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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.

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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

Senate banking panel approves Obama's SEC, CFPB choices

WASHINGTON - A Senate panel voted to move forward two of President Barack Obama's choices to lead financial regulatory agencies, but his pick of Richard Cordray to head the new consumer bureau likely still faces a tough path to final confirmation.

19 Mar 2013

UPDATE 2-Senate banking panel approves Obama's SEC, CFPB choices

WASHINGTON, March 19 - A U.S. Senate panel voted to move forward two of President Barack Obama's choices to lead financial regulatory agencies, but his pick of Richard Cordray to head the new consumer bureau likely still faces a tough path to final confirmation.

19 Mar 2013

UPDATE 3-SEC nominee White says Wall St legal work no barrier to job

* White says expects recusals to be "narrow," will not harm work

12 Mar 2013

UPDATE 1-U.S. senator to watchdogs: bring more banks to trial

* Warren says concerned big banks seen as too-big-for-trial

14 Feb 2013

Democratic senators condemn move to block consumer bureau nominee

WASHINGTON - Three Democratic senators defended the new consumer watchdog on Wednesday and said Republicans who have vowed to block President Barack Obama's choice to lead the bureau would hinder its work protecting consumers from financial scams.

13 Feb 2013

Democratic senators condemn move to block consumer bureau nominee

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 - Three Democratic U.S. senators defended the new consumer watchdog on Wednesday and said Republicans who have vowed to block President Barack Obama's choice to lead the bureau would hinder its work protecting consumers from financial scams.

13 Feb 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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Tax official at center of scandal won't testify: lawyer

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WASHINGTON - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee on Wednesday.

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