Read more Chris Dodd stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6635/chris-dodd.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:43:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73724/dodd-unveils-sweeping-financial-overhaul-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris Dodd introduced a sweeping financial regulation bill that creates no fewer than three new agencies to oversee the banking industry. Dodd’s bill creates an Agency for Financial Stability to identify systemic risks to the economy as a whole. It entrusts all bank supervision to the Financial Institutions Regulatory Administration,...http://www.newser.com/story/73724/dodd-unveils-sweeping-financial-overhaul-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 14:41:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73400/democrats-who-should-be-worried.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf, as Max Baucus says, Tuesday’s elections should be a “wake-up call” for Democrats, Politico knows which lawmakers should be drinking caffeine: Harry Reid: The majority leader is a little like Jon Corzine; an unpopular incumbent in a state where the economy is especially bad. And like Corzine, his strategy...http://www.newser.com/story/73400/democrats-who-should-be-worried.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73392/dodd-declares-war-with-senate-bank-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Senate bill that would fundamentally change the structure of banking regulation is headed for a clash with both the House and the White House. Christopher Dodd is readying a proposal to strip the Fed and FDIC of almost all bank-supervision powers, creating in their place a new agency that...http://www.newser.com/story/73392/dodd-declares-war-with-senate-bank-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 7:34:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72960/lieberman-ill-back-republicans-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Lieberman says he “probably will support some Republicans in 2010” and may not seek the Democratic nomination in his own 2012 reelection campaign. “I’m going to call them as I see them,” he tells ABC News , saying he’s weary of “partisan, passionate, hardcore” legislators on both sides of the...http://www.newser.com/story/72960/lieberman-ill-back-republicans-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 11:28:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71156/senate-bill-likely-to-come-down-to-reid-dodd-baucus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEvery senator worth their salt is salivating for a seat at the table when Harry Reid merges the Senate’s two competing health care bills—but the vast majority will instead have their noses pressed to the glass. Reid hopes to speed things up by keeping the group small, Politico reports,...http://www.newser.com/story/71156/senate-bill-likely-to-come-down-to-reid-dodd-baucus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:27:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70927/gop-lukewarm-on-wrestling-ceos-senate-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Linda McMahon eying him as the ultimate takedown of her takedown-filled career, Sen. Chris Dodd has reason to be nervous. The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment has sharp business acumen, star power—and, perhaps most significantly, $30 million she’s willing to spend to wrest his Connecticut Senate seat...http://www.newser.com/story/70927/gop-lukewarm-on-wrestling-ceos-senate-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 8:44:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69911/will-real-senate-leaders-please-stand-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Democrats fight among themselves over health care, it’s becoming painfully clear that they lack a clear public leader on the issue, writes Manu Raju for Politico. In part it’s because, with a number of House and Senate committees involved, there are too many cooks stirring the pot, and in...http://www.newser.com/story/69911/will-real-senate-leaders-please-stand-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 10:53:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69874/dems-slam-bank-overdraft-fees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington Democrats are using words like "criminal" and "rip-off" in a round of complaints about banking overdraft fees, reports the Washington Post . US banks are poised to rake in some $38.5 billion from overdraft fees this year, usually without a warning to customers that they're about to draw too...http://www.newser.com/story/69874/dems-slam-bank-overdraft-fees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 2:34:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69564/wrestling-ceo-linda-mcmahon-to-run-for-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an announcement sure to inspire a barrage of “stepping into the ring” cracks, Linda McMahon, wife of Vince McMahon and until now CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, is seeking the Republican nomination to take on Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, the Hartford Courant reports. McMahon promised to be “a different...http://www.newser.com/story/69564/wrestling-ceo-linda-mcmahon-to-run-for-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 12:44:10 CDT