'enforc':53 'licens':42 'repeal':31 'simpli':49 'sought':29 'announc':22 'earlier':13 'request':50 'resolut':27 'regulatori':37</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6803353</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Gambling blog and sport news by ixgames </source>
      <source-url>http://blog.ixgames.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>UIGEA is going to be delayed six months | Gambling blog and sport ...</title>
      <url>http://blog.ixgames.com/2009/11/27/uigea-is-going-to-be-delayed-six-months/</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 21:28:43 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>Six Kentucky Representatives also added their weight to the appeal earlier this week. Two acknowledged opponents of Internet gambling, Senator Jon Kyl and Representative Spencer Bachus, protested against any delay in implementation. ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'6':8 'ad':15 'jon':31 'kyl':32 'six':11 'two':24 'also':14 'like':3 'list':44 'week':23 'delay':6,40 'gambl':29 'month':9 'oppon':26 'senat':30 'uigea':1 'appeal':20 'bachus':36 'casino':10,43 'repres':13,34 'weight':17 'earlier':21 'protest':37 'spencer':35 'internet':28 'kentucki':12 'implement':2,42 'acknowledg':25</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6800238</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Casino Listings </source>
      <source-url>http://www.casinolistings.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>UIGEA implementation likely to be delayed for 6 months | Casinos ...</title>
      <url>http://www.casinolistings.com/news/2009/11/uigea-implementation-likely-be-delayed-6-months</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 21:28:43 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>John Kyl and Rep. Spencer Bachus wrote a letter to Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke urging them to enforce the Dec. 1 deadline. The Treasury and Fed have yet to make a decision, according to a Federal Reserve official. ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'1':32 'ben':24 'dec':31 'fed':37 'kyl':12 'rep':14 'urg':26 'yet':39 'herb':10 'high':3 'john':11 'make':41 'decis':43 'feder':47 'media':2,51 'onlin':6 'polit':1,50 'stake':4 'wrote':17 'accord':44 'bachus':16 'enforc':29 'jeremi':9 'letter':19 'offici':49 'reserv':48 'bernank':25 'deadlin':33 'gambler':7 'spencer':15 'timothi':21 'geithner':22 'treasuri':35</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6800236</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Political Media </source>
      <source-url>http://politicalmedia.blogspot.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Political Media: High Stakes For Online Gamblers, By Jeremy Herb ...</title>
      <url>http://politicalmedia.blogspot.com/2009/11/high-stakes-for-online-gamblers-by.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>democrat</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 10:19:22 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>The committee is currently chaired by Representative Barney Frank, Democrat from Massachusetts, with Republican Spencer Bachus from Alabama as ranking member. Witnesses initially called by the Committee for the hearing were all ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'rj':41 'otc':3 'wit':30 'call':32 'hear':38 'live':8 'rank':28 'talk':1 'chair':13 'deriv':4 'frank':17 'initi':31 'space':43 'bachus':24 'barney':16 'market':5 'member':29 'repres':15 'window':7 'alabama':26 'current':12 'reform1':6 'spencer':23 'committe':10,35 'democrat':18 'republican':22 'massachusett':20</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6784377</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>rj's space </source>
      <source-url>http://cid-a47bd961104657a1.spaces.live.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Talking about OTC Derivative Market Reform1 - Windows Live</title>
      <url>http://cid-a47bd961104657a1.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A47BD961104657A1!1515.entry</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 10:19:21 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>On the other hand the staunch proponents of the ban on online gambling such as Senator Jon Kyl and Representative Spencer Bachus have written to insist that the UIGEA rules be implemented on schedule. According to the Newsweek report ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'ban':17 'jon':24 'kyl':25 'blog':7,49 'hand':11 'rule':37 'gambl':5,20,47 'onlin':19 'senat':23 'today':6,48 'uigea':3,36 'accord':42 'bachus':29 'insist':33 'propon':14 'report':46 'repres':27 'schedul':41 'spencer':28 'staunch':13 'written':31 'newsweek':45 'implement':4,39 'uncertainti':1</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6784376</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Gambling Today Blog </source>
      <source-url>http://www.gamblingtodayblog.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Uncertainty over UIGEA Implementation :: Gambling Today Blog</title>
      <url>http://www.gamblingtodayblog.com/uncertainty-over-uigea-implementation/</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>democrat</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 10:19:23 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>... chaired by Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank. Strong opposition to any legalisation can be expected from the leader of the Republicans on the committee, Representative Spencer Bachus, long an opponent of Internet gambling. ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'u.s':1 'last':5 'long':35 'chair':9 'forum':47 'frank':14 'gambl':40 'onlin':8,43 'oppon':37 'poker':46 'bachus':34 'barney':13 'casino':44 'expect':22 'leader':25 'repres':32 'strong':15 'legalis':2,19 'opposit':16 'spencer':33 'committe':31 'democrat':12 'internet':39 'movement':3 'republican':28 'casinomeist':6,41 'massachusett':11</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6795898</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Casinomeister's Online Casino and Poker Forum </source>
