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Senator Chris Dodd

The Ghost of Glass-Steagall

Nathan Havey | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

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Nathan Havey

Many of the same people who are now creating proposals to reign in the financial industry were, 10 short years ago, the people eating cake as they destroyed the barn door of regulation and let the big banks run free.

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Shahien Nasiripour and Ryan Grim

Dodd's Banking Bill Takes The Fed Down A Notch Or Two: HELP US DIG THROUGH IT

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour and Ryan Grim | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

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Scroll down to see how you can help HuffPost dig through Dodd's new bill. "This is not a time for timidity," Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris ...

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An End to the Credit Card Madness

Jose A. Garcia | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

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Jose A. Garcia

Since the passage of the Credit CARD Act of 2009, credit card companies have been jacking up interest rates in anticipation of February 22, 2010, when the law goes into full effect.

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Chris Dodd Confronts WWE's Linda McMahon On Her Senate Candidacy

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 09.22.2009 | Comedy

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Matthew Filipowicz

While Linda McMahon's announcement of her candidacy for the Senate was certainly a surprise, no one could have expected the shocking response from Senator Chris Dodd. Take a look.

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Relying on the Sausage Factory: The Best Way to Enact Health Care?

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

I know to be effective helping the president pass national health care at long last -- which I strongly support -- it would help a little if I understood a little more.

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The Petri Dish of Politics: Starting with New York

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, City Council, Senator Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Hiram Monserrate Pedro Espada, New York News
Henry J. Stern

When one asks what can be done about the errant or corrupt public official, we would first respond that the question is very difficult to answer.

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Jeff Muskus

Senate Dems: Expect A Health Care Bill Next Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Senate Democrats said yesterday that they hope to have a draft of a health care bill ready by the end of next week, the first step in what is bound to...

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Swiped! Did The Credit Card Industry Just Hijack Credit Card Reform Legislation?

Harry Moroz | Posted 06.14.2009 | Business

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Harry Moroz

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act, though an important milestone in consumer protections, exhibits the signs of the credit card industry's powerful influence.

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Ryan Grim

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

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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 ...

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Dodd Looks To Wall Street For Re-Election Bailout

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

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

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

Bloomberg | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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

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Second Republican Will Challenge Dodd In 2010

CNN | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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

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Resuscitating CNBC with Reliable Rationale and Reason

Judith Ellis | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

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Judith Ellis

Squawk Box this Tuesday promises to be interesting with both professionalism and punch.

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

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

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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 ...

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Don't Let Dodd Take the Fall on This One

Michelle Kraus | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

It takes more than one cook to stir this pot of malarkey, and I smell a stinking rose.

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Chris Dodd: Nationalization "May Happen"

Bloomberg | Alison Vekshin | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

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Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said it may be necessary to nationalize some banks for a short time as Citig...

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Senate Banking Chairman: Confiscate Wall Street Bonuses

The Hill | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has vowed to use all legal means available to confiscate Wall Street bonuses paid out at the end of last year. Dodd, the ch...

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