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Christopher Dodd

Where's The Plan On Foreclosures? Force Banks To Reduce Loans!

John Taylor | Posted 12.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Banks, Foreclosure, Wall Street, Consumer Protection, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Barney Frank, Business News
John Taylor

Some people may not like them, but we've got very detailed plans to help the banks, create jobs and improve health care. But where's the plan to help ...

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Shahien Nasiripour

State Regulators: Dodd's Bank Bill Creates Another 'Too Big To Fail' Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Dual Charter, Regulatory Reform, Financial Reform, Bank Charter, Financial Regulation, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Csbs, Tbtf, Financial Crisis, Senate Banking Committee, Chris Dodd, Too Big to Fail, Transparency, Business News

State bank regulators are warning that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd's proposal to create one monolithic federal bank regulator w...

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How Credit Raters Fended Off Oversight From Congress And The SEC

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Paul Kanjorski, Chuck Shumer, Securities and Exchange Commission, Charles Schumer, Regulatory Reform, Derivatives, Floyd Abrams, Financial Crisis, Credit Rating Agencies, Sec, Chris Dodd, Huffington Posts Investigative Fund, Business News

Editor's Note: This is the second of three articles by the Investigative Fund on the credit rating companies. Read the first article here. When the n...

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Democrats: Overdraft Fees Must Be Curtailed

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Senate Banking Committee, Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, Banks, Overdraft Fees, Overdraft Protection, House Financial Services Committee, Business News

WASHINGTON — Senior congressional Democrats say legislation is still needed to limit how lenders charge customers who overspend on their account...

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Fed Regional Bank Heads: Congress Threatening Central Bank's Autonomy

bloomberg.com | Scott Lanman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Charles Plosser, Barney Frank, Bernanke, Christopher Dodd, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Banks, Thomas Hoenig, Regional Banks, Business News

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve regional bank presidents are trying to ward off congressional efforts to weaken their clout, saying the moves m...

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Wall Street Donating Little To Obama

The New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bear Stearns, Deval Patrick, White House, Citigroup, Chase, Christopher Dodd, Economy, Lehman Brothers, Obama, Bailout, Dinner, Democratic Party, John Corzine, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Banks, Fundraiser, Dnc, Republicans, Contributions, Politics News

The Wall Street giants that received a financial lifeline from Washington may have no compunction about paying big bonuses to their dealmakers and tra...

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Senate Bill Would Restrict Banks Overdraft Charges

New York Times | ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Chase, New Law, Legislation, Wells Fargo, Christopher Dodd, Bill, Bank of America, Bofa, Citibank, Banks, Dodd, Overdraft Charge, Overdraft Fee, Senate, Politics News

In the latest attack on overdraft fees charged by banks, Christopher J. Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who heads the Senate Banking Committee, introdu...

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Regulation? They're Banking on the Status Quo

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Plain Vanilla, Mortgages, Credit Cards, Hedge Funds, House Banking Committee, Senate Banking Committee, Financial Services Regulation, Barney Frank, Banking Regulation, Christopher Dodd, Richard Shelby, Financial Services Industry, Chris Dodd, Financial Regulation, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

There were those who expected the financial-services industry to slink away in embarrassment after the setbacks of the past year. These people misjudged us.

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Will Michael Moore's Capitalism Be A Game Changer?

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Foreclosures, Mortgages, Countrywide, Michael Moore, Christopher Dodd, Documentary, PA Child Care, Capitalism: A Love Story, Fdr, Republic Windows and Doors, Capitalism Movie, Michael Moore Movie, Michael Moore Capitalism: A Love Story, Entertainment News
Beau Friedlander

Every time I see a new Michael Moore movie, America looks a little different to me. I feel an odd mixture of hopefulness, anger, and spiritual fatigue.

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Obama Heads To Wall Street To Urge Reform

Washington Post | Brady Dennis | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Lobbying, Financial Reform, Lobbyists, Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, Regulation, Federal Reserve, 26 Wall Street, Larry Summers, Reform, Obama, New York, House, Senate, Lehman Brothers Anniversary, Wall Street, Bailout, Finance, Treasury, Financial Crisis, Banks, Timothy Geithner, Politics News

President Obama will head to Wall Street on Monday to try to breathe new life into efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system, an undertaking...

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Why Senator Christopher Dodd Will Win Re-Election

Senate Guru | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aig, Sam Caligiuri, 2010 Senate Race, Peter Schiff, Rob Simmons, Christopher Dodd, Connecticut, Barack Obama, Tom Foley, Ct-Sen, Politics News
Senate Guru

It's seemingly unanimous among observers of the 2010 Senate races that the most vulnerable incumbent Democratic Senator next year is Senator Dodd. Here are six reasons why Dodd will win re-election.

