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Calls Build for GM's Wagoner
to 'Move On'

Dodd, Obama hint a change at the top is in order to get bailout

Dec 8, 08 6:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Sen. Chris Dodd wants General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner “to move on” and a new management team in place if a government bailout is going to move forward, reports the Wall Street Journal. While not making it an outright condition for a rescue package, the Connecticut Democrat told... More »

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General Motors • Chris Dodd • auto industry • Rick Wagoner • bailout • financial crisis • auto bailout

Talk Show Roundup

Obama: Dark Days Ahead, but Cultural Focus Will Re-Emerge

Condi makes rounds; UAW pleads for bailout

Dec 7, 08 11:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama stressed that the economy will see darker times before things turn around, but promised in a Meet the Press interview that his White House will bring back a focus on culture and science. The president-elect also vowed to kick his smoking habit for good. Elsewhere on the talk... More »

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Barack Obama • Condoleezza Rice • secretary of State • Fox News • Chris Dodd • Ron Gettelfinger • Rick Wagoner • Meet the Press • weapons of mass destruction • Iraq war • President Obama

UPDATED

 Big 3 Execs Finish With Senate 

CEOs to make their case to the House tomorrow

Dec 4, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - The CEOs of the Big Three wrapped up a six-hour session with the Senate Banking Committee during which they asked for a minimum of $34 billion in aid, the Washington Post reports. Chairman Chris Dodd vowed to draft a bill “in the next 24-48 hours" that stood a chance... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • automaker • Ford • Chris Dodd • auto industry • Big Three • Rick Wagoner • US automakers • bailout • auto bailout

 Dodd Endorses 
 Big 3 Bailout 
  as CEOs Hit Hill Again 

Senate Democrat enlisted to work on compromise package

Dec 4, 08 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Sen. Chris Dodd welcomed the Big Three CEOs back to the Senate Banking Committee today by declaring his support for an auto bailout, the AP reports. Chariman Dodd said inaction would be akin to playing “Russian Roulette with the economy.” He praised the automakers for making a better... More »

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Congress • Chrysler • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • General Motors • Detroit • Ford • Chris Dodd • auto industry • bailout • financial crisis • auto bailout

(Newser) - The CEOs of the Big Three automakers told the Senate today that a $25 billion bailout of the industry is necessary to prevent "catastrophic" effects on the economy, the New York Times reports. “If the domestic industry were allowed to fail,” said GM's Rick Wagoner, it... More »

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Congress • Chrysler • Senate • General Motors • Detroit • Ford • Chris Dodd • Alan Mulally • Robert Nardelli • credit crisis • Rick Wagoner • Senate Banking Committee • bailout • auto bailout

opinion

Economy Is Democrats' Fault, But Media Turn Blind Eye

Newspapers aren't being honest about what caused crisis: Card

Oct 22, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mainstream media—aka the Democrats’ “public relations machine”—have fed Americans a “big fat lie” by ignoring the fact that this economic mess can be traced directly to Democratic policies, writes Orson Scott Card in Meridian. The crisis is “not a vague emanation of... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • newspaper • propaganda • Republican • Democrat • Chris Dodd • American media • Barney Frank

UPDATED

 Lawmakers: We Have a Deal 

Dodd touts 'fundamental agreement' ahead of meeting with Bush

Sep 25, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The bipartisan group of legislators working on either a Wall Street bailout or a rescue package has reached "a fundamental agreement on a set of principles," Senate Banking Committee Chris Dodd said today. Racing to make a deal before a scheduled 4pm meeting at the White House, the... More »

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Congress • Wall Street • Chris Dodd • credit crisis • Senate Banking Committee • bailout • George W. Bush • financial crisis

Bailout Talks
Get Stuck on Executive Pay

Senate wants to rein in excesses, but lobbyists push back

Sep 24, 08 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Washington continues to wrangle over the terms of the Wall Street bailout, one major sticking point has been executive pay packages, with many in Congress looking to punish CEOs seeking taxpayer aid. While lobbyists are pushing back hard, some kind of restraint on compensation seems unavoidable, reports the New ... More »

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executive compensation • Chris Dodd • credit market • compensation • bailout • financial crisis

Prickly Congress Greets Paulson, Bernanke

Dodd, Shelby show skepticism

Sep 23, 08 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson implored Congress to swiftly pass a $700 billion bailout bill today, as they testified before the Senate Banking Committee. But there was an air of skepticism in the room. Chairman Chris Dodd’s introduction was noticeably prickly, and ranking Republican Richard Shelby was outright hostile,... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Henry Paulson • Chris Dodd • Richard Shelby • Senate Banking Committee • financial crisis

Bernanke, Paulson Put
Fear of God Into Pols

Of meeting with officials, lawmaker says: 'We have never heard language like this'

Sep 19, 08 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawmakers were astounded at the possible fallout of the crisis on Wall Street outlined last night by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the New York Times reports. “When you listened to him describe it you gulped,” New York Sen. Charles Schumer said of the... More »

