Richard Durbin

The American Bankers Association's 15 Minutes of Fame in Chicago

Dean Baker | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Banks, Too Big to Fail, Bailouts, Fdic, Richard Durbin, American Bankers Association, Chicago, Aba, Sheila Bair, Business News
Dean Baker

Like termites, the American Bankers Association does most of its damage in the dark. But the ABA is getting a brief period in the limelight this week as a result of the Showdown in Chicago.

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Patriot Act Redux

James Zogby | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Richard Durbin, Civil Liberties, Patriot Act, Amy Klobuchar, Senate Judiciary Committee, Patriot Act Civil Liberties, Politics News
James Zogby

Civil libertarians of the right and left urged the Senate not to reauthorize the three provisions of the Patriot Act without providing new restraints on law enforcement and adequate protections.

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Let's Make a Deal: Beltway Edition

Michael Winship | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Durbin, American Banking Association, Cap and Trade, Politics, Insttitute for Policy Studies, President Obama, Mortgage Crisis, Banks, Bank Bailout, US Chamber of Commerce, Cramdown, Campaign Finance, Business News
Michael Winship

While executives are dancing with your dollars, the foreclosures they helped to bring on continue to rise. Many banks are dragging their feet, enjoying the bailout bucks but failing to spread them around.

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Durbin Sold Stocks, Funds Just As Market Plunged

bloomberg.com | James Rowley | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Richard Durbin, Tim Geithner, Dick Durbin, Warren Buffett, Henry Paulson, Business News

June 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, sold more than $115,000 worth of stocks and mutual-fund shares as U.S. stock markets ...

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Bank Lobby Already Winning Battles

nytimes.com | STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Durbin, Bank of America, Banks, Banking Crisis, Bank Bailout, American Bankers Association, Business News

As Congressional Democrats and the White House crow about multiple victories over the financial industry, including new rules for credit card issuers,...

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Burris Still Has Senate Clout, Despite Furor

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 03.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Roland Burris, Roland Burris Senate, Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Burris Senate, Burris Blagojevich, Burris, Blagojevich Burris, Roland Burris Investigation, Roland Burris Perjury, Roland Burris Resignation, Dick Durbin, Richard Durbin, Illinois, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite the furor surrounding Sen. Roland Burris, experts say Illinois is unlikely to suffer much from having a senator who'...

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The Sporadically Honorable Gentleman From Illinois (or, "Mr. Burris Goes Out to Lunch")

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rob Blagojevich, John Harris, Roland Burris Testimony, Dick Durbin, Timothy Wright, Roland Burris, James Durkin, Illinois State Legislature, Richard Durbin, Doug Scofield, Robert Blagojevich, John Wyma, Barbara Flynn Currie, Rod Blagojevich, Harry Reid, Roland Burris and Senate Democrats, Lon Monk, Roland Burris and Senate, Blagojevich Impeachment, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

"...and here you are, sir: hamburger, medium-rare, and fries. You're sure you don't want anything to drink?"

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Rahm Emanuel: Barack Obama's Sarah Palin?

Jeff Gates | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jennifer Flowers, White House Chief of Staff, Irgun, Israel Lobby, Joe Biden, Richard Durbin, Charles Percy, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Sayanim, Paul Findley, Nancy Pelosi, Zionist, Sara Palin, Harry Reid, Aipac, Politics News
Jeff Gates

Known in DC as a pro-Israel hardliner, he joins Pelosi in bringing to the Middle East peace process a record of support for Tel Aviv's targeted assassinations of Palestinian political leaders.

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Durbin Has Big Lead In Senate Campaign's Final Days

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Kevin McDermott and Virginia Young | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Richard Durbin, John McCain, U.S. Senate, Jay Nixon, Rod Blagojevich, Kenny Hulshof, Dick Durbin, Senate Races, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Steve Sauerberg, Chicago News

U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, a Democrat representing Illinois, retains a strong lead against Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg in a new poll. The po...

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Durbin: No More Iraq War Funding Without Withdrawal Strategy

The Swamp | Mike Dorning | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Richard Durbin, Iraq War Funding, Politics News

Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin promised today that he would no longer vote to fund the war in Iraq unless the money is tied to a withdra...

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