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A Letter to Senator Dodd Following His Cancer Diagnosis

Kim Stagliano | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Dodd, Prostate Cancer, Healthcare, Senate, Connecticut, Christopher Dodd, Cancer, Dodd Cancer, Politics News
Kim Stagliano

You well know that tens of millions of Americans without health insurance remain sleepless when they or a loved one become ill. And I know you're fighting to change that. Thank you.

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An Oldie, but not so Goodie: Updating the U.S. Poverty Measure

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Women, Senate, Congress, US Poverty, Middle Class, Christopher Dodd, Obama Administration, Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, War on Poverty, Jim McDermott, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

There has been a lot of sexy talk about cutting poverty in half over the next 10 years. How is that going to happen if we don't have an accurate measure of how many poor people there are living in the US.

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Jeff Muskus

Senate Dems: Expect A Health Care Bill Next Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, Public Option, Senate Health Committee, Senator Michael Enzi, Senator Ted Kennedy, Senate-Health-Education-Labor-and-Pensions-Committee, Health, Christopher Dodd, Health-Care Reform, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Health Care, Barbara Mikulski, Politics News

Senate Democrats said yesterday that they hope to have a draft of a health care bill ready by the end of next week, the first step in what is bound to...

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Dodd Looks To Wall Street For Re-Election Bailout

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Wealthy Wall Street executives may be outcasts to some Americans, but not to Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd. Facing his toughest re-el...

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Dodd's AIG Ties, Cash Shortage Threaten Senate Re-Election Bid

Bloomberg | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd finds himself in an unlikely spot after three decades representing Connecticut: short on cash and b...

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Dodd Shifts Fundraiser From Exclusive Club Criticized For Having No Minority Members

Politico.com | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) moved to change the location of a $1,000-a-head April 7 fundraiser in New York City Tuesday, after learning that it was to b...

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Christina Romer Gets it Wrong: "We Need Banks to Lend Like Crazy"

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Financial Crisis, Bank Lending, Economic Policy, John King, Barack Obama, Christina Romer, Lending Crisis, Lending, Christina Romer Lending, 100 Days, Obama Administration, Obama Economy, Politics News
Steve Clemons

"Lending like crazy" is exactly what helped trigger the global financial crisis -- and reflating those trends would be a major mistake if that is what the Obama administration is pushing.

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Sam Stein

Dodd: Treasury Officials Insisted On Weakening Bonus Provision

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dodd Aig, Treasury Department, Geithner, AIG Bonus, Ed Liddy, Christopher Dodd, AIG Bailout, Chris Dodd, Timothy Geithner, Edward Liddy, Aig Hearing, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

The Treasury Department demanded that Sen. Chris Dodd insert exemptions into the stimulus bill that allowed bailout recipients to receive bonuses, the...

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Dodd Will Face Republican Challenger In 2010

CNN | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Dodd 2010 Challenger, Rep-Rob-Simmons, Dodd 2010, Politics News

Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee whose approval ratings have sharply fallen as the nation's economy sputters,...

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Dodd Trails Challenger In Latest Poll

AP | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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A new Quinnipiac University Poll shows U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd facing a tough re-election bid in 2010 if his challenger is former Republican U.S. R...

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Jason Linkins

Larry Kudlow Running For Senate Against Dodd?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Over at The Corner, Kathryn Jean Lopez is feeling "bullish" about the prospects of CNBC's Larry Kudlow becoming America's Next Top Media Professional ...

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Chris Dodd: Nationalization "May Happen"

Bloomberg | Alison Vekshin | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Senator Chris Dodd, Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Bank Nationalization, Chris Dodd Nationalization, Business News

Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said it may be necessary to nationalize some banks for a short time as Citig...

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What One Learns from Politicos Who Watch Movies...

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Week, Ed Markey, Andrea Mitchell, Andrew Sullivan, Seven Days in May, Team America World Police, Jane Harman, Christopher Dodd, Being There, Citizen Kane, Chris Matthews, Movies, Dr. Strangelove, The Candidate, Peter Sellars, Susan Collins, John Sununu, Margaret Carlson, A Man for All Seasons, George Vradenburg, Phillips Collection, Thelma and Louise, Alan Greenspan, Bob Schieffer, Entertainment News
Steve Clemons

Lindsey Graham hosted a movie night a couple of years ago and his selection was Seven Days in May. Other hosts were Jane Harman and Susan Collins who picked Thelma and Louise.

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Lieberman, Dodd In Danger Of Losing Reelection

New York Observer | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lieberman, Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut, Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Dodd, Connecticut Senate Race, Politics News

Both of Connecticut's U.S. senators were greeted with ominous new poll numbers on Tuesday. The new Quinnipiac University survey showed Chris Dodd, a s...

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