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Jack Reed
Jack Reed (born Nov. 12, 1949) is a Democratic U.S. Senator representing the state of Rhode Island. He won reelection against Republican challenger Robert Tingle.
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Sen. Jack Reed, Democrat from Rhode Island and a West Point graduate, was fresh from a meeting at the Pentagon this morning when he was asked about the decision that President Barack Obama faces about troop deployments in Afghanistan.
"He has to do this in the context of both Pakistan and Afghanistan,'' Reed said. "I think he is quite right to put this in a much broader context.''
Asked about the likelihood of getting a...
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Viewed as a champion of regulatory reform, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) is an advocate of new regulations regarding financial markets, products and institutions -- including new regulation regarding credit derivatives, "dark pool" markets and hedge funds. Within the Banking Committee, he is chairman of the securities, insurance and investment subcommittee.
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From opensecrets.org
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Here's an unwelcome dose of reality after Saturday night's vote in the House: Jack Reed saying on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday that he believes Olympia Snowe's trigger is still alive in the Senate. BOB SCHIEFFER: Do you think, at this point, Senator Reed, that there are the votes in the Senate to pass the bill that the House passed? Because it does include the so-called public option--this government health care insurance program that would...
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From dailykos.com
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New York Daily NewsTranscript: Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Jack Reed on 'FNS'FOXNewsThe following is a rush transcript of the November 15, 2009, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace." This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: The decision by Attorney General Holder on Friday to try ...Dems hail, Republicans bash decision to try 9/11 suspects in New YorkCNNGiuliani Criticizes Terror Trials in New...
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PROVIDENCE President Obama has nominated a Rhode Island judge to serve on a federal appeals court. Obama nominated O. Rogeriee Thompson yesterday for a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. The nomination follows the recommendation of Rhode Island’s two Democratic senators, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed. Thompson has served since 1997 as a ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The full U.S. Senate has confirmed Peter F. Neronha as Rhode Island's next U.S. Attorney. Both Rhode Island senators, Jack Reed and...
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