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Progressive Breakfast: Restoring Rules On Credit Cards

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Credit companies on the hot seat at the WH. Climate hearings kick off with more conservative lies. Pecora commission prospects up in Senate. Public health plan option possible, but what kind?

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Progressive Breakfast: Simple Majority Vote on Health Care?

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Right-leaning Dems coming around on health care vote. Geither soothes markets, worries economists. New carbon cap cost estimates from EPA.

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Progressive Breakfast: June Benchmark for Health Care

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Baucus and Kennedy plan June mark-up. Scrutiny steps up on banks. Mortgage reform in trouble. SEIU looks for EFCA compromise.

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Progressive Breakfast: Congress Back To Work

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Congress returns to tackle health care and climate. Anonymous officials give unclear answers on bank bailouts.

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Progressive Breakfast: Stress Surrounds Stress Tests

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Will stress tests force banks to sell toxic assets? Pecora plans percolate. High-speed rail leaves station. WH health care strategy emerges.

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Progressive Breakfast: Public Health Plan Compromise?

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Strong WH signal for some form of public health plan. Pelosi backs Pecora Commission, as banks may get more money. Optimism grows for carbon cap.

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Progressive Breakfast: Stress Test Results To Go (Sorta, Maybe) Public

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Some stress test results may be released. Fairness focus on Tax Day.

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Progressive Breakfast: Unfair Tax Code Worsens Inequality

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President to deliver economic speech at 11:30 AM ET. New reports find tax code unfair, worsening inequality. WH backs congressional action to cap carbon. Goldman Sachs fuzzy math?

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Progressive Breakfast: Will EPA Move on Capping Carbon?

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EPA may declare authority to regulate carbon emissions. Goldman hopes to pay back TARP.

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Progressive Breakfast: Stimulus Stimulating

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Stimulus working slowly but surely. Health care focus during cong recess. Stress test WH meeting today.

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