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Congress • Ben Bernanke • Wall Street • Charles Schumer • Federal Reserve • Henry Paulson • Chris Dodd • Treasury Department • bailout • financial crisis

 Morning Talk Shows Abuzz With Palin Pick 

Republicans called Alaska gov. a 'maverick'

Aug 31, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin ruled the political morning shows today at the expense of Barack Obama's historic speech last week, Politico reports:
  • John McCain rebuked criticisms that Palin was unqualified to be "a heartbeat away" from the presidency. “She’s been commander in chief of the Alaska National Guard,
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • John Kerry • Chris Dodd • Lindsey Graham • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

ANALYSIS

Va. Gov. Kaine Rises to Top of Obama VP Pool 

Says talks are 'very serious'; Biden, Bayh, Sebelius in contention

Jul 29, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is in “very serious” talks about a spot on the Democratic ticket, sources tell the Washington Post. The 50-year-old has joined Sens. Evan Bayh, Joe Biden and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Barack Obama’s shortlist, bringing outsider credentials though no experience in foreign affairs,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Tim Kaine • vice president • Chris Dodd • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • vice presidential sweepstakes

Housing Industry Funnels 
Cash to Lawmakers 

Campaign contributions soar compared to 2006

Jul 5, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The housing industry has given more campaign cash to lawmakers and political parties this election cycle than it gave through the entire 2006 cycle, the Wall Street Journal reports, as an emergency housing bill containing favorable provisions for the industry has been working its way through Congress. Cash has flowed... More »

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Congress • House Financial Services Committee • Chris Dodd • Barney Frank • campaign contributions • housing industry • Senate Banking Committee • political donations • housing legislation

GOP Hesitates on Call for Mortgage Probe

Lawmakers wary of unearthing more Countrywide ties

Jun 17, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - GOP lawmakers are leery of investigating mortgage deals Countrywide may have arranged for members of Congress, even though a fellow Republican is leading the charge, Politico reports. More Democratic ties to the troubled lender would give the GOP ammo in a cycle seemingly stacked against it—but the people who... More »

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Democrats • Republican • mortgage • Chris Dodd • Countrywide Financial • congressional Democrats • Kent Conrad • Jeb Hensarling

Countrywide Scandal Extends to Senate

Troubled mortgage lender gave breaks
to Dodd, other VIPs

Jun 13, 08 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Countrywide Financial made sweetheart deals for lawmakers and other high-profile pols who received mortgages from the disgraced lender, a Portfolio exposé reveals. The deals, which appear to violate both company rules and federal law, benefited "Friends of Angelo"—as in CEO Angelo Mozilo—including at least two US... More »

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Chris Dodd • Countrywide Financial • Angelo Mozilo • Donna Shalala • Kent Conrad

Obama's VP Search Fields
a General

James Jones, retired NATO honcho,
surfaces in Hill talks

Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Michael Bloomberg • James Jones • vice president • Chris Dodd • James Webb • Ted Strickland • Bill Nelson • Jack Reed • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • Janet Napolitano • Tom Daschle

McCain Blasts Obama for Saying He'd Talk to Cuba

Dodd, Richardson strike back, criticize Republicans' hard-line approach

May 20, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain told Miami’s Cuban community today that Barack Obama would “give hope” to the Havana regime by sitting down with Raul Castro without preconditions, prompting a response from Bill Richardson that McCain was “afraid to talk to bad guys.” Speaking on Cuban Independence Day, the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Bill Richardson • Cuba • embargo • Chris Dodd • Raul Castro

Mortgage Deal Close in Senate

Bipartisan bill would expand insurance for refinanced loans, boost feds' oversight

May 15, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Senate committee is close to agreeing on expansion of a government insurance program for refinanced mortgages, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though ridden with partisan conflict as recently as a week ago, staff for Democrat Chris Dodd and Republican Richard Shelby said today the sides were nearing a compromise,... More »

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mortgage • Chris Dodd • Richard Shelby • refinanced mortgages • Senate Banking Committee • bailout • mortgage insurance

 Reid Not Passing
 Reins to Clinton 

Nevadan 'very comfortable' as Senate's top Democrat, thank you very much

May 13, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid brushed aside yesterday suggestions Hillary Clinton, fresh from a primary defeat to Barack Obama, might ascend to the top Senate job. “Keep in mind,” he told the Huffington Post, “a senator coming back who’s run for president is not a very unique one. Sen.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Kerry • Senate • Harry Reid • Chris Dodd

Bush Will
Veto Dems' Housing Bill

$15B measure would 'reward speculators
and lenders': President

May 7, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush said today that he would veto the Democratic housing bill being worked on in the House of Representatives. Bush claims the bill would unfairly bail out "speculators and lenders," the Washington Post reports. "I will veto the bill that's moving through the House today if... More »

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Chris Dodd • Barney Frank • housing crisis • George W. Bush

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