McCain stirs talk of 2008 bid over baseball scandal
Sen. John McCain, known for blunt critique of the GOP and hawkish stance on drugs in sports, pushes for reform in Major League Baseball and hints at a 2008 presidential run. The piece notes McCain’s history as a deficit hawk and bipartisan figure while naming other potential GOP contenders.
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Greenspan era ends Fed mystery as signals sharpen
The Fed under Greenspan shed secrecy to improve communications with Wall Street and Main Street. Officials say clearer guidance on the federal funds rate helps shape expectations and policy effectiveness. The committee has raised the rate four times this year and may lift it again to 2.25 percent, influencing prime lending, mortgages, and corporate bonds.
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Greenspan Opens Fed Policy To Public Scrutiny
In the past decade Alan Greenspan has revealed more about how the Federal Reserve sets interest rate policy. The Fed uses overnight interbank lending rates to influence economic activity, and Greenspan argues public understanding improves policy effectiveness.
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Sunlit 527s Dominate 2003 04 Election Fundraising
A study by Political Money Line shows 527 groups raised about 534 million and spent around 544 million in the 2003-04 cycle. Pro-Democratic groups backing Kerry or opposing Bush raised 266 million, while groups opposing Kerry or backing Bush raised 144 million. The surge follows a 2002 law limiting soft money and spurred rapid online fundraising.
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