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  1. NC bank panel hears comment on new mortgage rulesRead the original story

    32 min ago | Myrtle Beach Online

    ... tougher oversight. The legislation will move first through the House Financial Services Committee, and Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., wants any recipient of new bailout money to report every three months on how much its lending has increased or ...

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    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage, North Carolina Government, North Carolina, Foreclosures, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics

  2. Where was Senator Kirk?Read the original story

    52 min ago | Cape Cod Today

    ... was 153 yeas to 271 nays. YEAS: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (8th), Rep. William D. Delahunt D-MA (10th), Rep. Barney Frank D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (9th), Rep. Edward J. Markey D-MA (7th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (3rd), Rep. John ...

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    Related Topix: Edward Markey, US Politics, John Tierney, US News, Richard Neal, US House of Representatives, Stephen Lynch, Democrat, John Olver

  3. Obama tries to pass the buckRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Leaf-Chronicle

    ... that their own Democratic party is party to the problem. The new wrist-restraint bill was largely authored by Barney Frank - who many believe played a key role in the housing bubble burst.. In 2003, Frank was the ranking Democrat on the Financial ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, 60 Minutes, Entertainment, Television, Financial Services, Fannie Mae

  4. Editorial: Incorrigible legislatorsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Philly.com

    Even after 25 indictments in the legislature, the folks in Harrisburg still don't get it.

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Opinion

  5. LETTER: State legislators protected Buzzards BayRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | SouthCoastToday.com

    ... st Guard and we will be able, I believe, to prevent any undue pressure to weaken that important bill. U.S. Rep. BARNEY FRANK Fourth District Massachusetts

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    Related Topix: Buzzards Bay, MA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Opinion

  6. Garrison Keillor Doesn’t Like Jews Writing Christmas SongsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Free Republic

    ... 'Grab your loafers, come along if you wanna, and we'll blow that shofar for Rosh Hashanah'? Garrison needs a Barney Frank hug. 12/19/2009 8:24:18 PM PST by This_far (Mandatory insurance! I thought it was about health care?) To: Misterioso Garrulous ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Cambridge, MA

  7. House passes major Wall Street makeoverRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | The New Braunfels Herald

    ... Republican position of doing literally nothing to rein in these abuses or should we try to rein them in?' Rep. Barney Frank, who led the Democratic effort on the bill, asked moments before the final vote. Republicans cast the regulatory bill as a ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

  8. After vote boycott, Black Caucus gets what it wantedRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | Final Call

    ... House jobs bill in spending they sought for Black communities. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., inserted $3 billion to the legislation to provide low-interest loans to unemployed homeowners in danger of foreclosure. ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Democrat, Emanuel Cleaver

  9. America's last hope for an honest Democrat caves under health care massive bribeRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | Examiner.com

    ... m-wits like never seen in America. The country is being overrun by like of Al Frankens, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, and Nancy "lie me a river, Pelosis. Corrupt Politician

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives

  10. Pols target scallop limitsRead the original story

    Yesterday | GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

    ... of the nation's 200-mile exclusive economic zone. The federal lawmakers - whose numbers include Congressman Barney Frank and John Tierney, House representatives for the ports of New Bedford and Gloucester, respectively - asked Locke to take ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Tierney, Bedford, MA, Gloucester, MA, New Bedford, MA

  11. Lawmakers protest tighter scallop regulationsRead the original story

    Yesterday | SouthCoastToday.com

    ... have cost the industry less. The letter was signed by U.S. Sens. John F. Kerry, Paul G. Kirk, Jr. and Rep. Barney Frank, all D-Mass., in addition to others. According to the letter, the proposed rules will reduce the scallop catch by nearly 6 ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

  12. Will The South Rise Up a As an Epicenter of LGBT Political Power?Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday | Queerty

    Jared Polis: Colorado. Tammy Baldwin: Wisconsin. Barney Frank: Massachusetts. If America's most well-known openly gay elected officials all hail from above the Mason-Dixon line, how is it that LGBT political power is raising so fast in the South? Houston's election of Annise Parker as mayor is just the most recent example, according to an analysis ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Jared Polis, Democrat, Gay/Lesbian, Tammy Baldwin, Barack Obama, US Senate, Barack Obama

  13. Will New Regulations Hurt Non-Profits?Read the original story

    Friday | The Perfect Substitute

    ... works. Assuming you think 1,279 pages [PDF] of new regulations on financial institutions are a good idea, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and his coauthors had no choice but to include nonprofits in ...

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    Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Non-Profit

  14. Will DOMA be DOA in '10?Read the original story

    Thursday | EDGEsanfrancisco.com News Feed

    ... conservative base that's venomously opposed to gay marriage." Obama is not alone; openly gay Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank has come out as not in support of another bill in Congress called The Respect for Marriage Act , which would repeal DOMA and ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

  15. CBC Members Rebuke White House on UnemploymentRead the original story

    Friday | Carolina Peacemaker

    ... situation particularly in Black and Brown communities. House Financial Services Commit tee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., said the full House will not vote on financial overhaul legislation until the second week of December at the earliest. Frank ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Maxine Waters, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  16. Fragile economy needs protectionRead the original story

    Friday | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... liberal goal of greater government control of the economy. That would place immense power in the likes of Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). They are the powerful lawmakers who played such important and reckless roles in ...

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    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  17. Fishing bills advance to ease Georges Bank limitsRead the original story

    Friday | GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

    ... by the United States and Canada. A similar House bill was introduced by Massachusetts Democrats Congressmen Barney Frank and John Tierney, who were joined by colleagues from Massachusetts, Maine and North Carolina. The related actions - aimed at ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, John Tierney, John Kerry, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Walter Jones, Republican

  18. House Dems name Dermody to replace embattled DeWeeseRead the original story

    Friday | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    With the state House reeling from an ongoing corruption investigation, the Democratic Caucus on Thursday turned to a veteran prosecutor to fill the No.

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    Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

  19. Job-creation plan would provide billions for public works, state governments.Read the original story

    Thursday | AARP The Magazine

    ... hought and getting better more slowly than we hoped but it's clearly getting better,'' countered Representative Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat.

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    Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, US News, US Politics, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat

  20. New CEO inheriting heavy load at bankRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | The Boston Globe

    ... statement for the city,'' real estate executive Kevin Phelan said. Local politicians such as US Representative Barney Frank, who chairs the House Committee on Financial Services, believe the city will be spared deep cuts in Bank of America's ...

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    Related Topix: Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Charlotte, NC, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services, US News, Energy, Nstar, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat