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Larry Kudlow Mulls U.S. Senate Run Despite Disastrous Record Of Economic Predictions

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Phil Gramm, Financial Meltdown, Economic Recession, 2010 Elections, Larry Kudlow, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Connecticut Senate Race, Phil Gramm Nation of Whiners, Recession, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

Aside from Phil Gramm, there are few other economic types that have shown to be so disconnected from the recent economic realities than Kudlow.

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Jason Linkins

Larry Kudlow Running For Senate Against Dodd?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Larry Kudlow, Chris Dodd, Politics News

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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Impolite or Not, Congress Twittered While Obama Spoke

Ari Herzog | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Jared Polis, Congress, Qik, Twitter, Social Networking, Earl Blumenauer, Bob Inglis, Judge Carter, Chris Dodd, Jeff Flake, Robert Menendez, Rob Wittman, Steve Israel, John Shimkus, Barack Obama, Social Media, George Radanovich, Twittering, Don Manzullo, John Ensign, Chuck Grassley, Bob Latta, Cathy-Mcmorris-Rodgers, New Media, Microblogging, John Culberson, Claire McCaskill, Media News
Ari Herzog

About half a dozen members of Congress (from both political parties) thumbed their iPhones and BlackBerries and twittered while President Obama spoke about the economy and technology.

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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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Ryan Grim

How We'll Get To Universal Health Care: Patching The Tattered Blanket

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Universal Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Community Health Centers, John Conyers, Cobra, Medicaid, Medicare, Chris Dodd, Health Care Blue Print, Ted Kennedy, Universal Healthcare, Obama Budget, Politics News

When President Obama put his signature to the stimulus package Tuesday, he also signed into law a number of health care reforms that were the result o...

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Burris Has Blagojevitis (Main Symptom: Denying Any Wrongdoing!)

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Denial, Chris Brown, Rod Blagojevich, Rihanna Chris Brown, Roland Burris, Denialism, Chris Dodd, Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Chris Brown Apology, Blagojevitis, Chicago News
Stanton Peele

Blagojevitis involves a cognitive confusion over the two great scandal-suppression techniques all public figures learn: "deny, deny, deny," and "confess, apologize, and move on."

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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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Worse Than Whitewater, Chris Dodd and the Phony Countrywide V.I.P. Loan Scandal

David Fiderer | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Mortgages, Cnbc, Countrywide Financial, Mortgage Crisis, New York Times, Fannie Mae, Chris Dodd, Wall Street Journal, Business News
David Fiderer

Here's how a political scandal, a sort of mini-Whitewater, was contrived in the absence of credible evidence, and why the primary source of the revelations could be a Republican shill.

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Senate Banking Chairman: Confiscate Wall Street Bonuses

The Hill | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Chris Dodd, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Senate Finance Committee, Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Senator Christopher Dodd, Obama Wall Street Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, Politics News

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has vowed to use all legal means available to confiscate Wall Street bonuses paid out at the end of last year. Dodd, the ch...

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A Day to Serve

Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Serve DC, Community Service, Chris Dodd, Washington, National Service, Service Initiative, Barack Obama, Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, Service, Barack Obama Inauguration, Politics News
Sen. Chris Dodd

I can think of no better way to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. than to come together and make a real difference in the lives of others.

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Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau.

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Caroline Kennedy, Mark Udall, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson Jr, Delaware, Birch Bayh, Mark Pryor, Thomas Dodd, George W. Bush, Connecticut, Chris Dodd, Colorado, Democratic Party, Lisa Murkowski, Andrew Cuomo, Mo Udall, John Quincy Adams, Ken Salazar, Republican Party, African-American Issues, Illinois, Bill Clinton, Frank Murkowski, Evan Bayh, Florida, Alaska, Net Worth, Mario Cuomo, Ted Kaufman, Jesse Jackson, David Pryor, Ted Kennedy, New York, Barack Obama, Beau Biden, John Salazar, Rudy Giuliani, Tom Udall, Secretary of the Interior, John Adams, Harry Reid, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bennet, Secretary of State, Bill Ritter, Jeb Bush, Senate, Indiana, Crest, Kahlua, Oregon, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Speculation about Hillary Clinton's successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America's political dynasties is hopefully just starting.

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Murdoch and Polonius: A Subscriber's Report

Martin Nolan | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Robert Bartley, Barney Frank, Bernanke, Fannie Mae, Chris Dodd, Procter & Gamble, Wall Street Journal, Paulson, Freddie Mac, Financial TImes, Rupert Murdoch, New York Times, Fox News, Shakespeare, Bernard Madoff, Whitewater, Ghoogle, Media News
Martin Nolan

In 2008, during the biggest financial news story since 1929, the credibility of the Wall Street Journal's ed page coughed, sputtered, and collapsed.

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Bottom-up Blindness; The Reason to Fire Detroit Execs

Rob Kall | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Toyota, Big Three Automakers, General Motors, Gm, Peter Drucker, Economy, Economic Crisis, Cars, Chris Dodd, Bottom Up, Bottom-Up, Business, Business News
Rob Kall

The Big Three management is stuck with a petrified top-down mentality that's unable to provide the vision and leadership necessary for American auto manufacturing to succeed.

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Ha! Would You Buy A Car Designed By OUR Government?

