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Ryan Grim

Predatory Lending Legislation On Hold In Senate: Dodd

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Predatory lending legislation passed in the House last week will have to get in line in the Senate, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said Tuesday. "We'll ge...

Ryan Grim

Dodd: Movement To Cap Credit Card Interest Rates Growing

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) released the text of his credit card reform package on Monday and we posted it online, asking for your thoughts. More than 9...

Ryan Grim

Credit Cardholders' Bill Of Rights Hits Floor Tuesday: Read It

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


The Senate takes up the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights on Tuesday, a package sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) that seeks to rein in certain ...

Sam Stein

Dodd Ridicules "Genius" In White House Who Won't Investigate Bush (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Sen. Chris Dodd took some noticeably hard shots at the White House in a recent interview with Connecticut bloggers, ridiculing the Obama officials who...

Ryan Grim

Credit Card Deal In Works As Senators Work Through Weekend

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics


Senate negotiators worked through the weekend to come up with a bipartisan compromise on reform legislation that seeks to rein in deceptive credit car...

Time to Get Tough On Credit Card Companies

Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Sen. Chris Dodd

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the abusive and predatory practices of the credit card companies.

Ryan Grim

Dodd: White House "Ambivalent" About Bankruptcy Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Bankruptcy reform isn't officially dead in the Senate yet, but the post-mortem analysis has already begun. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said on Wednesd...

Arthur Delaney

Dem Senators Call For Freeze On Credit Card Interest Rates

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics


Last year, the Federal Reserve announced new rules for credit card issuers that would rein in controversial practices like arbitrary rate increases on...

Dodd Looks To Wall Street For Re-Election Bailout

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Wealthy Wall Street executives may be outcasts to some Americans, but not to Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd. Facing his toughest re-el...

Chris Dodd's Personal Bailout From Finance Industry

Mother Jones | —Kevin Canfield | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics


As Senator Chris Dodd fights for his political career, the embattled chairman of the powerful Senate banking committee is receiving his own economic r...

Long-Stalled Proposal To Restructure Mortgages Faces Critical Test

Politico | VICTORIA MCGRANE | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


It's cram time for cramdown proponents. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has given housing advocates two weeks to find a compro...

Chris Dodd: Scourge or Casualty of Wall Street?

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

By making himself the scourge of Wall Street rather than its servitor, Chris Dodd could be the driving change we need.

Sam Stein

Dodd May Face Democratic Primary Challenger

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics


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

Sam Stein

Dodd's Numbers Tank But Dems Not Yet Too Nervous

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


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...

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

Bloomberg | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


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

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

Politico.com | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


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...

Second Republican Will Challenge Dodd In 2010

CNN | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


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

Cuba Travel Ban Faces Growing Opposition

Washington Post | Posted 04.30.2009 | World


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...

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

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


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 ...

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


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...

Sam Stein

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


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

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

David Fiderer | Posted 04.21.2009 | Media


David Fiderer

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

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

The Plum Line | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics


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

Arianna Discusses AIG Bonuses and Backlash on Morning Joe

Huff TV | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business


Huff TV

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...