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Marcus Baram

Justice Antonin Scalia's Son Hired By Wall Street To Fight Dodd-Frank Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Thewatchdog, CFTC Wall Street, National Parks Foundation, Eugene Scalia, 9/11 Remains, Scalia CFTC, Watchdog Blog, Oil Speculation, Position Limits, Parks Charity, Gas Prices Speculation, Business News

It's got all the ingredients of a high-stakes courtroom thriller: billions of dollars on the line, intense Wall Street deal-making, and highly profita...

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Zach Carter

Dems Blast 'Wall Street Crude Oil Casino'

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Dodd-Frank, House GOP, Financial Reform, Speculation, Barney Frank, Wall Street Reform, Obama, Collin Peterson, Democrats, Cftc, Ed Markey, Wall Street, Oil, Oil Prices, Maxine Waters, Position Limits, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A cadre of top Democrats said Wednesday that heavy Wall Street speculation was driving up gas prices and blasted Republicans for pushing...

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Zach Carter

Obama's Fraud Squad Targets Record Oil Price Plunge

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Fraud, Gas Prices, Politics, Holder, Wall Street, Speculation, Economy, Oil Prices, Obama, Position Limits, Cftc, Business News

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a memo to the federal agencies involved in the president's new Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Gr...

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Zach Carter

House GOP Bill To Delay Financial Regulations Clears Key Hurdle

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Politics, Gas Prices, Joe Courtney, Wall Street, Commodity Prices, Speculation, Wall Street Reform, Oil, Bernie Sanders, Obama, Business, Position Limits, Cftc, House Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- With gas prices approaching record highs and soaring food prices fueling global unrest, Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee p...

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Zach Carter

Gambling On Hunger

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Food Riots, Tunisia, Derivatives, Budget, Speculation, Swaps, David Kane, Commodities Bubble, Federal Reserve, Obama, Cr, The Fed, Cftc, Maryknolls, Hunger, Blanche Lincoln, Wall Street, Egypt, Bart Chilton, Oil Prices, Galbraith, Food, Mubarak, Sec, Food Prices, Position Limits, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Since July, the price of corn has jumped 62 percent. Wheat has climbed by two-thirds, and soybeans are 38 percent more expensive. For ma...

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