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Elise Foley

Issa, Cummings Clash Over Subpoenas Of Obama Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Elijah Cummings, Dhs, Darrell Issa, Issa Subpoena, Foia, House Oversight Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, Obama Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Bank of America, Friends of Angelo, DHS Subpoena, Countrywide, Countrywide Subpoena, VIP Mortgages, Oversight Committee, Freedom of Information Act, Darrell Issa Subpoena, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darrell Issa issued two subpoenas this week targeting the Obama administration, reigniting a dispute with Democrats on the House Ov...

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Chris Dodd, Phil Gramm, and the Legacy of a Statesman

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Derivatives, Enron, Financial Reform, Regulation, Obama, Angelo Mozilo, Volcker, Volcker Rule, Merkley-Levin, Countrywide VIP, Aig, Friends of Angelo, Blanche Lincoln, Wall Street Reform, Countrywide, Deregulation, Phil Gramm, Wendy Gramm, Dodd, Kent Conrad, Business News
Zach Carter

In the past 24 hours, Dodd appears to have been going to bat for Wall Street, not out of concern for any greater political good, but exclusively for the purpose of padding the profits of big banks.

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Tim Taliaferro

House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Subprime Mortgages

HuffingtonPost.com | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Paul Hodes, Friends of Angelo, Mike Quigley, Countywide Lending, Kent Conrad Countrywide, Democrats Countrywide, Dodd Countrywide, Video, Politics News

The House oversight committee is launching an investigation into deceptive and predatory lending practices that contributed to the economic recession,...

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Freshman Democrat Quigley Set To Break Ranks With Party Over Dodd, Conrad Subpoenas

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Mike Quigley Subpoena, Chris Dodd, Friends of Angelo, Countrywide, Mike Quigley, Kent Conrad, Mike Quigley Congress, Chicago News

Seniority, party loyalty and congressional etiquette don't seem to get in the way of Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.). The freshman lawmaker is ready to br...

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Wall Street Journal Reporter Conceals Facts About The Real Countrywide Mortgage Scandal

David Fiderer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: CBS News, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Republican Party, Darrell Issa, Countrywide Financial, Friends of Angelo, Countrywide, Ris Dodd, Mike Quigley Congress, Mike Quigley Subpoena, Kent Conrad, Mike Quigley, Media News
David Fiderer

Just like the birthers, who refuse to acknowledge Obama's birth certificate, Rep. Darrell Issa and Wall Street Journal reporter Emshwiller refuse to acknowledge the mountain of evidence that the Countrywide VIP "scandal" has been thoroughly discredited.

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Darrell Issa, Another Lying Liar in the Countrywide VIP Loan Story

David Fiderer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Kent Conrad, Darrell Issa, Countrywide Financial, Barney Frank, Associated Press, Fannie Mae, Chris Dodd, Angelo Mozilo, Wall Street Journal, Ris Dodd, Mike Quigley Congress, Mike Quigley, Countrywide, Friends of Angelo, Mike Quigley Subpoena, Politics News
David Fiderer

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.

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Countrywide VIP Scandal: In the Media, Unlike the Courtroom, Rules of Evidence Don't Apply

David Fiderer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Associated Press, Chris Dodd, Darrell Issa, Kent Conrad, Countrywide Financial, Friends of Angelo, Countrywide, Ris Dodd, Mike Quigley Congress, Mike Quigley Subpoena, Mike Quigley, Media News
David Fiderer

Why isn't any reporter asking inquiring about Feinberg's contacts with GOP operatives? And why isn't any reporter asking questions about who is paying Feinberg's legal bills?

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