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Barney Frank has been in Congress since 1981. He represents the 4th District of Massachusetts. Barney Frank is the chairman of the Financial Services Committee. Previously, he was a Massachusetts state representative and an assistant to the mayor of Boston. He has also taught at several Boston-area universities.
Barney Frank has been in Congress since 1981. He represents the 4th District of Massachusetts. Barney Frank is the chairman of the Financial Services Committee. Previously, he was a Massachusetts state representative and an assistant to the mayor of Boston. He has also taught at several Boston-area universities.
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Obama's free advice from Boston U profs
The Swampby Frank James When you're president or president-elect, you get a lot of gratuitous advice. And so it is that some Boston University professors have some ideas for President-elect Barack Obama, some serious, some not some serious. Hat tip to......Tags: Drug Trafficking, Treaties, Social Issues, Government, Referenda
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Ten for Thursday: Caroline, We Hardly Knew Ye
Spin CycleAfter a comical twenty-four hours that embarrassed both her and Gov. Paterson, Caroline Kennedy seems definitively out of the Senate sweepstakes and the guessing game continues on who will get the nod. Despite claims that the withdrawal was motivated........Tags: Eric Holder, Tom Suozzi, Maine, Hillary Clinton, Steve Israel
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Bailout: Barney's bank?
Spin CycleWe linked to this WSJ story earlier, but it's worth some special attention from those following the progress of bailout and stimulus legislation in Washington. It describes how Barney Frank, the key House Dem on financial legislation, and other......Tags: Laws, CEO Pay
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Al Franken senator: 'Picture wrong?'
The Swampby Mark Silva They had dinner last night, members of Congress did. And some of them told jokes, like some of them always do, at the annual congressional dinner of the Washington Press Club Foundation. As usual, some were carrying......Tags: Al Franken, Getty Images Inc., John Boehner, Ohio, Kevin McCarthy
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Bankers say they 'get it' on bailout
The Swampby Frank James Vikram Pandit, Citigroup's chief executive officer, is really, really sorry his company was going to buy that French-made private jet and it won't happen again. Pandit told lawmakers at a House hearing today: Mr. Chairman, the......Tags: Banking, Bank of New York Company, Health, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Maxine Waters
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10 for Wednesday: Tim Not-so-terrific?
Spin CycleTim Geithner's big bailout plan was big, but reaction was "brutally negative" as markets dipped and pundits and legislators shook their heads over the lack of specifics. Wall Street executives (don't laugh) are going on an "image offensive" to......Tags: State Budgets, Raytheon Company, Parliament, Government, Boeing Co.
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David Axelrod: 'Keeping our heads'
The Swampby Mark Silva In the "new era of responsibility'' for things that go bumpy - with a president admitting that he "screwed up'' in his Cabinet nominations - is there a reason why the Treasury Department's rollout of a new......Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, David Axelrod, White House, Government, Timothy Geithner
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Financial bailout-angst: 'People are mad'
The Swampby Mark Silva Outrage - that's what members of Congress are voicing at the bankers hauled before them to account for what happened with billions of bailout dollars. (See the Tribune Bureau's story below about the "masters of the universe''......Tags: Stock Broking, Government, Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Wall Street reform next up for Dems
The SwampA trader with now-defunct Lehman Brothers watches the stock market plunge last September. (David Karp/AP) by James Oliphant For weeks, President Obama has been pushing hard on his plan to revive the nation's economy, driving the $787-billion stimulus...Tags: Democratic Party, American International Group, Stock Broking, Government, Henry Paulson
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Sports marketing maven defends value of such things
WatchdogGood interview by Darren (Roslyn) Rovell (and his agitated CNBC colleagues) of marketing man Casey Wasserman, who desperately attempts to defend the value of sports sponsorships in these times . . and even takes a shot at Barney Frank....... -
Another stimulus looks unlikely
The Swampby Frank James One reason it was important for the recently passed economic stimulus to be as large as possible was because of the political reality that it would be difficult to get another major stimulus through Congress. The amounts......Tags: Democratic Party, Ron Wyden, Barack Obama, Government, Nancy Pelosi
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AIG's Liddy before Congress: The no-name defense
Spin CycleJust a few minutes ago, Edward Liddy, brought in to head AIG after it crashed, clashed with Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said he'd refuse to give names of those who kept the notorious bonuses if they were made public. He......Tags: American International Group
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