cabdrollery.blogspot.com - 5/21/2009
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This morning's news, that the president is considering adding consumer protections to financial oversight, is welcome if a bit ironic. In a consumer economy, it is vital to have consumers. Only ideological blindness could ever have persuaded any member of the business community that preventing ...
nytimes.com - 5/20/2009
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Senators Charles E. Schumer, left, Christopher J. Dodd
and Carl Levin on Tuesday after a credit card...
vote in Washington.
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Your Money - A Consumer
usatoday.com - 5/26/2009
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But another report released Tuesday showed that prices
of single-family homes are still falling sharply, which will...
help curb consumer spending. While the Conference Board 's consumer confidence index is still weak by historical standards, Americans ...
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Consumer confidence soars more than expected in May
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The Sideshow —
... Diane says "Business Needs Consumer Protection [...] In her role overseeing the bailout, Dr. Elizabeth Warren has encountered the underlying causes of our economic crisis, and this has produced an excellent concept for protecting our future. Without protections for the public, we have recreated the Great Depression, and will take some time to recover from those damages. (And Ruth and ProfW discuss reproductive health, Obama's movement toward accommodating the forced-pregnancy crowd, and ...
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Daniel W. Drezner: One of the handful of conservative voices with whom I often, merely disagree (rather than consider insane)
Bitter Lawyer: 11 famous law school dropouts
Afronerd: The great Jody Watley pays a visit to Afronerd radio tomorrow at 7PM ET ...
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politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 10/10/2009 — In a speech promoting a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, the U.S. President accuses financial firms of maximizing profits at the expense of Americans.
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Republicans Blast Plan for Consumer Agency
online.wsj.com 7/14/2009 — Senate Republicans criticized the Obama administration's proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, saying it would stifle innovation and restrict consumer choice.
Frank endorses consumer-protection agency
(AP)
news.yahoo.com 6/24/2009 — AP - House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank has come out for a new government agency protecting consumers from subprime mortgages and other high-risk financial products.