Chris Dodd

Jason Linkins

GOP Candidate Tries To Spin Dodd Departure

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


So, have you heard? Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is retiring, an event that's being sold as part and parcel of the larger "OH NOES DEMOCRATS!" story. ...

Dodd's Retirement: A Game Changer For His Opponents

Mary Ann West | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


Mary Ann West

With the icy Connecticut River behind an antique Victorian home, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) announced to supporters, reporters and camera crews that he would not seek re-election.

Suddenly, the Dems Don't Feel So Well

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.07.2010 | Comedy


Rick Horowitz

"Transient Majority Syndrome. There are enough of you who get together here to start thinking you can really shake things up. You think that from now on, everything will be different ..."

Save the Senate: Bring Back the Filibuster

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


Aaron Zelinsky

To end legislative gridlock, Sen. Reid should not get rid of the filibuster: He should bring it back. What we have today is a cheap and easy filibuster-lite; Reid should reestablish the real thing.

Chris Dodd: Treasury Secretary Geithner's Replacement?

Daniel Indiviglio | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


Roll Call speculates that Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) may not be retiring after all -- he may trade his office in the Senate's Russell Building for o...

Chris Dodd's Departure Could Endanger Potential Consumer Protection Agency

Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert | Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


It's the question buzzing around Washington and Wall Street this week: Will Sen. Christopher Dodd's sudden retirement announcement further jeopardize ...

Sam Stein

2010 Campaign Off With A Bang

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


The abrupt announcements from Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) that they will not seek re-election in 2010 signaled the beginning ...

Arthur Delaney

The Amazing Job Prospects For Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, And Their Staffers

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


The lobbying world is atwitter over two new hot job prospects: retiring Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.). "If you think of the...

Retirements and the Establishment

Mike Lux | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


Mike Lux

If Democratic candidates on the ballot this year take up the anti-big bank banner, they will reap big benefits, because the anti-Wall Street movement is gaining momentum.

Jason Linkins

Will Senator Dodd Exit A Hero, Or A Zero?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


As you have no doubt heard by now, Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) will not be seeking a sixth term in office. My first reaction: Good riddance. Whi...

Dodd's Successor On Senate Banking Committee Likely To Be Senator Tim Johnson

BusinessWeek | Alison Vekshin | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota is in line to succeed Senator Christopher Dodd as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee t...

Chris Dodd Retiring From Senate; Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, Will Run

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


EAST HADDAM, Conn. — Christopher Dodd vowed just days ago that he was staying in the race for re-election to the Senate, but he announced Wednes...

Connecticut's Nutty and Spicy Senatorial History

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


J. Bradley Jansen

Without descending into the Washington parlor game of conventional wisdom about Sen. Dodd's announcement signifies for the horse race of who's up and who's down, I would like to reflect on the matter.

Republican Retirements Still Outnumber Democratic Ones

Washington Monthly | Steve Benen | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


'DROPPING LIKE FLIES'?.... Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) is retiring. So is Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). And before anyone could catch their breath, Colora...

Chris Dodd To Retire From Senate

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics


HARTFORD, Conn. — Christopher Dodd was expected to announce his retirement Wednesday after five terms in the U.S. Senate and Connecticut's popul...

2009 Was Not the Senate's Finest Year

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

It was in the Senate this year where the goal of meaningful health care reform gave way to a bill that feels as if it was written by the insurance company lobbyists.

Ryan Grim

Watergate Babies, Now Fully Grown, Dominating Health Care Endgame

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 01.05.2010 | Politics


A new breed of congressional Democrat was swept into office in 1974, less than seven months after Richard Nixon's resignation. The Watergate Babies, a...

Bipartisan Blight

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.29.2009 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

Health care reform suffered the torments of partisan obstruction. Now gird yourself for financial reform and the perils of bipartisan blight.

Dodd Chastises Senate's 'Newest Members' For Their Behavior

The Hill | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics


Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Wednesday ripped the Senate's "newest members" for the lack of comity in the upper chamber. In a floor speech Wednesda...

Ryan Grim

Doughnuts For Dorgan: Drug Reimportation Killed In Deal That Might Get Cheaper Drugs For Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


President Obama and the Senate leadership can't whip up the votes necessary to pass a public option or even a Medicare buy-in compromise, but they did...

State Department Warns Kerry Of "Serious Substantive Concerns" With Iran Sanctions Bill

The Cable | Josh Rogin | Posted 12.14.2009 | World


Next week is going to be a big week for Iran sanctions, particularly on Capitol Hill. As administration officials change their tone and talk more abou...

Financial Reform Moves Forward, With Many Loopholes

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Rachel Leven and Maria Zilberman | Posted 12.11.2009 | Business


As Congress inches toward restructuring U.S. financial regulation, lawmakers in the House and Senate have characterized their respective bills as swee...

5 Pitfalls for Congress' Iran Sanctions

Patrick Barry | Posted 12.09.2009 | World


Patrick Barry

While sanctions are a useful diplomatic instrument and congressional pressure can send an important signal that U.S. patience with Iran is not limited, now is not the time for unilateral action.

Colbert Takes On The Federal Reserve, Says Congress Is Trying To See 'Its Fiscal Naughty Parts' (VIDEO)

Posted 12.09.2009 | Business


Count Stephen Colbert among the opponents of calls to audit the Federal Reserve. Responding to what he calls claims that the Federal Reserve is a "se...

Financial Oversight: There Is No Change (Again)

Stanley Kutler | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics


Stanley Kutler

The buccaneers of the financial community remain free to restore the disaster from which they were rescued with taxpayers' money.