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blogs.abcnews.com - 12/5/2008
Some Frank Talk About the Need for Obama to Step Up
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"There's only one president at a time," President-elect Barack Obama has repeated time and time again in recent weeks. But a powerful House Democrat disagrees. Zero is more like it, says Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and so Obama better step...
msnbc.msn.com - 12/11/2008
Senators reportedly agree on auto bailout plan
— msnbc.msn.com — A bipartisan group of senators reached tentative agreement Thursday night on an emergency $14 billion bailout for... U.S. automakers, the Senate's top Democrat said. (more) Senators reportedly agree on auto bailout plan

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thehill.com - 12/8/2008
Frank predicts second auto bailout in March
— thehill.com — Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that the incoming Obama administration will likely explore a second, long-term bailout... of automakers next March while saying an agreement on the first is nearly complete. The chairman of the House Financial Services ... (more) Frank predicts second auto bailout in March

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dodd.senate.gov - 11/28/2008
Dodd Statement on Nomination of Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky | U.S. Senator ...
— dodd.senate.gov — November 21, 2008 Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban... Affairs, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Neil Barofsky to be Special Inspector General Committee for the Troubled ... (more) Dodd Statement on Nomination of Special Inspector ...

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Progressive Breakfast: 533K Jobs Lost In Nov.
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... ABC also quotes Rep. Barney Frank turning up heat on President-Elect Obama: ""At a time of great crisis with mortgage foreclosures and autos, he says we only have one president at a time ... I'm afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have. He's got to remedy that situation." ...

Decision Makers Get The Big Bucks.. But The Buck Never Stops At Their Desks
DownWithTyranny! — ... who are facing foreclosure. We maybe short one President, but that's not preventing the Bush Administration from holding an economy at risk of slipping into a Depression hostage, while they try to force more conservative dogma down our throats. ...

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Congressional Democrats Say Obama Not Doing Enough To Fix Mess They Created — Flopping Aces
“He’s going to have to be more assertive than he’s been,” House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass “The Obama team has to step up,” Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and one of the lead negotiators, said ...
Dems Talk About Need for Obama to Step Up — The Page by Mark Halperin
Associated Press: Party leaders are growing impatient with the president-elect's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crisis. Rep. Barney Frank tells consumer advocates Thursday: "He's going to have to be more assertive than he's been."         ...
Agenda: Under pressure — First Read
The AP reports that Democrats want Obama to take a more active role in the economic crisis. “Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at a time. But the dodge is wearing thin. ‘He's going to have to be more ...