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The House rebuked President Obama for trying to ignore restrictions to international aid payments, voting overwhelmingly for an amendment forcing the administration to abide by its constraints.
House members approved an amendment by a 429-2 vote to have the Obama administration pressure the World Bank to strengthen labor and environmental standards and require a Treasury Department report on World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) activities.
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Guantanamo Detainees May Not Be Resettled by Obama’s Deadline
Jun 30th, 2009 - Bloomberg
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. may not be able to move alleligible detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to other countriesbefore President Barack Obama’s January deadline for closing theprison...
US House OKs Treasury funding with auto dealer help
Jun 30th, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House ofRepresentatives on Thursday approved a $24.2 billion bill tofund the U.S. Treasury Department for 2010 and also tries...
Treasury seizes assets of extremist organization
Jun 30th, 2009 - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday authorized the seizure of assets belonging to an extremist organization in Iraq and an Iranian backer of insurgents...
UN General Assembly Backs Ousted Honduran
Jun 30th, 2009 - Washington Post
Scrambling to hold on to his presidency, deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya pleaded his case in the United States yesterday, winning a rare unanimous vote of support...
ProPublica: Mortgage Aid Program Continues to Move Slowly
Jun 30th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
The Obama administration estimates that it's going to help as many as 4 million homeowners modify their loans. To date, "over 200,000" of these loan modifications have been offered, according to the Treasury Department...




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