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December 12, 2009

Major makeover of Wall Street regs passes House without single Republican vote

Major makeover of Wall Street regs passes House without single Republican vote The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year’s Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession. The sprawling legislation would give the government…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 12, 2009

TPM – Bennie Thompson staffer paid by lobbyists to do fundraisers for Bennie Thompson

TPM – Bennie Thompson staffer paid by lobbyists to do fundraisers for Bennie Thompson A party planning side business run by three current and former congressional staffers raked in over $20,000 last year from lobbyists holding events to honor Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) — whose own communications director is co-founder of the firm. The apparent…