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House GOP: No deal yet on bailout
The Swampby James Oliphant and updated Some Senate Republicans say they have a deal on the bailout bill. The ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee says there isn't one. Here is the statement from Rep. Spencer Bachus: "As I......Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Treasury, National Government, White House, Barney Frank
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House Republicans: 'Protect taxpayers'
The Swampby Frank James Worth a read is the letter House Minority Leader John Boehner sent to sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today, reiterating the House Republicans' determination to be significant part of any deal that gets done to help the......Tags: Missouri, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Credit and Debt, National Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Schumer: On board the GM/UAW bailout express
Spin CycleChuck Schumer, who seems to have been on top of everything the last couple of years except making sure that his Wall Street friends weren't collapsing the economy while he was representing them and gathering money and power for......Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Henry Paulson, Long Island, Vehicles, Barack Obama
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'Seventeen' Socialists in the House?
The Swampby Mark Silva Our friend and erstwhile colleague, Glenn Thrush at Politico, thinks he has a lead on that list of 17 "socialists'' whom Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus says are inhabiting the halls of Congress. But it gets worse: If......Tags: National Government, Parliament, Ohio, United States, Government
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Obama: 'Culture of irresponsibility'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, arguing that Wall Street created "a culture of irresponsibility,'' is calling on Congress today to create a new framework of federal financial regulation. "A culture of irresponsibility took root from Wall Street to...Tags: Standards, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Finance, Barack Obama
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Palin drawn into House Financial Services Committee chairmanship fight
Money & CompanyThe race for the powerful chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee, humming along largely behind the scenes, has received an Alaska-sized boost in visibility after one of the Republican contenders dissed "tea party" heroine Sarah Palin. Rep.... -
Elizabeth Warren defends new consumer financial agency against strong criticism from Republicans
Money & CompanyElizabeth Warren, the Obama administration adviser setting up the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, strongly defended the new agency Wednesday against sharp Republican criticism that it is an unaccountable and dangerous new bureaucracy.... -
House committee votes to limit power of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Money & CompanyThe House Financial Services Committee voted to limit the power of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Republicans continued to fight against the centerpiece of last year's Wall Street reform law. Voting largely along party lines, the... -
Wall Street Roundup: Diving into the hedges. Einhorn's risky bet.
Money & CompanyGold: Trading now at $1,535 per ounce, up 0.7% from Thursday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 12,432.39, up 0.2% from Thursday. Diving into the hedges. Pension funds are throwing money back into hedge funds, in part because the...... -
Poll: Americans' views of Fed turn more hostile
Money & CompanyFederal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has tried to speak plainly to the people, but it apparently isn’t helping the central bank’s image. A Dec. 4-7 Bloomberg News survey of 1,000 Americans found that 39% believe the Fed should be...... -
Spencer Bachus, incoming House financial chairman, gets heat for saying regulators should 'serve' banks
Money & CompanyThe incoming Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is facing fire for recently saying that Washington and banking regulators should "serve" the banks. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), who recently beat back a challenge from Ed Royce... -
Social nets wrap: Facebook, Twitter reactions to Obama speech from Vitter, Thompson and Boehner
Top of the TicketRepublicans don't like it and Democrats do....
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