Senate OKs insider-trading bill

cnn 03-FEB-12

US lawmakers take next step on new Iran sanctions

alertnet 31-JAN-12

EU bans Iranian oil imports

euronews 23-JAN-12

Negotiations continue on tax cut

cnn 17-DEC-11

Obama Passes Over Warren, Picks Deputy to Lead Consumer Financial Agency

time 18-JUL-11

President nominates two for financial regulator jobs

ft 02-JUL-11

300 dead; Obama in Tuscaloosa

cnn 29-APR-11

China’s biggest brewery phases in price rises

ft 20-APR-11

Boeing basks in glow of tanker win, but risks loom (Reuters)

news 25-FEB-11

Bernanke: Fed Is Moving Ahead on Financial Revamp

CBSnews 17-FEB-11

US Senate approves new 'START' pact

aljazeera 22-DEC-10

US-Russia arms pact 'set to pass'

bbc 21-DEC-10

2010 MID-TERM ELECTION: Republicans seize control as millions of U.S. voters turn their backs on Obama

dailymail 03-NOV-10

Midterms 2010: US voters prepare to go to the polls

telegraph 02-NOV-10

Three share Nobel Prize in economics

latimes 11-OCT-10

SEC Official Questioned for Delays in Ponzi Case

CBSnews 22-SEP-10

Bernanke Sees "Unusually Uncertain" Outlook

CBSnews 21-JUL-10

BP: Gulf oil spill costs have reached $2.65B

austrianews 28-JUN-10

Gulf oil spill: BP told about faulty drill safety equipment weeks before disaster

dailymail 21-JUN-10

BP chief criticised for boat trip

bbc 20-JUN-10

History is made, another incumbent falls in Tuesday's primaries

cnn 02-JUN-10

US Senate backs Wall St reforms

bbc 21-MAY-10

Bernanke, senators to meet on EU deal

irishtimes 11-MAY-10

Fannie Mae seeks $8.4 billion from government after loss

reuters 11-MAY-10

BP wrestles with oil spill hitch

bbc 09-MAY-10

Lawmakers fume as market regulators dither

ibtimes 09-MAY-10

Bipartisan statesmanship reigns in Senate banking debate (McClatchy Newspapers)

news 08-MAY-10

Senate GOP Proposes Alternate Consumer Plan

NPRnews 06-MAY-10

GOP poised to abandon stall of financial reform bill

latimes 28-APR-10

US Senate bars bank reform debate

bbc 27-APR-10

Bank reform bill faces key test

bbc 26-APR-10

Barack Obama promises to end bailouts 'once and for all'

telegraph 25-APR-10

Democrats Set Showdown Vote On Wall Street Bill

NPRnews 23-APR-10

Analysis: Obama's stronger role on Wall Street reform

cnn 22-APR-10

Regulation bill to hit Senate floor this week

ft 19-APR-10

Top GOP senator, White House clash on financial reform

reuters 14-APR-10

Reform Bill From Senate Democrats Calls for More Oversight

IHT 16-MAR-10

EADS forced out of giant US tanker bid battle

sundaytimes 09-MAR-10

GOP health care refusal could backfire

cnn 09-MAR-10

Obama reasserts Volcker rule, Senate bill seen

reuters 04-MAR-10

Alabama university shooting: Professor charged over triple campus murder

thetimes 13-FEB-10

Source: Obama, congressional leaders to talk health care Feb. 25

cnn 09-FEB-10

Obama: Not Backing Down on Health Reform

ABCnews 06-FEB-10

Dodd to draft new US financial reform bill

ft 05-FEB-10

US moon mission scrapped

aljazeera 02-FEB-10

Volcker to stand firm against bankers

ft 02-FEB-10

Bernanke keeps US Fed chief post

aljazeera 29-JAN-10

Bernanke Confirmed for Second Term as Fed Chief

IHT 28-JAN-10

Editorial Comment: Bernanke’s battle

ft 25-JAN-10

Senate panel backs Bernanke for second term

ft 17-DEC-09

Senate Set to Advance $1.1T Spending Bill

ABCnews 12-DEC-09

Bernanke at bay

bbc 04-DEC-09

US human space flight plan underfunded: experts (AFP)

news 23-OCT-09

Edited by Jessica Boesl :Time Is On Iran’s Side

watchingamerica 06-OCT-09

Punch: Senate Votes to Keep Housing Funds from ACORN

ABCnews 15-SEP-09

Obama pushes for regulatory reform

cnn 14-SEP-09

Obama to reappoint Bernanke as Fed chief

ft 25-AUG-09

Health Care Debate: Will Public Option Die?

