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Elizabeth Warren: Financial Rules 'Literally Don't Work Anymore,' Regulations Should Be 'Clear And Painful'

Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

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Elizabeth Warren, a professor at Harvard Law School who has more recently assumed the role of chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the ...

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Barney Frank Disagrees With Obama On Fund, May Face Fight With Some Financial Firms

bloomberg.com | Alison Vekshin | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Barney Frank, chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, reversed course on paying to unwind failed financial fi...

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Big Financial Firms Losing Power On Capitol Hill

Washington Post | Binyamin Appelbaum | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

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Large banks are on the verge of losing a key legislative battle over the shape of financial reform, an unusual setback that reflects the continued pol...

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Sam Stein

Dems Fear Bush Will Tie Obama's Hands On TARP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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There is increasingly anxiety among members of Congress and fiscal watchdogs over the handling of the Troubled Asset Relief Program by the Bush admini...

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Mortgage Companies Cut (Some) Online Spending

Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Four big mortgage lenders cut their online ad spending from December to January, according to Nielsen Online. Four financial firms were among the top ...

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Will You Cash Out Before The Market Crashes?

Motley Fool | Tim Hanson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Six -- count 'em, six -- major financial firms now declare that the United States is in recession. That list includes heavyweights such as Goldman S...

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