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Today's Politics News: Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul Economy's new plunge is worst in quarter-century Smith: George's calls Daschle made $5m in last 2 years Senator says US, Russia must work together on Iran Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman Senate Democrats promise to change stimulus bill Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Obama signs pay equity law Protests against foreign workers spread in UK Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:29 pm PST AP - Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press. Full Story Top Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:17 pm PST AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top banking officials met Friday to hammer out details of a major overhaul of the government's financial rescue program. One official said the Obama administration was close to unveiling the new plan. Full Story Top Economy's new plunge is worst in quarter-century Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:56 pm PST AP - Battered by layoffs, debts and dread of worse to come, shoppers clutched ever tighter to their wallets in the final three months of 2008 and thrust the economy into its worst downhill slide in a quarter-century. Americans cut spending on everything from cars to computers, and it's only getting worse so far in the new year. Full Story Top Smith: George's calls Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:07 pm PST Politico - Blog: Conservative media critic Brent Bozell and some conservative bloggers have been making hay with this week's Politico story on the running, rolling c Full Story Top Daschle made $5m in last 2 years Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:05 pm PST Politico - Tom Daschle, under fire for not paying taxes, made nearly $5.3 million in the last two years, records released Friday show. Full Story Top Senator says US, Russia must work together on Iran Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:25 pm PST AP - Sen. Carl Levin, who chairs the Armed Services Committee, said Friday he believes the time is ripe for the U.S. to pursue a fresh partnership with Russia aimed at deterring Iranian missiles. Full Story Top Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:30 pm PST AP - The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. Full Story Top Senate Democrats promise to change stimulus bill Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:34 pm PST AP - Senate Democrats promised more money for infrastructure projects when an almost $900 billion version of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan hits the Senate floor next week. Full Story Top Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:09 pm PST AP - Federal health officials opened a criminal investigation Friday into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak. President Barack Obama pledged stricter oversight of food safety to prevent breakdowns in inspections. Full Story Top Obama signs pay equity law Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:56 am PST Reuters - President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law on Thursday, handing his labor and women's rights backers a victory by reversing a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it harder to sue for pay discrimination. Full Story Top Protests against foreign workers spread in UK Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:02 pm PST AP - Thousands of energy workers across Britain walked off the job Friday, joining a growing campaign of protests against foreign citizens being hired for an oil industry construction project in England. Full Story Top

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