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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...Tags: White House, Students, Finance, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Publisher: Sen. Elizabeth Warren has book deal; release planned for spring 2014
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal. The Massachusetts Democrat has an agreement with Henry Holt and Company for a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, Barack Obama, Book
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Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...Tags: Jeff Merkley, Gina McCarthy, Immigration, Politics, Thomas Edward Perez
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Washington Post, U.S. Congress
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Nicaragua, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Global Warming
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Another payday loan debate on the horizon
Get ready for another debate on whether payday loan stores should return to Pennsylvania. State Sen. Pat Browne of Allentown said Friday he intends to introduce legislation in the next few weeks that would "redefine the debate" over access to short-...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit and Debt, Finance, Loans, Money and Monetary Policy
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Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Finance, Fannie Mae, Consumers, Federal Housing Administration
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When short sales leave sellers short
Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather than having negotiated a...Tags: Freddie Mac, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Financial and Business Services, Fannie Mae
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Republicans advance bill to tie U.S. student loan rates to markets
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation tying student loan interest rates to the financial markets, a plan they said would give...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Finance, Parties and Movements, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy
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U.S. Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week
ReutersBy Emily Stephenson May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected...Tags: White House, Finance, Parties and Movements, Politics, Consumers
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Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week
Reuters(Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected to muster enough votes to...Tags: White House, Finance, Parties and Movements, Politics, Consumers
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Nuking the filibuster
In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Richard Cordray, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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May 17, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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