ABCnews 17-AUG-09

Obama gets personal on health care

cnn 16-AUG-09

Lawmakers return $87,800 in Stanford donations

reuters 08-AUG-09

Cash for Clunkers cars: Small wins big

cnn 05-AUG-09

Dem Leader: Senate Will Extend "Clunkers"

CBSnews 04-AUG-09

On the mend

economist 23-JUL-09

Bernanke Jabs Back at Fed's Critics In Congress

WashingtonPost_B 22-JUL-09

US Treasury backs bank reforms

bbc 20-JUN-09

New financial rules: Major changes for big, small (AP)

news 18-JUN-09

Lawmakers fear turning Fed into regulatory monster (AP)

news 16-JUN-09

U.S. poised to issue new Wall Street pay curbs

washtimes 10-JUN-09

Obama insists Guantanamo must go

channel4news 24-MAY-09

Credit Card Overhaul Bill Sent To Obama

NPRnews 21-MAY-09

CIA boss on Pelosi: We don't mislead Congress

cnn 16-MAY-09

Senators: Next justice should have wide experience (AP)

news 03-MAY-09

Why Protest Big Government With Tea On Tax Day?

NPRnews 15-APR-09

Pentagon chief takes aim at big weapons programs

latimes 07-APR-09

With help, U.S. to buy 'bad' assets

cnn 23-MAR-09

Obama defends Geithner, focuses on passing budget

washtimes 22-MAR-09

AIG protesters descend on bosses

channel4news 22-MAR-09

Whipping up the mob against AIG doesn’t always pay

thetimes 18-MAR-09

Republicans raise heat over AIG

ft 17-MAR-09

Obama urges action to stop AIG bonuses

ft 16-MAR-09

Bernanke urges regulatory overhaul

ft 10-MAR-09

Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cells

phantis 09-MAR-09

Examining If Banks Are too Big To Fail

NPRnews 09-MAR-09

Key US Treasury officials picked for crisis battle

ft 08-MAR-09

Obama aide says time to pass spending bill, move on

reuters 08-MAR-09

McCaskill, Bayh: 'Too Soon' to Talk of 2nd Stimulus

ABCnews 08-MAR-09

Pressure May Mount To Know Who Got AIG Bailout Bln

javno 07-MAR-09

Stimulus' cap on executive bonuses is too sweeping, experts warn

latimes 15-FEB-09

Bank CEOs Face Earful From Congress

CBSnews 11-FEB-09

US Senate a step closer to passing stimulus bill

euronews 10-FEB-09

Senate to debate stimulus bill as Obama campaigns for it

cnn 09-FEB-09

Obama team steps up pleas for support on stimulus

IHT 08-FEB-09

US company chiefs face salary caps as penance for bailout

thetimes 05-FEB-09

Obama sets £350,000-a-year pay cap for executives as he continues crackdown on greedy bankers

dailymail 04-FEB-09

US Senate backs treasury nominee

bbc 27-JAN-09

Auto bailout's death seen as a Republican blow at unions

latimes 13-DEC-08

Auto Bailout Now A Must, Says White House

CBSnews 11-DEC-08

[ said]: What is good for the goose, it seems to me, should be good for the gander,

news 03-FEB-12

[ said]: This helps tighten the screws on them,

news 03-FEB-12

[ said]: I am hopeful that the full Senate will consider and pass it soon,

nowlebanon 02-FEB-12

[-told]: We will look at their background,

reuters 31-JAN-12

[-said]: Things are not getting better, just bigger and more unaccountable,

reuters 31-JAN-12

[ said]: sends a clear signal through strong measures that Iran must abandon its nuclear weapons program and its designs for the spread of international terror,

channelnewsasia 31-JAN-12

[-wrote]: During his five-year term, the director can determine not only how the bureau spends its more than a half-billion-dollar budget, but also how it regulates much of the American economy,

usaToday 09-DEC-11

[ said]: Its vast powers are vested in a single director who cannot be dismissed by the president for terrible policy decisions,

usaToday 09-DEC-11

[ said]: The only real point of contention is whether the new bureau of consumer financial protection will be accountable to the American people,

AP 08-DEC-11

[ said]: It's about the structure (of the bureau) ... a monster as far as future regulation to over-regulate our economy, create more regulations and fewer jobs,

usaToday 07-DEC-11

[-said]: Holding the CFTC accountable for its regulatory failures, however, will not be an easy task,

news 06-DEC-11

[-said]: The victims of MF Global, I believe, deserve better,

news 06-DEC-11

[ added]: The CFPB is unaccountable by design. We will continue to fight for accountability from regulators,

news 05-DEC-11

[-said]: The American taxpayer should not have to subsidize million-dollar compensation packages for Fannie and Freddie executives,

news 15-NOV-11

[says:]: we're intertwined with Europe,

news 02-NOV-11

[ said]: We've worked hard on this. We've worked on it for years. It's a complicated bill and I think we're going in the right direction,

news 09-SEP-11

[-declared]: The director will single-handedly determine the financial products consumers can buy, as well as which consumers have access to credit, and which do not,