      <source-url>http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/introduce-yourself-new-members/25849-hi.html</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>U.S. Legalisation - movement at last - Casinomeister&amp;#39;s Online ...</title>
      <url>http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/casino-industry-discussion/34753-u-s-legalisation-movement-last.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>republican</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 21:28:54 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>Strong opposition to any legalisation can be expected from the leader of the Republicans on the committee, Representative Spencer Bachus, long an opponent of Internet gambling. Source: InfoPowa News. Average: ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'go':9 'anti':2 'bill':4 'hear':12 'list':44 'long':33 'news':41 'gambl':38 'oppon':35 'sourc':39 'uigea':3 'averag':42 'bachus':32 'casino':43 'expect':20 'hr2266':7 'hr2267':5 'leader':23 'public':11 'repres':30 'strong':13 'legalis':17 'opposit':14 'spencer':31 'committe':29 'infopowa':40 'internet':37 'anti-uigea':1 'republican':26</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6790112</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Casino Listings </source>
      <source-url>http://www.casinolistings.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Anti-UIGEA bills HR2267 and HR2266 to go to public hearing ...</title>
      <url>http://www.casinolistings.com/news/2009/11/anti-uigea-bills-hr2267-and-hr2266-go-public-hearing-december-3</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 10:19:21 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>&amp;quot;While foreign and domestic counterparties were made whole, AIG has been attempting to force many of its creditors that are U.S. banks to accept severe reductions in the debt owed to them,&amp;quot; Rep. Spencer Bachus (R., Ala. ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'r':43 'aig':16 'ala':44 'owe':37 'rep':40 'u.s':28 'web':7 'bank':29 'debt':36 'fact':4,48 'forc':21 'made':14 'mani':22 'polit':1,45 'sever':32 'truth':2,46 'whole':15 'accept':31 'bachus':42 'domest':11 'reduct':33 'attempt':19 'foreign':9 'spencer':41 'creditor':25 'wednesday':5 'counterparti':12</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6784375</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Political Truth and Fact </source>
      <source-url>http://www.politicaltruthandfact.com/nbishop/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Political Truth and Fact: Wednesday&amp;#39;s Web</title>
      <url>http://www.politicaltruthandfact.com/nbishop/2009/11/wednesdays-web-2.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 10:19:21 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>He also notes that other November 3 letter, also sent to Timothy Geithner (Secretary of the Treasury) and Ben Bernanke (Chairman of the Federal Reserve) by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) in which they &#8220;strongly ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'3':19 'r':43,50 'al':51 'az':44 'ben':31 'jon':40 'kyl':41 'rep':46 'also':14,21 'boil':3,58 'door':6 'hard':2,57 'hope':9 'note':15 'r-al':49 'r-az':42 'sent':22 'close':8 'delay':12 'feder':36 'poker':4,59 'senat':39 'uigea':11 'bachus':48 'letter':20 'novemb':18 'reserv':37 'strong':55 'bernank':32 'spencer':47 'timothi':24 'chairman':33 'geithner':25 'treasuri':29 'hard-boil':1,56 'secretari':26</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6784373</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Hard-Boiled Poker </source>
      <source-url>http://hardboiledpoker.blogspot.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Hard-Boiled Poker: The Door is Closing: Hoping for UIGEA Delay ...</title>
      <url>http://hardboiledpoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/door-is-closing-hoping-for-uigea-delay.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400010</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>republican</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 10:19:21 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>OH-01, Rep. Steve Driehaus, aye. FL-24, Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, aye. FL-08, Rep. Alan Grayson, aye. CT-04, Rep. Jim Himes, nay. MI-09, Rep. Gary Peters, aye. NY-25, Rep. Dan Maffei, aye. Republicans. AL-06, Rep. Spencer Bachus, aye ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'43':7 'al':49 'ct':30 'fl':18,24 'io':9,55 'mi':36 'ny':42 'oh':12 '-01':13 '-04':31 '-06':50 '-08':25 '-09':37 '-24':19 '-25':43 '-26':8 'aye':17,23,29,41,47,54 'dan':45 'jim':33 'nay':35 'pro':11,57 'rep':14,20,26,32,38,44,51 'alan':27 'gari':39 'hime':34 'pass':6 'voto':10,56 'amend':5 'audit':1 'feder':3 'inizi':59 'kosma':22 'peter':40 'steve':15 'bachus':53 'maffei':46 'reserv':4 'suzann':21 'grayson':28 'spencer':52 'driehaus':16 'republican':48 'lib3rtarian':58</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6784374</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Io voto Pro Lib3rtarian Iniziative </source>
      <source-url>http://iovotopli.wordpress.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Audit the Federal Reserve: Amendment Passes 43-26! &#171; Io voto Pro ...</title>
      <url>http://iovotopli.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/audit-the-federal-reserve-hr-1207-and-s-604/</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
  </recent-blogs>
</person>
