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Sam Stein

Dodd May Face Democratic Primary Challenger

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

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Politically impaled by his ties to AIG, Sen. Chris Dodd could be challenged in a Democratic primary for his reelection, the Hartford Courant reported ...

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Sam Stein

Dodd's Numbers Tank But Dems Not Yet Too Nervous

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

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Poll numbers out on Thursday provide another bad chapter in what has become an awful few months for Sen. Chris Dodd. The long-serving Connecticut Demo...

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Dodd's AIG Ties, Cash Shortage Threaten Senate Re-Election Bid

Bloomberg | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd finds himself in an unlikely spot after three decades representing Connecticut: short on cash and b...

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Dodd Shifts Fundraiser From Exclusive Club Criticized For Having No Minority Members

Politico.com | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) moved to change the location of a $1,000-a-head April 7 fundraiser in New York City Tuesday, after learning that it was to b...

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Second Republican Will Challenge Dodd In 2010

CNN | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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Another Republican has officially jumped into the race to challenge Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd in 2010....

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Cuba Travel Ban Faces Growing Opposition

Washington Post | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

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Roughly a year after Fidel Castro stepped aside and handed much of the responsibility for leading Cuba to his brother Raúl, there is new momentum i...

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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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Sam Stein

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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David Fiderer

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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Paul Jenkins

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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Ryan Grim

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

Read More: AIG Bailout, U.S. Economy, Chris Dodd, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, Indispensable Experts, Barack Obama, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

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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Sam Stein

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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Mark Nickolas

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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John Standerfer

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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Sam Stein

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

Read More: White House Bonuses, Aig Bonuses, White House Bailout, Bonus Tax, Wyden Amendment, Dodd Conference Committee, Max Baucus, Chris Dodd, Bailout Bonuses, Snowe Amendment, Bailout Bonus Tax, Washington/United States, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

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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Sam Stein

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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Judith Ellis

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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