latimes 08-SEP-11

[-said]: You're caught between a big substantive debate here, as you well know,

cnn 07-SEP-11

[-said]: There could not be a worse time to give an unelected and unaccountable bureaucrat a blank check to impose even more ill-considered rules that could further undermine our weak economy,

news 07-SEP-11

[-said]: The director's decisions will impact whether Americans can buy a home, a car or even basic household goods,

news 07-SEP-11

[ said]: Unless the bureau is reformed,

IHT 07-SEP-11

[ said]: The director will single-handedly determine the financial products consumers can buy, as well as which consumers have access to credit and which do not,

latimes 07-SEP-11

[-said]: It may be good politics for them, but it is certainly bad policy for the American people,

news 06-SEP-11

[-said]: I'm concerned that the scoring process for Race to the Top applications essentially mandates which interventions should be used by states and local school districts to improve student achievement,

reuters 27-JUL-11

[ said]: I'm concerned that replacing formula funding programs with so-called competitive programs will result in the re-direction, obviously, of critical federal funds from smaller rural states to urban areas,

reuters 27-JUL-11

[ said]: The Pell Grant program is on a fiscally unsustainable path,

washtimes 27-JUL-11

[-said]: Until President Obama addresses our concerns by supporting a few reasonable structural changes, we will not confirm anyone to lead it,

usaToday 18-JUL-11

[ said]: This new Raytheon factory means more jobs for Alabama and is a clear demonstration of Raytheon's strong partnership with the state,

globalsecurity 27-JUN-11

[-said]: He would just be ratifying what the whole Obama administration's doing through the Fed.

npr 13-JUN-11

[-said]: A lot of people had a lot of questions, not just me ... although he's a smart man, he's a Nobel Prize winner, look what he was in — look in the weeds — he supported all the printing of money, borrowing money, stimulus stuff,

npr 13-JUN-11

[says:]: Absolutely not. Absolutely not.

npr 13-JUN-11

[ said]: Stimulus basically does not work. We have tried that,

voanews 12-JUN-11

[-added]: It would be my hope that the president will not seek to pack the Fed with those who will use the institution to finance his profligate spending and agenda,

news 07-JUN-11

[-said]: It's a horrible agency,

CBSnews 27-MAY-11

[-said]: Predictably, without a clear record to justify specific provisions,

news 10-MAY-11

[-said]: Today, the costs and unintended consequences of Dodd-Frank continue to mount, while the benefits of the legislation remain unclear,

news 10-MAY-11

[-said]: While it is unfortunate that the commission was unable to reach a bipartisan consensus on its final report, it is more unfortunate that, in the end, it did not matter,

reuters 10-MAY-11

[-said]: a wish-list of reforms long sought by liberal activists, special interests and federal bureaucrats.

reuters 10-MAY-11

[-said]: The bureau, as currently structured, lacks any semblance of the checks and balances inherent in the Constitution. Everyone supports consumer protection, but we should never entrust a single person with this much power and public money,

reuters 06-MAY-11

[ said]: This is about accountability,

IHT 06-MAY-11

[-said]: Senate confirmation is about accountability and giving the American people a voice in the process,

news 06-MAY-11

[said:]: The bureau, as currently structured, lacks any semblance of the checks and balances inherent in the Constitution. Everyone supports consumer protection, but we should never entrust a single person with this much power and public money.

reuters 05-MAY-11

[ said]: This is the worst tornado devastation I've ever seen,

independent 30-APR-11

[ said]: It's just devastation. I've never seen this,

belfasttelegraph 29-APR-11

[-said earlier this week]: Before we discuss solutions, I think ... we should first clearly identify the problems we're trying to solve,

reuters 01-APR-11

[-said]: Social Security is now at the tipping point, the first step of a long, slow march to insolvency if we don't do something about it,

npr 15-MAR-11

[-told]: There's going to be a lot of opposition to Diamond's nomination for a lot of reasons,

news 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Policy preferences of Fed nominees matter,

news 10-MAR-11

[-said]: Instead, it would be done by executive fiat through intimidation and threats of regulatory sanctions,

reuters 09-MAR-11

[ said]: Dr. Diamond is an old-fashioned, big government Keynsian,

reuters 08-MAR-11

[ warned]: Once price stability has been lost, it is difficult and very costly to regain,

ChinaPost 03-MAR-11

[-asked]: Is the purpose to help the administration out of its fiscal problems by monetizing federal debt?

msnbc 03-MAR-11

[ said]: I’m disappointed but not surprised,

japantoday 25-FEB-11

[said:]: I'm disappointed but not surprised. Only Chicago politics could tip the scales in favour of Boeing's inferior plane.

dailymail 25-FEB-11

[-said]: Our trust and confidence were misplaced,

msnbc 19-FEB-11

[ said]: Regulators must not compound the mistakes of Dodd-Frank by promulgating uninformed rules,

news 17-FEB-11

[-said]: We should begin considering whether the final rules would be better if our regulators had more time to hear from the public,

CBSnews 17-FEB-11