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Chris Dodd

Obama and Bright Lines in the Sand

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama again refused to give a strong defense of the public option himself. By doing so, he just dug the hole deeper. What exactly does Obama stand for in the health care debate?

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Obama about to be campaigner-in-chief; Dodd changes Twitter picture

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Jon Corzine, Twitter, Virginia Governors Race, Chris Dodd Reelection, Washington Times, New Jersey, Bellantoni, President Obama, Bob Mcdonnell, Rutgers University, Chris Dodd, New Jersey Governor's Race, Obama Campaign, Creigh Deeds, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com President Obama next week will join New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine for a rally at Rutgers. Corzine face...

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Chris Dodd's Peace Corps: "The Ambitious Sense of the Possible"

Laurence Leamer | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

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Laurence Leamer

Dodd's bill was born not in his office in the Russell Building but in the tiny village of Moncion in the Dominican Republic more than forty years ago.

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Sen. Chris Dodd Gets Help From Ted Kennedy

nytimes.com | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 06.24.2009 | New York

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As Sen. Chris Dodd prepares to run for his 6th term, he has called on good friend Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to help him. Kennedy, currently battling brai...

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Bernanke Is In The Hot Seat While Obama Is Primed To Pick Several Fed Board Seats

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 06.23.2009 | Business

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How long will Ben Bernanke last as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve? Well, it depends on who you ask. Bernanke is scheduled to defend his record in...

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Ryan Grim

Senate Dems Waiting For Cost Estimates Before Moving On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Senate Democrats, Chris Dodd, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Politics News

Two reports from congressional accountants, with estimates that put the cost of health care reform higher than expected and the numbers of people cove...

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Bringing Seniors to the Health Care Table

Doug Schoen | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Doug Schoen

Rarely in Washington do you come across a moment of unequivocal bipartisan alignment, especially on an issue as polarizing as health-care reform. Today was one of them.

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Sen. Dodd Comes Out In Favor Of Gay Marriage

Towelroad | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Chris Dodd has come out for full marriage equality. Dodd published an op-ed in the Meriden Record-Journal yesterday and on his blog, saying, "the fact...

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Ted Kennedy Cuts Ad For Chris Dodd

Politico | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Teddy Kennedy cut a 30-second spot for his old friend Chris Dodd, who has been representing him in health care negotiations. Kennedy, looking stron...

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Sam Stein

Graham Open To Dem's Health Care Compromise, But Not Public Plan (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Senator Lindsey Graham became the latest Republican and most conservative Senator yet to express a willingness to consider a compromise approach to he...

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Friday Talking Points [82] -- Is Obama The Only Person Who Remembers What America Did In Iran In 1953?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to your weekly Friday Talking Points roundup. This week will be a bit unusual, as instead of the normal list of talking points Democrats...

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A Strong Public Option

Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Senate, Chris Dodd, Public Option, Health Care, Health, Politics News
Sen. Chris Dodd

Congress has historically failed to reform health care. After all, presidents since Harry Truman have tried to do it. And here we are in 2009. I really do believe that this time will be different.

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Arthur Delaney

Geithner: "I'm Not Chairman -- Yet" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Bob Corker, Timothy Geithner, Senate Banking Committee, Chris Dodd, Tim Geithner, Ben Bernanke, Business News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the Senate on Thursday that he isn't "Mr. Chairman -- yet." Geither was testifying before the Senate Banking...

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Senate Dems Take "Historic" Step Towards Health Care Reform

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Hoping to make history, the Senate set off on its major overhaul of the nation's health care system Wednesday, but its first steps ...

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Weekly Audit: Ending the Economic Status Quo Economy NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics

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The Media Consortium

by Zach Carter, TMC MediaWire Blogger The banking lobby still holds enough sway inside the Beltway to torpedo sensible consumer protection rules, ev...

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Arthur Delaney

Consumer Advocates Ramp Up Effort To Ban Payday Lending (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Interest Rates, Payday Lending, Dick Durbin, Center for Responsible Lending, Payday Loans, Chris Dodd, Politics News

The Center for Responsible Lending has launched a website to bring to light stories of people who say they've been victimized by payday lenders. The s...

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Online Lenders Fight Regulation (VIDEO)

David Murdock | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

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David Murdock

Payday loan offices were sprouting up in strip malls across America for years before Wall Street collapsed last fall -- quiet evidence that hard times began hitting working families long ago.

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Will Speaker Pelosi Stand Up to the IMF?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.20.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

It would be an exaggeration to say that Congress has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this week to reform the policies of the International Monetary F...

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Arthur Delaney

Dodd Dinner With Online Payday Lenders Transforms Into Fundraiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

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The Online Lenders Alliance, a lobby group for Internet payday lenders, is hosting a three-day conference in Washington, D.C. The agenda's highlights ...

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Reform in the Age of Plastic

Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Chris Dodd

Over and over we've heard that consumers should act responsibly when it comes to credit cards. I agree -- but it's time we held credit card companies to the same standard.

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Sam Stein

Dodd Signs On To Public Finance Bill Amid Questions Of His Own Fundraising

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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Beset by questions over his ties to the insurance and banking industry, Senator Chris Dodd this past week became the third senator to sign on to the F...

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Ryan Grim

Predatory Lending Legislation On Hold In Senate: Dodd

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

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Predatory lending legislation passed in the House last week will have to get in line in the Senate, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said Tuesday. "We'll ge...

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Ryan Grim

Dodd: Movement To Cap Credit Card Interest Rates Growing

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) released the text of his credit card reform package on Monday and we posted it online, asking for your thoughts. More than 9...

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Ryan Grim

Credit Cardholders' Bill Of Rights Hits Floor Tuesday: Read It

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

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The Senate takes up the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights on Tuesday, a package sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) that seeks to rein in certain ...

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Sam Stein

Dodd Ridicules "Genius" In White House Who Won't Investigate Bush (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Chris Dodd took some noticeably hard shots at the White House in a recent interview with Connecticut bloggers, ridiculing the Obama officials who...

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