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Dodd Political Stock Tumbling Over AIG Bonuses

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chris Dodd, Dodd Polls, Dodd Reelection, Dodd 2012, Dodd Aig, Dodd Bonuses, Dodd Aig Bonuses, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

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

Read More: Fed, Taxes, Rush Limbaugh, Charles Rangel, Connecticut, Chris Dodd, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, New York City, Chas Freeman, Robert Rubin, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Elections, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, Bailout, Countrywide, Finance, Tim Geithner, Citibank, Israel, Treasury, Ben Bernanke, Housing Crisis, Wall Street Bonuses, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Madoff, Republican Party, Senate, Politics News
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

Read More: Aig, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Aig Loophole, Federal Reserve, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

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

Read More: Dodd Aig, Democrats Aig, Dodd Talking Points, Connecticut, Republican Talking Points, Chris Dodd, Gop, Nrsc Talking Points, Dodd Attack, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

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

Read More: Nrcc, Greta Van Susteren, 2010 Elections, Cnbc, 2010 Senate, GOP Hypocrisy, Larry Kudlow, Chris Dodd, Keith Olbermann, Fundraising, Republican Party, Chris Matthews, Media News
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

Read More: Deflation, Nuclear Weapons, Hiroshima, Federal Reserve, Aig, Ben Bernanke, Chris Dodd, Nagasaki, Great Depression, Business News
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

Read More: Dodd Aig, Treasury Department, Geithner, AIG Bonus, Ed Liddy, Christopher Dodd, AIG Bailout, Chris Dodd, Timothy Geithner, Edward Liddy, Aig Hearing, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

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

Read More: Wyden Amendment, Dodd Conference Committee, Snowe Amendment, Bailout Bonus Tax, Aig Bonuses, White House Bailout, White House Bonuses, Bonus Tax, Max Baucus, Chris Dodd, Bailout Bonuses, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

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

Read More: Aig, Chris Dodd AIG, Chris Dodd, Chris Dodd Treasury, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

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

Read More: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, John Bogle, Larry King LIve, Chris Dodd, Richard Shelby, Arianna Huffington, Timothy Geithner, Larry Summers, Aig, Finance, Deregulation, Tresury Secretary, Economic Growth, Ben Bernanke, Politics News
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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Dodd Will Face Republican Challenger In 2010

CNN | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Dodd 2010 Challenger, Rep-Rob-Simmons, Dodd 2010, Politics News

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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Ryan Grim

Romer Seems To Break With Geithner On Cause Of Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Geithner, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, James Galbraith, Stephanie Cutter, Economic Crisis, Larry Summers, Chris Dodd, Charles Schumer, Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Christina Romer, Christina Romer Obama, Tim Geithner, Christina Romer Timothy Geithner, Paul Krugman, Timothy Geithner, Citigroup, Politics News

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

Read More: Rep. Rob Simmons, Quinnipiac Polls, Quinnipiac Poll, Rep. Simmons, Rob Simmons, Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Dodd, Senator Dodd, Politics News

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

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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