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    Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. U.S. Senate duo dials back anti-big bank proposal

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    By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Legislation to force U.S. banks to drastically raise their capital buffers - a proposal that has been criticized as a veiled attempt to break up the biggest banks - was presented in a slightly weakened...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Bank of America Corp., Banking, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance

    2. Apr 3, 2013 | Daily Press

  2. Pro ports privatization group accused of campaign finance violation

    A group that produced robocalls promoting the now-sunk port privatization efforts was accused of campaign finance violations by a watchdog group in Washington for election-season TV ads in Ohio. Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, or...

    Tags: Federal Election Commission, Bob McDonnell, Privatization, Hampton Roads, Government

    3. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Senate panel approves Obama nominees to head SEC, consumer bureau

    WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mary Jo White's nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for the former federal prosecutor to be confirmed soon as Wall Street's top watchdog.
    WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mary Jo White's nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for the former federal prosecutor to be confirmed soon as Wall Street's top watchdog....

    Tags: Rajat Gupta, Elisse Walter, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Republican Party, Mike Crapo

    4. Mar 19, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Mary Jo White's spin at SEC's revolving door

    One of the oft-repeated justifications for why Wall Street must be regulated by Wall Streeters is that what goes on there is both so complex and so essential that only those who have been part of it can be trusted to oversee it. This argument is bunk, of...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Crime, Law and Justice, Mary Schapiro, Barack Obama

    5. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. The challenging math of passing immigration reform

    WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system.
    WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

    Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Frank Lautenberg, Pat Roberts, Barbara Boxer, Republican Party

    6. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Time to break up the biggest Wall Street banks

    TARP, the infamous Troubled Assets Relief Program that bailed out Wall Street in 2008, is finally over. The Treasury Department recently announced it will soon be completing the sale of the remaining shares it owns of the banks and of General Motors.
    TARP, the infamous Troubled Assets Relief Program that bailed out Wall Street in 2008, is finally over. The Treasury Department recently announced it will soon be completing the sale of the remaining shares it owns of the banks and of General Motors....

    Tags: Federal Reserve, Christopher Dodd, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Elizabeth Warren

    7. Jul 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants

    The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants.
    The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...

    Tags: Patrick Leahy, Chemical Industry, Frank Lautenberg, Jon Tester, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate

    WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress.
    WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...

    Tags: Jon Tester, U.S. Congress, Richard Mourdock, Republican Party, Executive Branch

    9. Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Would you buy a used candidate from Karl Rove

    No doubt who the big winners were on November 6. Two years ago, he was considered toast. But President Obama scored a decisive victory: winning the popular vote by three and a half million, racking up a 126 margin in the Electoral College, locking up eight out of nine battleground states -- and losing North Carolina by less than 100,000 votes. Give that man a mandate.
    No doubt who the big winners were on November 6. Two years ago, he was considered toast. But President Obama scored a decisive victory: winning the popular vote by three and a half million, racking up a 126 margin in the Electoral College, locking up...

    Tags: Jon Tester, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Bill Nelson, Elizabeth Warren

    10. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Election results have minor impact on House and Senate Ag Committees

    With votes cast and ballots counted, the 2012 election is over. Though the majority of the focus during the 2012 election season focused on the presidential race, the results of key congressional races in the Nov. 6 election will have a small effect on...

    Tags: Chris Gibson, Ben Nelson, Republican Party, Bobby Schilling, Richard Lugar

    11. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| CNN
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    Tags: Mark Clayton, Republican Party, Chris Murphy, Bill Nelson, Elizabeth Warren

    12. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. Democrats maintain control of Senate

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the control they've held since 2007.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...

    Tags: Richard Mourdock, Republican Party, Chris Murphy, Primaries, Bill Nelson

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