"… unting tricks to hide bad investments before its collapse.  …"

"… s an inside job.A 639-page report and a two-year investigation by the Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations offers example after example of bank …"

"… g [in the first quarter] as soon as we can before we lose the oppty.”The Senate panel investigators found that WaMu pooled 1,900 loans worth more than $1 …"

"… nce, and seeking some $900 million from the executives and their wives.The Senate committee used WaMu as one of several case studies in its investigation.Go …"

"… ursday about how they plan to monitor systemic risk when they testify at a Senate Banking Committee hearing.House Republicans have complained that regulator …"

"… nistration. Begins 1400 ET and will be webcast. Crisis Commission — Senate Banking Committee holds hearing to review the Financial Crisis Inquiry Com …"

"… ommission,and the deputy secretary of the Treasury Department testify at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on their efforts to monitor systemic risk. Heari …"

"… sk. Hearing begins 1000 ET and will be webcast.Mortgage servicing — Senate Banking Committee holds hearing on the need for national mortgage servicin …"

"… t there are just too many committees.” Others put it less delicately. A New York Times editorial late last year called the current situation “a comedy that inv …"

"… d to spike. A second, larger spike occurred following final passage by the Senate in late June and President Obama’s signing the bill into law. By the end …"

"… ajority party including $2,400 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and $2,400 to Senate Democratic Conference Vice Chair Charles Schumer. Seventy-six percent of i …"

"… ,000 in 2009 donations went to Democrats.After the December passage of the Senate version of the bill, WellMed virtually gave up on Democrats: only two of i …"

"… database from lobbying disclosure reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate’s Office of Public Records. In 2008, electronic filing was mandatory for …"

"… they also were represented on global warming five years earlier, when the Senate voted on the bill sponsored by Senators McCain and Lieberman. Center staff …"

"… ntegrity. …"

"… billion for public transportation. Ultimately, the legislation died in the Senate. But, says association executive Dean, “I think that starting from zero, …"

"… out 130 climate lobbyists, the Center for Public Integrity’s analysis of Senate lobbying disclosure forms shows. About 20 additional lobbyists worked for …"

"… al markets, cap-and-trade advocates face a new skepticism on Capitol Hill. Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman has voiced concerns that Congress …"

"… ship Group The former House member and three-term Senator served as deputy Senate whip. He opened his lobbying firm with former Senator Trent Lott, a Missis …"

"… o Obama, one of the nation’s most outspoken climate scientists, NASA’s James Hansen, warned, “The danger is that special interests will dilute and torque go …"

"… power cord plugging into a lump of coal — appeared.In April 2008, as the Senate was about to consider major climate legislation, a new name, the American …"

"… stry is determined to use a slice of those profits to deliver its message. Senate disclosure forms reveal that ACCCE spent $9.95 million on Washington lobby …"