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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

Financial Crisis Commission Chair: 'The Investigative Work Is Underway'

Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

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The federal commission created to investigate the roots of the financial crisis has begun its review of documents and will announce next week a series...

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Frank Rich: Goldman Can Spare You A Dime

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

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As leader of the Wall Street pack, Goldman declared surging profits, keeping it on track to dispense a record $23 billion in bonuses for 2009. But mos...

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To Effect Change Demand Answers - - Bring Back "The Pecora Commission"

David Woolner | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

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David Woolner

In the 1930s, people wanted to know why Wall Street crashed; what brought on the Depression; why the banks collapsed; and why they were out of a job. So Congress launched a formal inquiry.

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Jason Linkins

Brooksley Born Named To Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business

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I generally don't think much of high-powered congressional commissions, seeing as they typically exist as busy work done after a disaster to offset th...

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Is The Angelides Commission The New Pecora Commission?

LA Times | Michael Hiltzik | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business

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With the appointment today of the 10 members of a congressional commission to investigate the financial meltdown, many people are hoping that the spir...

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Flaws Inherent in the Current Commission, and How to Minimize Them

William K. Black | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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William K. Black

A commission like the new Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission can be unwieldy and political. It cannot be non-partisan, it cannot be unified, and it is extremely difficult to make it effective.

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The Nation: New Pecora Commission Vital

The Nation | Christopher Hayes | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

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If there's one thing that everyone seems to agree on, it's that the current financial crisis is complicated. There's two problems with this. First, it...

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New "Pecora Commission" Stalled In Congress

The Hill | Silla Brush and Jared Allen | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

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Democratic and Republican leaders have yet to nominate a single person to the high-profile commission aimed at investigating the financial crisis, eve...

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Nominees Emerge For New "Pecora Commission"

Reuters | Karey Wutkowski | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan panel armed with subpoena power to investigate causes of the Wall Street meltdown is on the brink of being launche...

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