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Senate confirms Cordray as consumer bureau chief

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WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ending a nearly two-year standoff in Congress and putting the new agency on sounder legal footing.

UPDATE 3-US Senate confirms Cordray as consumer bureau chief

WASHINGTON, July 16 - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ending a nearly two-year standoff in Congress and putting the new agency on sounder legal footing.

16 Jul 2013

Majority of Senate votes to confirm consumer bureau leader

WASHINGTON - A majority of senators voted on Tuesday to confirm Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, nearly two years after he was first nominated to the post.

16 Jul 2013

Majority of U.S. Senate votes to confirm consumer bureau leader

WASHINGTON, July 16 - A majority of U.S. senators voted on Tuesday to confirm Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, nearly two years after he was first nominated to the post.

16 Jul 2013

Senator urges exchanges to require one-share-one-vote system

- A U.S. senator has asked exchange operators NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group to consider proposing rules that would require the companies that list their shares with them to have "one share, one vote" corporate structures.

05 Jun 2013

U.S. senator urges exchanges to require one-share-one-vote system

June 5 - A U.S. senator has asked exchange operators NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group to consider proposing rules that would require the companies that list their shares with them to have "one share, one vote" corporate structures.

05 Jun 2013

Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week

- Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected to muster enough votes to confirm him.

15 May 2013

U.S. Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week

May 15 - U.S. Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected to muster enough votes to confirm him.

15 May 2013

Senator Warren wants bank settlements to be justified

WASHINGTON - An outspoken freshman senator with a record of taking on Wall Street wants financial regulators and federal prosecutors to provide an economic justification for allowing big banks to settle investigations without admitting any wrongdoing.

14 May 2013

UPDATE 2-US Senator Warren wants bank settlements to be justified

WASHINGTON, May 14 - An outspoken freshman U.S. senator with a record of taking on Wall Street wants financial regulators and federal prosecutors to provide an economic justification for allowing big banks to settle investigations without admitting any wrongdoing.

14 May 2013
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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum

These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.

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Same-state U.S. presidential contenders could vex donors

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WASHINGTON - As Texas Senator Ted Cruz charmed Republican activists and religious leaders in Iowa last week, he insisted that he was there to promote his party's agenda and not to test conservative voters' enthusiasm for him as a potential candidate for president in 2016.