New systemic risk regulatory council sets goals

By Jeremy Borden

Reform watchers expecting a “Showdown in the Cash Room” between the primary U.S. financial regulators didn’t see anything resembling a regul

Big GOP contributor advised administration's energy task force

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — When a generous patron of President Bush and the Republican Party sought political backing for his company's

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"… uest was “an encroachment on the executive branch’s ability to conduct business.” Vice President Cheney and others in the administration have also taken …"

"… met with the task force. Hoglund is the first to be identified.“Standard business practice”Hoglund spoke to the Center for Public Integrity from his offic …"

"… ime,” Hoglund said. “There is no new pattern to this. This is standard business practice.” Hoglund ran Enron’s oil and gas subsidiary for more than a …"

"… ecade, deregulation of the industry has been a key initiative in Enron’s business. The task force included top administration officials, virtually all of wh …"

Retiring CFTC judge levels unfairness accusations at colleague

Here’s a cautionary tale about the lack of oversight of administrative law judges and the limitations of accountability journalism. ...
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Reform reading: AEI urges closer look at derivatives, whistleblower, consumer agency rules

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. ...

FDIC proposes big bank, brokerage liquidation procedure

By Julie Vorman

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sketched out today a set of proposed regulations for liquidating in an orderly way any big banks, broker

Bradley was driving force behind biggest tax giveaway

January 6, 2000 — Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley laid out his plans for tax reform on Jan. 4, attacking corporate tax shelte

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"… orporation incorporated on June 13, 1917, which has its principal place of business in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Indebtedness outstanding on May 29, 1985. & …"

"… which was incorporated on August 26, 1926, and has its principal place of business in Harrison, New York. The corporations, not identified by name in the …"

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Citizens United ruling could tilt playing field against labor, toward corporations

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The AFL-CIO, cheered last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission — a landmark decision seemingly

Hartz Mountain disputes our story on pets and pesticides; the Center responds

By M.B. Pell

Earlier this month, the Center received a five-page “open letter” from Hartz Mountain Corporation alleging that our 12/16/08 story, Pets and

DoD bows to critics, denies Kuwaiti firm sole source contract

By Nick Schwellenbach

A Kuwaiti company held up to illustrate a major loophole in the accountability of foreign contractors won’t get a lucrative logistics contra

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"… rd should have been subject to competition. KGL Holding Co. and one of its business units has been criticized for its behavior toward the family of an Army of …"

More mortgage fraud reporting?

By Kat Aaron

Nonbank mortgage lenders would have to file reports of suspected fraud for the first time, under a new proposal issued Wednesday by the Fina

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