Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part three

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — The goal of Texas Governor George W. Bush's advisers in the early days of the campaign was to make him the man t

Commentary: Changing Washington: The hard part

By Bill Buzenberg

The difficulty overcoming the entrenched political tradition of earmarks is just one of many hard realities that will test the Obama Adminis

Financial industry getting off easy on IRS audits

By Nick Schwellenbach

With a week before tax day and the nation facing a massive deficit made worse by billion-dollar bailouts of financial companies, PaperTrail

Excerpts from this story referencing "Financial services":

"… the Syracuse University-based Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. Financial services sector “audits [the IRS] has completed have in recent years turned up ev …"

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Auto dealers should be happy

By Bill Buzenberg

One of the biggest winners in the new financial services overhaul bill are the nation’s auto dealerships, which are now exempt from oversigh

Reform reading: TBTF banks lacking wind-down plan could be forced to restructure

By Julie Vorman

Lack of global pact also makes it hard to wind down big, complex banks

House, Senate banking panels led by chairmen with modest personal wealth

By Julie Vorman

Annual disclosures reveal stocks, bonds, land, other assets held by Congress members
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Reform reading: Is Obama too eager to collect Wall St. campaign dollars?

By Shirley Gao

Reform reading: Obama said to be too eager to collect Wall St. campaign dollars?

Credit bureaus, auto-title lenders, debt collectors among priorities of new consumer agency

By Amy Biegelsen

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gives a peek at its

Inside the shell: Drugs, arms and tax scams

By Gerard Ryle

The man behind shell companies linked to arms deals, drug lords and tax fraud.

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"… of dollars from Mexican drug lords.Then, last April, documents emerged in London concerning Russia's largest tax fraud, an alleged $230 million heist that …"

"… t AU$40 million of the proceeds using Latvian bank accounts and Wachovia's London branch.The U.S. investigation provided a suggestion that the Taylor name w …"

"… ne Barron's reported that in late April documents emerged out of London that linked a shell company called Bristoll Export, registered in New Zeal …"

"… cops and the tax officials.The case may have ended there, but Hermitage's London-based chief Bill Browder devoted himself to pursuing those he holds respon …"

Consumer advocate Warren returns to ring for more sparring with GOP-led panel

By Julie Vorman

Elizabeth Warren returns to GOP-led hearing for more sparring over consumer agency

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