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Re: Warming up to Obama
« on: May 15, 2009, 09:02:56 pm »
Is that really necessary? It should be common knowledge by now...

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On May 11, 2009, the Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, legislation that was approved by the House in April 2009 by a strong vote of 357-70.  As soon as floor consideration begins, Senators Dodd and Shelby will offer a substitute amendment based on bipartisan negotiations over the text of S. 414, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (the “CARD Act”).
The CARD Act would implement needed reforms and help protect consumers from the abusive, confusing, and deceptive practices employed by credit card companies.  Specifically, the amendment would:
·         Establish strong consumer protections by preventing unfair increases in interest rates and changes in terms, prohibiting exorbitant and unnecessary fees, requiring fairness in application and timing of card payments, and protecting the rights of financially-responsible credit card users;
·         Enhance consumer disclosures by requiring disclosures related to payoff timing, late payment deadlines and penalties, card renewal terms, and requiring each credit issuer to post their credit card agreements;
·         Protect young consumers targeted by aggressive and irresponsible credit card marketing offers;
·         Strengthen oversight of credit card industry practices; and
·         Protect recipients of gift cards.
This bulletin discusses the Dodd-Shelby substitute amendment (S.A. 1058) to H.R. 627.

http://dpc.senate.gov/dpcdoc.cfm?doc_name=lb-111-1-65

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday ordered 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to “disrupt, dismantle and defeat” the terrorist al-Qaida network in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29898698/

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"It is ... my belief that the publication of these photos would not add any additional benefit to our understanding of what was carried out in the past by a small number of individuals. In fact, the most direct consequence of releasing them, I believe, would be to further inflame anti-American opinion and to put our troops in greater danger," the president said.

http://www.upi.com/news/issueoftheday/2009/05/14/Obama-wont-publish-abuse-photos/UPI-96271242314204/

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On the heels of Obama's shift this week to block the release of photos showing prisoners allegedly being abused by U.S. personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military commissions announcement further infuriated the president's most ardent supporters while winning cautionary praise from some of his political foes.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/obama.military.tribunal/
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