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Wall St critic Warren to join U.S. Senate Banking Committee

Source: AlertNet, Dec 12 2012, 4:46pm CST

* New Massachusetts senator is a leading U.S. liberal WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street critic and Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will join the Senate Banking Committee next year where she is likely to be a loud voice in f ...

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Senators agree to expansion of high-tech visas

Source: TheNewsTribune.com  |   May 21 2013, 10:00am CDT

WASHINGTON — Leading senators working to resolve a key issue on immigration legislation have agreed to a compromise covering expansion of a high-tech visa program, officials said Tuesday, resolving one of two major hurdles to committee passage o ...

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Naming Names in the Dodd Frank Mess

Source: The American Prospect  |   May 21 2013, 8:01am CDT

As we trudge through the swamp of disappointment that defines Dodd-Frank implementation, the liberal commentariat has lately seized upon a new meme; Wall Street lobbyists are responsible for gutting Dodd-Frank be ...

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"These committee assignments will allow all members of our caucus to bring their unique talents and expertise to bear as we work together to advance the interests of the middle class"


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Why should students be crushed by debt when Wall Street banks get a sweet deal? (video commentary)

Source: Syracuse.com  |   May 21 2013, 7:38am CDT

Your weather is now set to . You can change this setting at any time. Your weather is now set to . You can change this setting at any time. Under Elizabeth Warren's Bank on Student Loans Fairness Act, for one year, new student borrowers would be a ...

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Financial firms seeking Bloomberg alternative

Source: Talking Biz News  |   May 21 2013, 7:16am CDT

Nathaniel Popper of The New York Times reports about how some Wall Street firms are seeking an alternative to Bloomberg LP’s services in the wake of the data and news service company’s snooping scandal. “Reuters and Markit are sa ...

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Wall Street Continues To Be Nervous

Source: RTTNews  |   May 21 2013, 5:32am CDT

The nervous of Wall Street is palpable, as reflected by the U.S. index futures, which point to a modestly higher open on Tuesday. Most Asian markets closed lower, unimpressed by the lackluster Wall Street lead. European stocks are also seeing down ...

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US Senate committee approves provision for 5000 visas to Tibetans in immigration bill

Source: Phayul  |   May 21 2013, 2:27am CDT

DHARAMSHALA, May 21: A Senate committee of the United States on Monday approved a provision of granting 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees to enter the US over a three-year period. The Senate Judiciary Committee added the Tibet provisio ...

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Apple using gimmicks to avoid taxes: US Senate Committee; chief to appear before panel

Source: All India Radio  |   May 20 2013, 10:41pm CDT

Apple has been accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders by a Senate committee. The committee said Apple has used a complex web of offshore entities to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes. Apple chief Tim Cook will go befo ...

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Regulators to Vote on Nonbanks

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 20 2013, 10:12pm CDT

By Michael R. Crittenden And Damian Paletta WASHINGTON—U.S. regulators will soon vote on which large nonbank financial firms will face much stricter government oversight as policy makers seek to reduce risks posed ...

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Massachusetts G.O.P. Again Seeks Senate Seat Left by Democrat

Source: The New York Times  |   May 20 2013, 9:10pm CDT

BOSTON — The major political question here is whether Representative Edward J. Markey , a longtime member of Congress whose liberal views generally reflect those of Massachusetts voters, could actually lose the special election for the Senate seat vacate ...

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