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House Panel Approves Executive Pay Restraints

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

A committee approved legislation closely resembling President Obama’s proposal for executive pay limits.

author By STEPHEN LABATON, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Obama, Barack, Executive Compensation, House of Representatives, Executives and Management, Law and Legislation, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Union Critical of Obama’s Top Economics Aide

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Labor leaders say Jason Furman, Barack Obama’s new economic policy director, focuses too much on corporate America and not enough on workers.

author By LOUIS UCHITELLE, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Furman, Jason, Obama, Barack, Rubin, Robert E, Presidential Election of 2008, Labor | Comments Off | Read more..

The Debate: For Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

The candidates have taken different approaches to the gas tax, the mortgage crisis and retirement savings.

author By DAVID LEONHARDT, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Obama, Barack, Presidential Election of 2008, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Economic View: To Disclose or Not? Ask the Frogs

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

While ordinary citizens cherish the right to shield their personal financial records from public view, presidential candidates are expected to make disclosures.

author By ROBERT H. FRANK, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Paterson, David A, Obama, Barack, McCain, John, Personal Finances, Privacy, Presidential Election of 2008 | Comments Off | Read more..

Ouster Opens Opportunity for Obama

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Mark Penn’s resigning under fire as Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief strategist threatens to put Mrs. Clinton on the defensive over trade.

author By STEVEN GREENHOUSE, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Penn, Mark, Colombia, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Burson-Marsteller Inc, Treaties, Hoffa, James P, Labor Role In Politics, Obama, Barack, North American Free Trade Agreement, Labor, International Trade and World Market, Pennsylvania, Presidential Election of 2008, Organized Labor, United States Politics and Government, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

News Analysis: Parties Differ on Whom Economic Aid Should Help

Friday, March 28th, 2008

The presidential candidates’ ideological clashes are less about whether the government should step in, and more about whom it should try to rescue.

author By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Paulson, Henry M Jr, Republican Party, Obama, Barack, Democratic Party, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, McCain, John, Presidential Election of 2008, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Economic Conditions and Trends, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Banks and Banking, Bush, George W, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Obama Casts Wide Blame for Financial Crisis and Proposes Homeowner Aid

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Barack Obama called for tighter regulation of lenders as he spoke of pumping $30 billion into the economy to shield homeowners.

author By MICHAEL POWELL and JEFF ZELENY, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Obama, Barack, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Stiglitz, Joseph E, Reich, Robert B, McCain, John, United States Politics and Government, Foreclosures, Mortgages, Housing, Banks and Banking, Presidential Election of 2008, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

News Analysis: Intervention or a Bailout?

Friday, March 28th, 2008

The presidential candidates’s ideological clashes are less about whether the government should intervene in the economy, and more about whom it should try to rescue.

author By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Paulson, Henry M Jr, Republican Party, Obama, Barack, Democratic Party, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, McCain, John, Presidential Election of 2008, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Economic Conditions and Trends, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Banks and Banking, Bush, George W, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Obama Urges Regulation in Wake of Housing Slump

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Senator Barack Obama laid much of the blame for the current financial difficulties on industry lobbyists and politicians.

author By MICHAEL POWELL, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Obama, Barack, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Obama Urges Tighter Regulation in Wake of Housing Slump

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Senator Barack Obama laid much of the blame for the current financial difficulties on industry lobbyists and politicians.

author By MICHAEL POWELL, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Obama, Barack, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

McCain Rejects Broad U.S. Aid on Mortgages

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

John McCain drew a sharp distinction with the Democratic presidential candidates, placing some of the blame on homeowners.

author By LARRY ROHTER and EDMUND L. ANDREWS, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in McCain, John, Obama, Barack, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Presidential Election of 2008, Banks and Banking, Mortgages, Foreclosures, Housing, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Behind in the Ratings, CBS News Hopes for Help From a Debate

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

CBS News, which lags well behind its competitors in most areas of television news, wants a debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in the worst way.

author By BILL CARTER, source www.nytimes.com