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  • October 2008

    • Congress Gets Ugly Portrait of Lehman's Last Days

      New York Times  |  Oct 6, 08 2:04 PM CDT

      Congress Gets Ugly Portrait of Lehman's Last Days

      (Newser) - Lehman Brothers’ departing executives were negotiating millions in bonuses while the bank begged for taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy, a House committee finds after reviewing documents. At a hearing today on Capitol Hill—the first on the financial crisis—the investment firm was painted as one run by irresponsible leaders who poured money into risky projects even though internal documents predicted a liquidity crunch, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Financial Crisis  • House of Representatives  • Lehman Brothers  • Henry Waxman  • Congressional hearings  • Richard S. Fuld

  • September 2008

    • McCain Move 'Desperate', Say GOP Strategists

      Washington Post  |  Sep 25, 08 5:46 AM CDT

      McCain Move 'Desperate', Say GOP Strategists

      (Newser) - Republican leaders are publicly praising John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign and seek a postponement of this Friday's debate because of the economic crisis. But off the record, GOP strategists have been scathing about their nominee's latest surprise move. One Republican told the Washington Post it was "desperate and nuts," while another said, "I don't get it at all." More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • Financial Crisis  • bailout  • campaign  • Congressional hearings  • suspension

  • August 2008
  • January 2008

    • Congress Calls Up Clemens

      Washington Post  |  Jan 5, 08 6:09 AM CST

      Congress Calls Up Clemens

      (Newser) - Roger Clemens, who has vehemently denied the allegations of steroid use made in the Mitchell report, has now been asked to make that pitch under oath in front of a congressional committee, the Washington Post reports. The committee also wants to hear from his former strength trainer, Brian McNamee, along with Yanks Andy Pettitte and Chuck Knoblauch, and Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomoski. More »

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      steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte  • Congressional hearings  • Kirk Radomski

  • December 2007

    • Credit Card Execs Grilled Over Rate Hikes

      Associated Press  |  Dec 4, 07 6:55 PM CST

      Credit Card Execs Grilled Over Rate Hikes

      (Newser) - Lawmakers grilled credit card execs today over the practice of hiking interest rates on customers who pay on time, the AP reports. Senator Carl Levin called it unfair, but Bank of America and Discovery execs said that factors like credit scores also affect rates. "It's important criteria for how to manage risk and pricing," said Discovery President Roger Hochschild. More »

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      Bank of America  • credit card  • Carl Levin  • Congressional hearings  • Discover

  • November 2007

    • Families of Jailed Chinese Dissidents Slam Yahoo

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 8, 07 1:01 AM CST

      Families of Jailed Chinese Dissidents Slam Yahoo

      (Newser) - Families of two jailed Chinese dissidents who appeared at Congressional hearings on the matter yesterday say they hope hearings would pressure China to release the men, who were imprisoned after Yahoo released information about them to their government. After the hearing, Yahoo execs met with the family members privately, apologizing for their company's role in the affair and promising to work for the men's release. More »

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      China  • Yahoo  • Jerry Yang  • Congressional hearings  • Tom Lantos

  • May 2007

    • Elle Woods, Is That You?

      Slate  |  May 24, 07 8:49 AM CDT

      Elle Woods, Is That You?

      (Newser) - Monica Goodling cleared a very low bar in her Congressional testimony yesterday, Slate 's Dahlia Lithwick argues, and she can thank the Democrats who questioned her for making her look good. The majority members of the House Judiciary Committee, "in expecting to question the Great Exploding Idiot Barbie," Lithwick writes, were "completely underprepared and overmatched." More »

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      Department of Justice  • scandals  • US attorney  • House Judiciary Committee  • Monica Goodling  • Congressional hearings

    • Ninth Fired Prosecutor Named

      Washington Post  |  May 10, 07 8:14 AM CDT

      Ninth Fired Prosecutor Named

      (Newser) - With Alberto Gonzales heading for more congressional grilling tomorrow—this time by the House—the Washington Post reports that a ninth federal prosecutor, Todd P. Graves, was asked to step down from his job in January 2006. Graves, who served in Kansas City, said he was told to resign to "give another person a chance." More »

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      scandals  • Alberto Gonzales  • US attorney  • Congressional hearings

  • April 2007
  • March 2007

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