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Senior Republicans in Kentucky and Washington are deeply concerned about Senate candidate Trey Grayson’s campaign as he struggles to narrow the gap against GOP primary rival Rand Paul.
Two months before the election, the libertarian-leaning Paul, son of the Texas congressman and quixotic presidential contender, has tapped into anti-Washington grass-roots fervor on the right and staked out an advantage over Grayson, Kentucky’s secretary of state and establishment favorite.
There have been few polls in the race, but an automated survey earlier this month showed Paul leading by double digits. Even Grayson backers acknowledge that their candidate is lagging, if not as badly as the public polls indicate.
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March 17, 2010
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This Saturday, March 20th, the 7th Anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, join Peace Blimp Radio to listen to an all day marathon of great speakers and musical artists advocating an end to the U.S. wars of aggression in the Middle East.
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Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd's (D-CT) proposed financial reform bill (.pdf) was the role of the Federal Reserve. In his original draft from November, Dodd mostly stayed away from increasing the power of the Fed, seeking to establish a new systemic risk regulator, rather than provide that duty to the Fed like the House version. This week's new proposal, however, mostly fits in the House's mold. But he ultimately provides the Fed with even more power, by putting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under its umbrella, though it remains mostly independent. Then, he sort of attempts to reign in the Fed in a little with some new restrictions that come out of no where -- like not allowing any bank employees on the Fed's Board of Directors and requiring the president of the New York Fed to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.