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		<title>Senate Confirms Fed Board Nominees</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate’s votes to approve Jeremy Stein and Jerome Powell bring the seven-member Federal Reserve board to full strength for the first time since 2006.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Senate’s votes to approve Jeremy Stein and Jerome Powell bring the seven-member Federal Reserve board to full strength for the first time since 2006.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate confirms 2 Federal Reserve board nominees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama#39;s two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, bringing the seven-member board to full strength for the first time since April 2006.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked legislation for new economic sanctions on Iran#39;s oil sector on Thursday saying they needed more time to study the bill, a surprise move that drew anger from Democrats who wanted approval ahead of nuclear talks next week. quot;I feel I#39;ve been jerked around,quot; Democratic leader Harry Reid said on the Senate floor after Republicans said they could not ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked legislation for new economic sanctions on Iran#39;s oil sector on Thursday saying they needed more time to study the bill, a surprise move that drew anger from Democrats who wanted approval ahead of nuclear talks next week. quot;I feel I#39;ve been jerked around,quot; Democratic leader Harry Reid said on the Senate floor after Republicans said they could not ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate votes put Fed board at full strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed two nominees to the Federal Reserve, bringing its short-handed board up to full strength for the first time since 2006 as it wrestles with a tepid economic recovery and a revamp of U.S. financial rules. The Senate voted 70-24 to confirm Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and 74-21 to confirm investment banker Jerome Powell. ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed two nominees to the Federal Reserve, bringing its short-handed board up to full strength for the first time since 2006 as it wrestles with a tepid economic recovery and a revamp of U.S. financial rules. The Senate voted 70-24 to confirm Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and 74-21 to confirm investment banker Jerome Powell. ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SC Senate approves pension reform plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South Carolina Senate on Wednesday approved a pension reform plan that puts most of the changes on new employees.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The South Carolina Senate on Wednesday approved a pension reform plan that puts most of the changes on new employees.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate Democrats reject House GOP budget plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate to consider new Iran sanctions on Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid will ask the chamber to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at further pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership aide told Reuters. The politically popular sanctions are focused on foreign banks that handle transactions for Iran#39;s national oil and tanker companies, and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid will ask the chamber to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at further pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership aide told Reuters. The politically popular sanctions are focused on foreign banks that handle transactions for Iran#39;s national oil and tanker companies, and ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate expected to confirm two Fed nominees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate has removed procedural hurdles ahead of the anticipated confirmation on Thursday of President Barack Obama#39;s two stalled nominees to the Federal Reserve Board. A Democratic congressional aide said the Senate would now hold separate votes on Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and investment banker Jerome Powell, who is also a lawyer. Both are expected to receive the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate has removed procedural hurdles ahead of the anticipated confirmation on Thursday of President Barack Obama#39;s two stalled nominees to the Federal Reserve Board. A Democratic congressional aide said the Senate would now hold separate votes on Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and investment banker Jerome Powell, who is also a lawyer. Both are expected to receive the ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate&#8217;s all-day budget debate dominated by politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It had all the appearances of a serious-minded debate: Republicans insisted the Senate spend all day Wednesday arguing which party had better budget proposals to fix the economy.]]></description>
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