Sen. Harry Reid Suggests Sen. Scott Brown Lied

Rick Klein ABCNews.com 5/19/2010

ABC’s Jonathan Karl reports: Did Harry Reid just call Scott Brown a liar?

Basically, yes.

Here’s the story: The Senate just rejected Reid’s effort to move to a vote on the Wall Street reform bill, 57-42 (60 votes were needed).

“I don’t know a lot about anything, but I know […]

Regulation for you, but not for Soros

Joy Tiz Canada Free Press 5/17/2010

George Soros stands to benefit if the phoney financial “reform” bill passes.

Author and businessman Zubi Diamond is critical of the Managed Funds Association (MFA), a lobby group championing the protection of hedge funds, including Soros’ own Quantum Fund, from scrutiny.

The hedge fund short sellers, who are members […]

Rifts emerge among Dems on consumer financial regulations

Silla Brush The Hill 5/6/2010

Rifts are emerging among Senate Democrats over how much power the federal government should have under the Wall Street overhaul bill to pre-empt state consumer regulations.

Centrist Democrats argue Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) financial bill should do a better job of reaching a middle ground between state […]

The Dodd “Financial Reform” Bill Lets Soros Off the Hook

Zubi Diamond Accuracy in Media 4/1/2010

The Chris Dodd financial reform bill is totally unnecessary, unwarranted and will be harmful to the Republic. The “too big to fail” concept is not the reason for the economic crisis. The problem is not Wall Street as a whole, but the hedge fund short sellers on Wall Street. […]

Chris Dodd backs out of Wall St. fundraiser

Manu Raju Politico.com 5/1/2010

Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) canceled plans to attend a Monday fundraiser for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) with donors connected to the financial services industry, saying he has to stay in Washington to lead debate over the Wall Street regulation bill.

Bryan DeAngelis, a Dodd spokesman, said his boss supports […]

A raw deal for Republicans on financial regulatory reform

Jon Ward The Daily Caller 4/30/2010

One day after Republicans said they had secured a deal on a financial regulation bill that would allow them to move forward on debating the bill, they denounced the legislation and said it would not accomplish any of their goals for preventing bailouts or making the markets more secure.

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