HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday that he has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and will have ...
David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
Robert Feinberg is the "whistleblower" who accuses Chris Dodd of receiving "sweetheart deals" on his home mortgage. His statements and stolen company documents represent the only direct evident in Rep. Issa's misleading report.
Liz Peek | Posted 08.30.2009 | New York
Not only are banking profits essential to the well being of New York, those pesky bonuses play a vital role as well.
David Fiderer | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media
There's ironclad proof that Sen. Dodd's accuser in a mortgage scandal lied from the start. But some reporters aren't interested in facts that undercut the scandal narrative.
AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 08.25.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — Facing the toughest re-election fight of his nearly 30 years in the Senate, Sen. Christopher Dodd boasts about snubbing lobbyists. ...
Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.23.2009 | Home
Reading about the huge budget cuts almost every state in the country is being forced to make quickly puts the $4.7 trillion we have pumped into the financial sector into perspective, and leaves us pondering: what else we could have done with that money?
Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
Not only do the various plans now being considered fail to "bend the curve" of health care spending downward, every one of the plans would send the curve still higher.
Political Party Time | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics
Following up on a Politico report on how Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) bashing lobbyists as part of his latest email fundraising pitch, the National Republic...
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
Obama again refused to give a strong defense of the public option himself. By doing so, he just dug the hole deeper. What exactly does Obama stand for in the health care debate?
Laurence Leamer | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics
Dodd's bill was born not in his office in the Russell Building but in the tiny village of Moncion in the Dominican Republic more than forty years ago.
nytimes.com | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York
As Sen. Chris Dodd prepares to run for his 6th term, he has called on good friend Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to help him. Kennedy, currently battling brai...
The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business
How long will Ben Bernanke last as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve? Well, it depends on who you ask. Bernanke is scheduled to defend his record in...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
Two reports from congressional accountants, with estimates that put the cost of health care reform higher than expected and the numbers of people cove...
Doug Schoen | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics
Rarely in Washington do you come across a moment of unequivocal bipartisan alignment, especially on an issue as polarizing as health-care reform. Today was one of them.
Towelroad | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics
Chris Dodd has come out for full marriage equality. Dodd published an op-ed in the Meriden Record-Journal yesterday and on his blog, saying, "the fact...
Politico | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics
Teddy Kennedy cut a 30-second spot for his old friend Chris Dodd, who has been representing him in health care negotiations. Kennedy, looking stron...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics
Senator Lindsey Graham became the latest Republican and most conservative Senator yet to express a willingness to consider a compromise approach to he...
Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics
Congress has historically failed to reform health care. After all, presidents since Harry Truman have tried to do it. And here we are in 2009. I really do believe that this time will be different.
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the Senate on Thursday that he isn't "Mr. Chairman -- yet." Geither was testifying before the Senate Banking...
AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Hoping to make history, the Senate set off on its major overhaul of the nation's health care system Wednesday, but its first steps ...
The Media Consortium | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics
by Zach Carter, TMC MediaWire Blogger The banking lobby still holds enough sway inside the Beltway to torpedo sensible consumer protection rules, ev...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
The Center for Responsible Lending has launched a website to bring to light stories of people who say they've been victimized by payday lenders. The s...
David Murdock | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics
Payday loan offices were sprouting up in strip malls across America for years before Wall Street collapsed last fall -- quiet evidence that hard times began hitting working families long ago.
Robert Naiman | Posted 06.20.2009 | World
It would be an exaggeration to say that Congress has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this week to reform the policies of the International Monetary F...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
The Online Lenders Alliance, a lobby group for Internet payday lenders, is hosting a three-day conference in Washington, D.C. The agenda's highlights ...
AP/Huffington Post | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics