Chris Dodd

The Tea Party and Goldman Sachs: A Love Story

Robert Scheer | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Robert Scheer, Michael Paese, Chris Dodd, Goldman Sachs, Tea Party, Recession, Economy, Barney Frank, Business News

Between the faux populism of the tea party and the army of sellout ex-congressional staffers and politicians from both parties, the Washington fix in favor of Wall Street is in.

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A Step in the Right Direction for Children Around the World

Chris Dodd | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: Measles, Robert Bennett, Vaccination, Vaccine, Chris Dodd, Vaccinations, Children's Health, Vaccines, World News

All Americans, regardless of political affiliation, can agree that no child should ever die of a preventable, treatable illness simply because of where he or she is born. Yet each year, that is precisely what happens to millions of children without access to vaccines.

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The Roadblocks To Wall Street Reform

ProPublica | Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: 111th Congress, 2008 Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Dodd-Frank, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Barney Frank, Ted Kaufman, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Business News

Early last year, as they weighed whether to bar banks from speculative trading with their own money, congressional staffers turned to a key regulator ...

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Moody's Considering Downgrading Major U.S. Banks

Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: 2008 Financial Crisis, Wells Fargo, Barney Frank, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, Chris Dodd, Banking Reform, Dodd-Frank Bill, Moody's, Citigroup, Business News

NEW YORK (Maria Aspan) - Moody's Investors Service said it may downgrade the debt ratings of Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo &...

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FCC Commissioner Joins NBCUniversal 4 Months After Approving Merger

The Wrap | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: NBC Universal, Ntia, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission, Fcc Commissioner, Regulation, National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA), Chris Dodd, Comcast, Meredith Attwell Baker, Comcast NBC, Nbcuniversal, Media News

Only in Washington! A mere four months after voting in favor of Comcast's controversial $13.75 billion purchase of NBC-Universal, Meredith Attwell ...

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Moses, Media Piracy and the MPAA

Marty Kaplan | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Limewire Lawsuit, Mpaa, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Chris Dodd Mpaa, Chris Dodd, Riaa, Itunes, Limewire, Media News

Not only is there no evidence that anti-piracy education programs build a stronger "culture of intellectual property." There's also little evidence that enforcement works -- splashy raids haven't reduced piracy.

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Hollywood Follows Wall Street?

Richard Grenell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Dodd Mpaa, Chris Dodd Mpaa, Hollywood, Entertainment News

Sending Chris Dodd to Washington means Hollywood is looking to replicate Wall Street's behavior of the last decade. Dodd gave us the multi-billion dollar bailouts and failures at the taxpayers' expense.

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Chris Dodd at the Movies

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Lobbying, Mpaa, Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Movies, Hollywood, Motion Picture Association of America, Entertainment News

I love film, including some of what comes out of the Hollywood cesspool, but I generally dislike Hollywood, whatever its political leanings. With Chris Dodd, it just got worse.

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Friday Talking Points [152] -- A Palin-Free Month?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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With some regularity, this column excoriates the mainstream news media for all sorts of continued idiocy in the way it conducts its business. But eve...

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Chris Dodd, David Obey Reflect On Decline Of Congress, Close Era Of Congressional Comity

Bloomberg News | Albert R. Hunt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Agenda, Republican Party, David Obey Interview, Nancy Pelosi, Gop, Chris Dodd Interview, Chris Dodd, David Obey, Politics News

In separate interviews, Dodd and Obey reflected on rich experiences and contemporary concerns. Both are liberal Democrats -- Obey more so -- who care ...

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Filibuster Reform Coalition Launches To Put Pressure On Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Reform Rules, Filibuster Reform, Dodd Filibuster Reform, Chris Dodd, Rules Reform, Senate Reform, Filibuster Reform Congress, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The effort to reform the rules of the Senate has often been dismissed as idealistic reverie on the part of a small group of frustrated o...

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Dodd Backs Warren For Consumer Bureau -- With One Big Caveat

nytimes.com | Cyrus Sanati | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Agency, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Warren Confirmation, Dodd Elizabeth Warren, Elizabeth Warren Supporters, Business News

Mr. Dodd, speaking at New York University Law School's fourth annual Global Economic Policy Forum, said he would support Elizabeth Warren, above, the ...

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Chris Dodd's Goodbye

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Chris Dodd, Chris Dodd Goodbye, Chris Dodd Retirement, Chris Dodd Farewell, Dodd, Chris Dodd, Chris Dodd Floor Speech, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- When Connecticut Democrat Chris Dodd finished his farewell address in the Senate Tuesday, visitors witnessed an almost unimaginable sigh...

