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Ratigan To Barney Frank: The Financial Lobby Owns Your Committee
dailybail.com - 2 hours ago
Ratigan To Barney Frank: The Financial Lobby Owns Your Committee
— dailybail.com — Video: Bailout Barney Frank With Dylan Ratigan -- Aired October 14, 2009 -- Runs 1 Minute Watch From the Sunlight Foundation One year after the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression, Congress is still debating new regulations to protect consumers and prevent ... (more) Ratigan To Barney Frank: The Financial Lobby Owns Your ...

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White House Rebuke: Angry Dems Shut Down Vote
huffingtonpost.com - 38 hours ago
White House Rebuke: Angry Dems Shut Down Vote
— huffingtonpost.com — A bloc of African American House Democrats, angry and worried that not enough is being done about high unemployment by the administration, forced the postponement of a much-anticipated vote Thursday on comprehensive financial regulation reform. The ... (more) White House Rebuke: Angry Dems Shut Down Vote

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Ratigan To Barney Frank: The Financial Lobby Owns Your Committee
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Ron Paul Defends His Plan for Fed Oversight
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hf-implode.com - 34 hours ago
Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Audit The Fed Bill Approved In House Finance Committee
— hf-implode.com — " In an unprecedented defeat for the Federal Reserve, an amendment to audit the multi-trillion dollar institution was approved by the House Finance Committee with an overwhelming and bipartisan 43-26 vote on Thursday afternoon despite harried last-minute lobbying from top Fed officials and the ... (more) Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Audit The Fed Bill Approved In ...

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Thomas Frank: The Real Danger of 'One Big Regulator'
online.wsj.com - 9 days ago
Thomas Frank: The Real Danger of 'One Big Regulator'
— online.wsj.com — Associated Press Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan (more) Thomas Frank: The Real Danger of 'One Big Regulator'

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SNL Lampoons Goldman Sachs, (Really, With Seth And Amy)
dailybail.com - 11 days ago
SNL Lampoons Goldman Sachs, (Really, With Seth And Amy)
— dailybail.com — Saturday Night Live took their shots at Goldman Sachs over the weekend for the swine flu vaccine snafu -- Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler: AMY: Just a tip.  If you're trying to convince people that you care about something other than money, may I suggest removing the words 'Gold' and ... (more) SNL Lampoons Goldman Sachs, (Really, With Seth And Amy)

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Barney Frank Gets Testy Over Wall Street Bonus Blame
dailybail.com - 11 days ago
Barney Frank Gets Testy Over Wall Street Bonus Blame
— dailybail.com — Video: Barney Frank With Ed Schultz -- Fight Over Bank Bonuses --  Aired November 9 Recent reports indicate that J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley are set to distribute bonuses worth over $30 billion for 2009 (60% higher than last year).  Schultz blames Congress ... (more) Barney Frank Gets Testy Over Wall Street Bonus Blame

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onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 29 days ago
UPDATE: Lawmakers Approve Consumer Agency, But Exclude Auto Dealers From Oversight
— onthehillblog.blogspot.com — The House Financial Services Committee took a key step toward creating a new consumer protection agency. But in doing so, lawmakers approved a measure to hold auto dealers beyond the oversight of the proposed agency. (more) UPDATE: Lawmakers Approve Consumer Agency, But Exclude ...

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Trying to Rein In ‘Too Big to Fail' Institutions
nytimes.com - 26 days ago
Trying to Rein In ‘Too Big to Fail' Institutions
— nytimes.com — A protester in March of 2008 framed the question that Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner will try to answer this week with proposals to tighten regulation. (more) Trying to Rein In ‘Too Big to Fail' Institutions

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Bill Would Shift Cost of Rescuing Banks to Large Companies
nytimes.com - 24 days ago
Bill Would Shift Cost of Rescuing Banks to Large Companies
— nytimes.com — The new legislation was drafted jointly by Treasury officials and Representative Barney Frank, the head of the House Financial Services Committee. (more) Bill Would Shift Cost of Rescuing Banks to Large Companies

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Bailout Barney To Ralph Nader: "We Are Trying On All Fronts To Increase The Role Of Government In The Regulatory Area"
dailybail.com - 24 days ago
Bailout Barney To Ralph Nader: "We Are Trying On All Fronts To Increase The Role Of Government ...
— dailybail.com — MSNBC Video: Ralph Nader And Barney Frank Get Snippy About Derivatives Legislation "Ralph gets to luxuriate in the purity of his irrelevance." "We are trying on every front to increase the role of government in the regulatory area." Pretty comical stuff.  Drudge and ... (more) Bailout Barney To Ralph Nader: "We Are Trying On All ...

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blogs.wsj.com - 24 days ago
Key Parts of Financial Stability Improvement Act
— blogs.wsj.com — Here are some key parts of the draft legislation hashed out between House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D., Mass.) and the Treasury Department. 1) It would create a financial services oversight council, chaired by the Treasury ... (more) Key Parts of Financial Stability Improvement Act

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