Paulson a major Cuomo donor
Individuals from Paulson & Co., the hedge fund at the center of a fraud suit brought by the SEC against Goldman Sachs, have given nearly one hundred thousand dollars in
Dodd’s Decision to Retire Likely Doomed Financial Reform Bill
When Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut) announced last January that he would not seek reelection, some media outlets declared that Dodd’s retirement would actually increase the chances that robust financial regulatory
Bean and New Democrats Linked to Key Wall Street Lobby
Last week LittleSis reported that Rep. Melissa Bean receives significant support from the Wall Street interests who helped weaken new financial reform legislation. One such supporter is the Securities Industry
AARP, AMA endorse health bill
President Obama snatched up endorsements of the health bill by AARP and AMA and will visit the Capitol today to make one last push to lawmakers. (WSJ) Fourteen people are
House Dems want a weekend health vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for a vote on the health bill Saturday. (NYT) Fourteen more arrests have been made in the Galleon insider trading case. (Bloomberg) The Senate
Health bill may not be passed until 2010
Sen. Harry Reid said the health reform debate may carry on into 2010. (WSJ) House Republicans have drafted their own health bill with no public option that doesn’t require people
Panel aims to pass climate bill before December
Sen. Barbara Boxer has charged the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with completing a climate change bill before the international summit in Copenhagen in December. (Reuters) Three key races
Republicans to release their own health bill
Rep. John Boehner says House Republicans will release their own health bill this week. (WSJ) White House economic adviser Larry Summers will hold a meeting today to discuss the economy.
C.V. Starr & Co.: Greenberg’s new AIG?
The New York Times ran a great story on Tuesday about former AIG chief Maurice Greenberg‘s latest venture, the C.V. Starr empire. Reporter Mary Williams Walsh links Greenberg’s new success
Chamber of Commerce chief lambastes health bill
Chamber of Commerce Chief Thomas Donohue strikes out against Obama’s health care plan. (WSJ) Sen. Tom Coburn, also a licensed family physician, is one of the health bill’s most fervent