Chris Dodd

Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau.

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Speculation about Hillary Clinton's successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America's political dynasties is hopefully just starting.

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Murdoch and Polonius: A Subscriber's Report

Martin Nolan | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Robert Bartley, Barney Frank, Bernanke, Fannie Mae, Chris Dodd, Procter & Gamble, Wall Street Journal, Paulson, Freddie Mac, Financial TImes, Rupert Murdoch, New York Times, Fox News, Shakespeare, Bernard Madoff, Whitewater, Ghoogle, Media News
Martin Nolan

In 2008, during the biggest financial news story since 1929, the credibility of the Wall Street Journal's ed page coughed, sputtered, and collapsed.

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Bottom-up Blindness; The Reason to Fire Detroit Execs

Rob Kall | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Toyota, Big Three Automakers, General Motors, Gm, Peter Drucker, Economy, Economic Crisis, Cars, Chris Dodd, Bottom Up, Bottom-Up, Business, Business News
Rob Kall

The Big Three management is stuck with a petrified top-down mentality that's unable to provide the vision and leadership necessary for American auto manufacturing to succeed.

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Ha! Would You Buy A Car Designed By OUR Government?

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Gasoline Prices, Wall Street Crisis, Big Three Automakers, Chrysler, General Motors, David Cole, Robert Nardelli, Alan Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford Motor Company, Diane Tucker, Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Tucker

Thanks to CEO Alan Mulally, Ford made a profit in the first quarter of 2008. What's more, Mulally saw the credit crisis coming and fought to get a line of credit for Ford way back in 2006.

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Detroit's Next Step; Analysis of Rescue Proposal Here

Steve Parker | Posted 12.09.2008 | Business

Read More: New United Motor Manufacturing, Bob Nardelli, Congress, Uaw, Meet the Press, Toyota, Pontiac Vibe Hatchbacks, Chrysler, Gm, Alan Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Barney Frank, Detroit Three, Three Tenors, Detroit Free Press, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford, Corvette, Bob Lutz, Tom Brokaw, General Motors, Detroit Three Loans, Pontiac GTO, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, Harry Reid, Pontiac G8, Detroit Bailout, Nummi, Auto Bailout, Auto Industry, Business News
Steve Parker

It's always nice to own part of any failing automotive giant from the last century, if the companies are still not viable three, six or even twelve months from now, what will taxpayers' ownership be worth?

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Hope for Homeowners? Not So Much

William Fisher | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Henry Paulson, 2008 Recession, Subprime Mortgages, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, Economy, Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Sheila Bair, Politics News
William Fisher

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, some 1.2 million homes were in foreclosure during the second quarter of 2008, and that number is expected to increase.

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Detroit's Day of Reckoning (with Thanks to David Halberstam)

Steve Parker | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Chapter 11, Peter Morici, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, David Halberstam, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford, Robert Lutz, Nissan, Robert Nardelli, US Senate, Detroit, Richard Shelby, President Bush, Masters of the Universe, Northwest Airlines, Uaw, Bankruptcy, Gm, Alan Mulally, Pebble Beach, Detroit Three, Washington DC, Democrats, Barack Obama, Tokyo Motor Show, Ron Gettelfinger, Code Pink, Harry Reid, Republicans, Dearborn, Business News
Steve Parker

This week's bailout hearing signaled what looks like the ultimate day of reckoning for this country's once-great and world-dominating car making industry. All Americans are tired of the excuses.

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Where Are the Wall Street Patriots?

Patt Morrison | Posted 11.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Golden Parachute, Wall Street Crisis, Fatcat, Wall Street, Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Business News
Patt Morrison

The bailout moolah rules declare that the monster golden parachutes are now things of the past, but since it's our money, we can further dictate what happens to it -- and we definitely should.

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Dodd Says Auto Bailout Lacks Votes In Senate

New York Times | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Senate Banking Committee, Bailout, Economy, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Senate, Business News

The chairman of the Senate banking committee said on Thursday that he did not believe there would be enough Republican support for efforts to aid flou...

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Dodd: Obama Wouldn't Want Messy Fight Over Lieberman

Hartford Courant | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democrats Lieberman, Lieberman Dodd, Lieberman Caucus, Lieberman Obama, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Politics News

U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday that President-elect Obama would not want one of his party's first major post-election issues to be a messy fig...

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Reading the Lieberman Tea Leaves

Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Barbara Boxer, Ken Salazar, Ned Lamont, Senate, Homeland Security Committee, Connecticut, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Sources indicate that Reid is not kicking Joe out yet because there are several Senate seats still to be decided. So what are Lieberman's options at this point?

