Chris Dodd

Chris Dodd's Fortune Interview: "I'm Trying To Save Capitalism"

Mar. 27, 2009 | David Whitford | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK (Fortune) -- In the U.S. Senate, seniority is all: You wait your turn. No one knows that better than Democrat Chris Dodd, the senior senator ...

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Tuesday's Late Night Round-Up: Chris Dodd, The Woz, And Obama's Prime-Time Presser (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 04.25.2009 | Comedy

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AIG and everyone associated with it took a beating last night in the monologues. Jay Leno mocked Chris Dodd for his association with the company, Jimm...

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Dodd Hits Back As Wife's Ties To AIG Are Scrutinized

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd is batting back claims from a conservative-leaning publication that his wife -- like he -- has questionable financial ties...

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CNBC's Larry Kudlow and Other Liars Touting the Countrywide VIP Loan "Scandal"

David Fiderer | Posted 04.21.2009 | Media

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CNBC's viewers should insist that the network retract Kudlow's lies about Senator Dodd.

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Dem Rep. Waters Blasts Obama Admin: "They've Got Some Explaining To Do"

The Plum Line | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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A Democratic member of Congress today launched a blistering attack on President Obama and the Treasury Department over the AIG mess, becoming the firs...

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Arianna Discusses AIG Bonuses and Backlash on Morning Joe

Huff TV | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business

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Arianna appeared on Morning Joe Friday morning to discuss the AIG bonus fiasco and the backlash surrounding it. Other topics included Chris Dodd's ro...

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Dodd Political Stock Tumbling Over AIG Bonuses

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democrats may want to start thinking about a bailout for Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, whose political stock ...

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A Crime to Make Money

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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It seems to have finally dawned on government leaders that bonus recipients are not the only ones who should be afraid.

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Reid Defends Dodd, Stonewalls On AIG Language

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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Democratic leaders came to the defense of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Thursday afternoon, focusing blame on the Federal Reserve for the AIG bonus sca...

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What Happened to Foresight and Common Sense?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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Criticism of Timothy Geithner has been tantamount to an attack on Barack Obama in some quarters, but the truth is our president stuck his neck out for this guy.

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Dodd, Democrats Targeted For AIG Mess In GOP Talking Points

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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The Republican Party is going to great lengths to tie Democrats -- and Sen. Chris Dodd in particular -- to the lavish bonuses issued by bailed-out in...

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Imagine the Reaction If It Were Olbermann

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.19.2009 | Media

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It's incredible how quickly CNBC is rivaling Fox News when it comes to conflicts of interest and as a bastion of biased and partisan news.

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Bernanke Goes Nuclear

John Standerfer | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business

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While Congress spent another day playing political "Clue" -- Senator Dodd -- with the red pen -- in the backroom, Ben Bernanke reminded us once again ...

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Dodd: Treasury Officials Insisted On Weakening Bonus Provision

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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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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A Disturbing D.C. Whodunit [Update II]

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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The mystery over who killed a provision in the stimulus package that would have curtailed bonuses at bailed out companies is a disturbing D.C. whodunit. But even more disturbing is what it reveals about how our government is run.

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Congress, White House Pointing Fingers Over Who Killed Bonus Provision

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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The question of who killed a provision that could have reined in lavish bonuses issued by bailout recipients remains a mystery, with key players eithe...

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Treasury Officials Trying To Blame AIG Scandal On Dodd

Salon | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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There is a major push underway -- engineered by Obama's Treasury officials, enabled by a mindless media, and amplified by the right-wing press -- to b...

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Should Geithner, Summers, Bernanke et al. Go?

Judith Ellis | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb addresses some very important issues in an interview with CNBC. On my blog I have written more than a few posts on this brillian...

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Dodd Will Face Republican Challenger In 2010

CNN | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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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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Romer Seems To Break With Geithner On Cause Of Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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Christina Romer, at a speech at the Brookings Institution Monday afternoon, appeared to give support to critics of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner...

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

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

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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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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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Impolite or Not, Congress Twittered While Obama Spoke

Ari Herzog | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

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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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