blogs.courant.com - 12/19/2008
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From the Wall Street Journal to the Associated Press, the national media were reporting Friday that U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd received favorable mortgage rates from a highly controversial mortgage company. Dodd received two 30-year loans from Countrywide Financial Corp., whose chairman and ...
pajamasmedia.com - 12/24/2008
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CHRIS DODD UPDATE: The Connecticut Post writes, Why
is Sen. Dodd stalling on loans? Isn’t it time...
that U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd came clean and released documents on two mortgages hew received from Countrywide Financial Corp. that has already ...
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courant.com - 12/18/2008
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A new Quinnipiac University poll gives Sens. Joseph
I. Lieberman and Christopher J. Dodd their worst approval...
ratings in the 14-year history of the poll. Lieberman, who faced a possible formal rebuke tonight by the Democratic State Central Committee ...
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Lieberman, Dodd Fare Poorly In New Poll -
pajamasmedia.com - 12/24/2008
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CHRIS DODD UPDATE: The Connecticut Post writes, Why
is Sen. Dodd stalling on loans? sn’t it time...
that U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd came clean and released documents on two mortgages hew received from Countrywide Financial Corp. that has ...
(more)
CHRIS DODD UPDATE: The Connecticut Post writes, …
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Essay: What About the Democrats’ 'Culture of Corruption?'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... And Connecticut Democrat Senator Chris Dodd got a sweet deal on his Countrywide home mortgage in exchange for helping oppose Republican attempts at oversight of the collapsing lender. There have been others. ...
'It's Very Ironic That Sen. Dodd Is the One Who Called for Rick Wagoner To Be Removed'
JammieWearingFool —
Ah yes, irony. For the most part the media doesn't do irony. Especialy when it comes to their fair-haired boys in the Democratic Party. Considering Chris Dodd, he of the favorable mortgage rates , and the High Priestess of the House Banking Committee, ...
Should the Democrats Primary Chris Dodd?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... , the combination of his ties to Countrywide and a presidential campaign that might have seemed pointless to his local constituents was alrady doing damage. In any event, a seat that would ordinarily be relatively safe for Democrats now appears as likely as not to be picked off by the Republicans. ...
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