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Foreclosure Hearings Show Homeowners Who in Washington Cares

Richard Zombeck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, JPMorgan Chase, Congress, Hamp, Barney Frank, Mortgage Crisis, Bank of America, Chris Dodd, Maxine Waters, Damon Silvers, Congressional Oversight Panel, Business News

While the result of recent mortgage foreclosure and HAMP hearings remains to be seen, there's a sense that a handful of government officials get it and seem to be looking out for the rest of us.

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U.S. Senator's Twitter Account Gets Profane: The Funniest Reactions

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) let loose some rather un-senatorial language on Twitter on Thursday morning -- or so it seemed. His account @SenChrisD...

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In The Chamber: Joe Wilson, Joe Lieberman And The Politics Of The Standing O

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman, State of the Union, Joe Wilson, Politics News

The House chamber was on edge before President Obama's State of the Union address began Wednesday night. It's typical to have ambulances on hand when ...

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The Future of Latin America: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Policy in the Hemisphere

Chris Dodd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Chris Dodd, Chris Dodd, Latin America, Latin America Policy, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Brazil, World News

That old metaphor -- Latin America as the U.S.'s backyard -- is indicative of the American habit of viewing the region solely in terms of problems to be solved. What a shame: There is so much opportunity to be found in Latin America.

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Move Your Mortgage, Not Just Your Money, to a Community Bank

Jane White | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adjustable-Rate Mortgages, Move Your Money, Chris Dodd, Foreclosure, Community Banks, Barney Frank, Business News

Every day we see more drama in the foreclosure debacle, with increasing number of lenders being pressured to put them on hold. But what's the strategy for those of us not in danger of losing our homes?

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Elizabeth Warren and the Inspector General of the "Independent" Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

Robert Auerbach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabth Warren, House Financial Services Committee, Chris Dodd, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Federal Feserve, Ig, Barney Frank, Elizabeth Warren, Politics News

The Inspector General was generally missing from discussions about the deceptive practices found in the Congressional investigations of the Federal Reserve. Not a good sign for oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

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Lessons Learned From the Appointment of Elizabeth Warren

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.25.2011

Some are dissatisfied with the president for not going through a confirmation process in the Senate with Elizabeth Warren. His concerns were real about getting the 60 votes to override the filibuster that was certain to come from the Republicans.

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Megabanks Will Shrink, Bernanke Tells Financial Crisis Commission, Yet Doubts Over Too Big To Fail Remain

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 09.02.2010

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In one of his most definitive statements on the subject to date, the nation's central banker said Thursday that he expects some of the nation's megaba...

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Dodd: 'No Lobbying For Me!'

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, Influence Laundering, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Revolving Door, Influence Peddling, Chris Dodd, Lobbyblog, K Street, Smarter Ideas, Politics News

Chris Dodd has ruled out becoming a lobbyist after his Senate career ends next year. "No lobbying, no lobbying," Dodd told Deirdre Shesgreen of the ...

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Dodd Questions Elizabeth Warren's Management Experience -- A Concern He's Never Raised Before

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, The Financial Fix, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Cfpa, Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Dodd-Frank Bill, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpb, Financial Crisis, Consumer Protection, Financial Regulation, Business News

*This article was updated at 4:15 p.m. ET to reflect a clarification. In questioning Elizabeth Warren's candidacy to lead a new Consumer Financial Pr...

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Gretchen Morgenson: Financial Reform Bill FAILS To End 'Too Big To Fail'

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freddie Mac, Congress, Lobbying, Economy, Lobbyists, Derivatives, Financial Reform, Obama, Recession, Fannie Mae, Barney Frank, House, Senate, White House, Subprime Mortgages, Banks, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Too Big to Fail, Wall Street, Risk, Business News

After President Obama signs it into law, the nation's financial industry will still be dominated by a handful of institutions that are too large, too ...

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N.Y.Times Op-Ed Impugns Financial Reform by Imagining Fannie Is Just Like Wall Street

David Fiderer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Barney Frank, Mortgage Crisis, Credit Rating Agencies, Fannie Mae, New York Times, Chris Dodd, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Moody's, Dodd-Frank Bill, Cnbc, Wall Street Credit Rating Agencies, Goldman Sachs, Financial Reform, Merrill Lynch, Ameriquest, John Paulson, Business News

John Carney's New York Times op-ed piece is a tour de force, a paean to nonsensical thinking. He ignores the Fannie and Freddie of the real world. Instead, he goes after the Fannie and Freddie that exist only in his imagination.

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