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Treasury Dept. caps salaries at $500,000 at automakers, banks

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration's pay chief is limiting the cash compensation for executives at companies that received the largest U.S. taxpayer bailouts to $500,000 and delaying some other payouts

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Treasury Dept. caps salaries at $500,000 at automakers, banks

NPR execs want their pundits off Fox News

Executives at National Public Radio are none too comfortable with the obvious right-wing bias emanating from Fox News. In fact, they recently went so far as to ask one of their top political correspondents, Mara Liasson, to “reconsider” her regular appearances on the network. Should Mara leave Fox because of their obvious bias

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NPR execs want their pundits off Fox News

Senate Democrats reach tentative deal on public option

Senate Democrats reached a tentative deal on the public option Tuesday night. In exchange for dropping the contentious provision, medicare will be expanded for those of age 55+ (may start in 2011), a national insurance plan would be administered by the same federal agency that oversees the respected Federal Employees Health Benefits Program(the insurance options within that plan would be offered by private, nonprofit entities) and finally, a national public option would kick in if insurance companies did not meet certain coverage standards (aka a trigger)

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Senate Democrats reach tentative deal on public option