Posts tagged Wall Street

Obama's Treasury Sides With Wall...

By ToPhOrN on June 14, 2010
Obama’s Treasury Sides With Wall Street

A Senate proposal to force banks to shed their lucrative yet risk-laden derivatives units — which is vehemently opposed by Wall Street — is gaining steam, picking up the support of some regional Federal Reserve chiefs with more on the way. Yet President Barack Obama’s... [+]

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14Jun

Wall Street Reform To Get Stronger?

By ToPhOrN on May 7, 2010
Wall Street Reform To Get Stronger?

Anti-Wall Street sentiment is so strong and Republicans have such a weak hand that Democrats in the Senate are suddenly finding themselves strengthening the financial reform bill with new amendments and beating back GOP attempts to weaken it. The latest evidence of this populist surge... [+]

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07May

Lets Talk About Jobs - POTUS comes...

By ToPhOrN on February 6, 2010
Lets Talk About Jobs – POTUS comes out swinging – VIDEO

Republicans sparred with President Barack Obama in their Saturday media addresses over proposals to create jobs, further evidence of the difficulty of bipartisan solutions to the nation’s pressing problems. Obama pushed Congress to use $30 billion that had been set aside to bail out Wall... [+]

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06Feb

Pro-Obama Group Goes After Wall...

By ToPhOrN on February 1, 2010
Pro-Obama Group Goes After Wall Street ‘Pigs’

In a new push to sound a tougher tone with Wall Street, an outside group supportive of the White House is going up with a new television spot urging Congress to pass the president's plan for financial regulatory reform. Americans United for Change released the... [+]

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01Feb

Dems paint Wall St. vote as big win

By ToPhOrN on December 12, 2009
Dems paint Wall St. vote as big win

Not a single Republican cast a “yes” vote for the Wall Street reform bill in the House Friday. Democrats could hardly contain their glee. “Seriously?” was the subject line of an asked the headline of an e-mail from Democratic National Committee communications director Brad Woodhouse... [+]

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12Dec