Diane Tucker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Gasoline Prices, Wall Street Crisis, Big Three Automakers, Chrysler, General Motors, David Cole, Robert Nardelli, Alan Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford Motor Company, Diane Tucker, Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Tucker

Thanks to CEO Alan Mulally, Ford made a profit in the first quarter of 2008. What's more, Mulally saw the credit crisis coming and fought to get a line of credit for Ford way back in 2006.

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Detroit's Next Step; Analysis of Rescue Proposal Here

Steve Parker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: New United Motor Manufacturing, Bob Nardelli, Congress, Uaw, Meet the Press, Toyota, Pontiac Vibe Hatchbacks, Chrysler, Gm, Alan Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Barney Frank, Detroit Three, Three Tenors, Detroit Free Press, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford, Corvette, Bob Lutz, Tom Brokaw, General Motors, Detroit Three Loans, Pontiac GTO, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, Harry Reid, Pontiac G8, Detroit Bailout, Nummi, Auto Bailout, Auto Industry, Business News
Steve Parker

It's always nice to own part of any failing automotive giant from the last century, if the companies are still not viable three, six or even twelve months from now, what will taxpayers' ownership be worth?

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Hope for Homeowners? Not So Much

William Fisher | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Henry Paulson, 2008 Recession, Subprime Mortgages, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, Economy, Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Sheila Bair, Politics News
William Fisher

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, some 1.2 million homes were in foreclosure during the second quarter of 2008, and that number is expected to increase.

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Detroit's Day of Reckoning (with Thanks to David Halberstam)

Steve Parker | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Chapter 11, Peter Morici, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, David Halberstam, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford, Robert Lutz, Nissan, Robert Nardelli, US Senate, Detroit, Richard Shelby, President Bush, Masters of the Universe, Northwest Airlines, Uaw, Bankruptcy, Gm, Alan Mulally, Pebble Beach, Detroit Three, Washington DC, Democrats, Barack Obama, Tokyo Motor Show, Ron Gettelfinger, Code Pink, Harry Reid, Republicans, Dearborn, Business News
Steve Parker

This week's bailout hearing signaled what looks like the ultimate day of reckoning for this country's once-great and world-dominating car making industry. All Americans are tired of the excuses.

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Where Are the Wall Street Patriots?

Patt Morrison | Posted 12.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Golden Parachute, Wall Street Crisis, Fatcat, Wall Street, Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Business News
Patt Morrison

The bailout moolah rules declare that the monster golden parachutes are now things of the past, but since it's our money, we can further dictate what happens to it -- and we definitely should.

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Dodd Says Auto Bailout Lacks Votes In Senate

New York Times | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Senate Banking Committee, Bailout, Economy, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Senate, Business News

The chairman of the Senate banking committee said on Thursday that he did not believe there would be enough Republican support for efforts to aid flou...

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Dodd: Obama Wouldn't Want Messy Fight Over Lieberman

Hartford Courant | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democrats Lieberman, Lieberman Dodd, Lieberman Caucus, Lieberman Obama, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Christopher Dodd, Politics News

U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday that President-elect Obama would not want one of his party's first major post-election issues to be a messy fig...

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Reading the Lieberman Tea Leaves

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Barbara Boxer, Ken Salazar, Ned Lamont, Senate, Homeland Security Committee, Connecticut, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Sources indicate that Reid is not kicking Joe out yet because there are several Senate seats still to be decided. So what are Lieberman's options at this point?

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McCain: Frank and Dodd "Willing Co-Conspirators" In Banking Crisis

Politico | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Wall Street, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Collapse, Economy, Financial Crisis, Politics News

John McCain and his Republican allies have elevated an unlikely pair of political villains to deflect blame for the slumping economy. During a town ...

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House rejects $700B bailout in stunning defeat

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Congress, Chris Dodd, Economy, Finance, Personal Finance, Banks, Wall Street Bailout, Federal Reserve, Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Judd Gregg, Hr 3997, House Vote, Bailout Vote, Business News

WASHINGTON — In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergenc...

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Bipartisan Betrayal of Main Street, Bailout Hands "Victory" to Bush

Rob Kall | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chris Dodd, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Betrayal, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
Rob Kall

The public should tell congress to shove that tax that might be applied five years from now up where the sun doesn't shine.

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Friday Talking Points [49] -- Before And After The First Debate

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Barney Frank, Mccain, Red to Blue, Campaign, Dscc, Sarah Palin, Offshore Drilling, Bailout, 2008, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Craig Ferguson, Katie Couric, Drilling, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Pork, Reid, Great Depression, Presidential Debate, Budget, Congress, Letterman, Joe Biden, 08, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, Howie Klein, 08 Election, Elections, Mddotw, Leadership Challenge, Appropriations Bill, Harry Reid, Credit Card, Dodd, Debates, Adjournment, Senate, Bill of Rights, Obama, Chris Dodd, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Cbs, Omnibus, Presidential Debates, Bush, Pelosi, Continuing Resolution, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Financial Crisis, 700 Billion, Adjourn, John McCain, House, 2008 Elections, 2008 Election, Ferguson, 08 Campaign, Offshore Drilling Ban, Palin, Late Night, 2008 Presidential Race, David Letterman, Frank, Politics News
Chris Weigant

[UPDATED -- See part 2 in the Talking Points section.] This week's column will be presented in a sort of semi-liveblogging fashion. What you're getti...

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