Posted on February 10th, 2010 by Scott Nance
A consumer advocacy organization is calling on Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) to re-affirm his commitment to create an independent consumer financial regulator after the nation’s largest bank announced it would not oppose the agency.
The CEO of Bank of America told President Obama his company does not oppose creation of a Consumer Financial [...]
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Filed under: Consumers, Credit Crisis, Sen. Chris Dodd, Senate, Wall Street
Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
One of my first thoughts last night when I heard the news that Senator Joe Biden was Obama’s VP pick, was if Kerry would end up chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Apparently, I wasn’t alone in that thinking:
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Foreign Policy, In The News, Iraq, John Kerry, Massachusetts, Obama-Biden 08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Senate, State Politics
Posted on August 6th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Monday night I reported that the rumor mill was buzzing that Barack Obama would “name Evan Bayh as his VP choice on Wednesday in Indiana.” The Indiana event has come and gone and if Obama plans to name Evan Bayh as VP, it didn’t happen today. The Obama campaign rally held in Indiana today, however is [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, General Election, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Sen. Evan Bayh
Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by Javelin
Just as the president is ready to address the nation on Iraq, Joe Biden next week begins three weeks of hearings on the war. On the committee, Biden and Democrats Christopher Dodd (Conn.), John Kerry (Mass.), Russell Feingold (Wis.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) will compete for intensity in criticizing a troop surge. But on the [...]
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Filed under: Iraq, John Kerry, Politics, Republicans, Senate
Posted on August 1st, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
George W. Bush pulled the ultimate spoiled child moment today… Frustrated by Democrats and even a few Republicans, President Bush on Monday circumvented the Senate and appointed embattled nominee John Bolton to be ambassador to the United Nations.
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Filed under: Breaking News, Bush, Politics
