Christopher Dodd

Dodd Demands Meeting With Fed, Treasury Officials

Real Time Economics (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The top member of the Senate Banking Committee is demanding a meeting with top Bush administration officials and the Federal Reserve over potential delays to implement the foreclosure prevention program passed by the Senate Saturday. Dodd Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) said he wants to meet Tuesday morning with the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Treasury [...]

Senate passes housing rescue plan, Bush to sign soon - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Washington - The US Senate Saturday passed a multi-billion- dollar bill to address the ongoing crisis in the American housing market, paving the way for US President George W Bush to sign the long-waited rescue package next week. The legislation will...

Sam Diego Declares Banking Crisis Over, Creates Mortgage Sanctuary for Deadbeats and Politicians

TheSpoof.com - Spoof News (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

San Diego,Ca./Reuters - City Attorney Michael Aquirre announced plans today to designate this coastal city as an official Mortgage Foreclosure Sanctuary, and declared the national financial crisis over.

Housing rescue on track to pass the Senate by today

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- The Senate cleared the last hurdle Friday to passing a housing rescue aimed at sparing hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure and bolstering troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Donations, government erasing Dodd campaign debt

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Although the presidential campaign of Sen. Christopher Dodd has been over since January and is $400,000 in the hole, the debt is being erased by private donations and public money.

House approves measure to keep housing in order

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The House approved a sweeping plan Wednesday that responds to the most serious housing crisis since the Great Depression by providing a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and aid to homeowners facing foreclosure.

House passes housing bill after Bush says he will sign it

International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Citing the need to restore confidence in U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the president said he would set aside his objections to the legislation.

Senators Push Use It or Lose It Amendments to Energy Speculation Bill

YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) are continuing their push to ensure that, before the oil companies seek additional leases, they develop the 68 million acres of federal land they currently lease. The trio is attempting to offer several amendments to the energy speculation legislation currently being considered by the Senate. Feingold, Dodd and...

NACA'S Save the Dream Event: DAY 4 - CONVERGE ON CONGRESS

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of homeowners will congregate at the offices of Senate Banking and Finance Committee Chairman Senator Christopher Dodd and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the offices of each of their own Senators and Representatives today, Tuesday, July 22, at 1:00 PM. for "aggressive advocacy." The demand for NACA's solution has been huge, still packed...

Reality trumps ideology in Fannie-Freddie rescue

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

WASHINGTON -- Odd alliances are at work as President Bush and congressional Democrats band together to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Rowing: Under-23s double scullers storm to gold

The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

The double scullers Charles Cousins and Bill Lucas stormed to a gold medal on the Beetzee in Brandenburg yesterday, leading a British medal count of five in the world under-23 championships. Cousins and Lucas of Reading University were third in this event last year and have developed strongly since under the world class start programme which discovered them.

History Lesson: How Democrats doubled down on defeat

Doug Ross @ Journal (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008

A brief tour: • Democrat Joe Biden, Jan. 2007: "If he surges another 20, 30 [thousand], or whatever number he's going to, into Baghdad, it'll be a tragic mistake." • Democrat Barack Obama, Jan. 2007: "I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraqis going to solve the sectarian violence there. In fact, I think it will do the reverse." • Democrat Hillary Clinton, Jan. 2007: "I

Treasury, top Dems rosy on mortgages

Top Stories (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

“... I’m very optimistic,” says Barney Frank, after talks with Henry Paulson. See also: Fannie, Freddie host party

Congress seeks cap on mortgage giants' bailout

Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

WASHINGTON - Congress wants to require executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to have their pay packages approved by the government as part of a bill to throw a federal lifeline to the mortgage giants.

• Lawmakers propose curbing executives' pay at mortgage giants, imposing cap to contain rescue - Star Tribune
• Govt OK sought for top pay at mortgage giants - Seattle Times

U.S. Senate panel approves new Iran sanctions

Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

Source: Reuters By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday that would expand trade and economic sanctions in another attempt to ...