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McCain: Frank and Dodd "Willing Co-Conspirators" In Banking Crisis

Politico | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Wall Street, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Collapse, Economy, Financial Crisis, Politics News

John McCain and his Republican allies have elevated an unlikely pair of political villains to deflect blame for the slumping economy. During a town ...

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House rejects $700B bailout in stunning defeat

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Congress, Chris Dodd, Economy, Finance, Personal Finance, Banks, Wall Street Bailout, Federal Reserve, Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Judd Gregg, Hr 3997, House Vote, Bailout Vote, Business News

WASHINGTON — In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergenc...

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Bipartisan Betrayal of Main Street, Bailout Hands "Victory" to Bush

Rob Kall | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chris Dodd, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Betrayal, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
Rob Kall

The public should tell congress to shove that tax that might be applied five years from now up where the sun doesn't shine.

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Friday Talking Points [49] -- Before And After The First Debate

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

[UPDATED -- See part 2 in the Talking Points section.] This week's column will be presented in a sort of semi-liveblogging fashion. What you're getti...

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Jed Lewison

GOP House Leader Says McCain "Got The Discussion Going In The Direction That We Wanted"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, White House, Mccain White House, Video, John McCain, Hank Paulson, White House Proposal, Obama, Chris Dodd, McCain Economy, Dodd Bailout, Politics News, Mccain Proposal, Mccain Bailout, Politics News

Just before 2PM, House Republican Whip Roy Blunt told CNN's Jessica Yellin that John McCain's so-called 'rescue mission' on the financial crisis deal ...

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Sen. John McMighty-Mouse: "Here I Come to Save the Day!"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senate Banking Committee, New York Mets, John McCain, Wall Street Crisis, Hank Paulson, Shea Stadium, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Bailout Bill, President Bush, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, House Financial Services Committee, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Why stop with Wall Street? There are plenty of other crises for which McCain could come to the rescue. Take the New York Mets, for example.

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Jed Lewison

John McCain To The Rescue!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, White House, Mccain White House, John McCain, Hank Paulson, White House Proposal, Obama, Chris Dodd, McCain Economy, Dodd Bailout, Politics News, Mccain Proposal, Mccain Bailout, Politics News

When John McCain came to the rescue...he just made things worse. Here's a video I put together looking back at McCain's disaster of a day on Thursday...

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Sam Stein

McCain Makes It Worse As GOP Erupts Over Bailout

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Politics News, White House, Mccain White House, John McCain, Hank Paulson, White House Proposal, Mccain Bailout, Mccain Proposal, Obama, Chris Dodd, McCain Economy, Dodd Bailout, Politics News

A tenuous agreement on a bailout plan for Wall Street that had been reached Thursday morning was threatening to fall apart by the time evening had arr...

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Nico Pitney and Sam Stein

At White House, McCain Plays Bailout Spoiler

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mccain Bailout, Mccain White House, White House Proposal, Mccain Proposal, McCain Economy, Chris Dodd, Dodd Bailout, Obama, White House, George Bush, Hank Paulson, Politics News

Inside an intense White House meeting over the financial crisis on Thursday, where nearly every key player came to an agreement on the outlines of the...

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Agreement Reached On Bailout Ahead Of High-Level Meeting

Wall Street Journal | Damian Paletta | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Bailout, Finance, Economy, Henry Paulson, Banks, Ben Bernanke, Chris Dodd, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Charles Schumer, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Top House and Senate Democratic and Republican lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement on a $700 billion plan to bail out U.S. fina...

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Bailout deal breaks down; Paulson back to Capitol

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Henry Paulson, Bailout, Finance, Federal Reserve, Economy, Bailout Deal, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Business News

WASHINGTON — A Republican rebellion stalled government efforts Thursday to avoid economic meltdown, a chaotic turnaround that disrupted the chor...

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Nico Pitney

Reid: Dodd Is Our Leader On Wall Street Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Politics News

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd held a press conference on the financial crisis tonight, just prior to Pre...

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Is Barney Frank Why Lobbyists Are Laughing At Dems?

David Sirota | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bear Stearns, Barney Frank Bailout, Chris Dodd, Wall Street Crisis, Government Bailout, Economy, Barney Frank, Politics News
David Sirota

Is this why lobbyists and George "19 percent" Bush are laughing at Democrats like Dodd? Are they laughing because one of the other Democratic leaders is busy working to help them sell America out?

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Bernanke, Paulson Head Back To Capitol Hill Today

Arkansas Matters | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chris Dodd, Ben Bernanke, Wall Street Crisis, Hank Paulson, Politics News

It's round two today on Capitol Hill for the nation's top financial officers. During a Senate hearing yesterday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke described ...

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