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washingtonpost.com - 1/12/2009
Further bank aid must include pay limits: Dodd
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Waiting for Dodd
online.wsj.com - 1/7/2009
Waiting for Dodd
— online.wsj.com — With the opening of the 111th Congress yesterday, all of Washington is tingling with the allure of... a fresh start. Not so fast. We've got some leftover business from the 110th Congress -- namely, Chris Dodd's July 2008 promise to release the details of ... (more) Waiting for Dodd

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online.wsj.com - 1/14/2009
Bank of America to Get Billions in U.S. Aid
— online.wsj.com — WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government has agreed to commit billions in additional aid to Bank of America... Corp. to help the nation's largest bank by assets close its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co., according to people familiar with the situation. ... (more) Bank of America to Get Billions in U.S. Aid

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/12/2009
Dodd: A Letter on Bailout Limits Might Be Enough
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Barney Frank (D-MA), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, proposed on Friday to impose new limits... on companies receiving funds under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (a.k.a. "the bailout"). The Frank bill is poised for a vote in the ... (more) Dodd: A Letter on Bailout Limits Might Be Enough

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The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker — ... The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee has put his foot down on conditions for the bailout. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) will not allow any more money to be given out to banks unless limits on executive compensation and aid for struggling homeowners are attached. Dodd's comments come amid widespread criticism that too much money has already been given to the Treasury Department with too little oversight. (Reuters) ...

Chris Dodd Is Putting His Foot Down. Kinda
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... Chris Dodd must have woken up this morning and finally realized he is the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. He announced today that he is blocking the release of any further TARP funds ($350 billion remains in federal coffers) until the limits on executive pay and the help for struggling homeowners that were promised around the time of TARP's passage are made into a reality. (A rough paraphrase of Hank Paulson from October 2008: "Yeah, yeah, whatever you say. No golden parachutes. Money for families in foreclosure. Fine. Just please give us the damn money.") ...

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