Elizabeth Warren (born Elizabeth Herring; June 22, 1949) is an American bankruptcy law expert, policy advocate, Harvard Law School professor, and Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. She has written several academic and popular books concerning the American economy and personal finance. She chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the 2008 U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program. She also led the conception and establishment of the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for the release of trade documents t.co/yzN3CPuKEf via @dailykos
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Elizabeth Warren's QE for Students: Populist Demagoguery or Economic Breakthrough? t.co/JW6OSRj7OF
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has an independence and authority that frees her to be outspoken without getting alienated.... t.co/KsZktZpBGx
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Source: Roll Call
Senate Democrats will meet Thursday with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and top Obama economic adviser Gene Sperling at their weekly policy luncheon to discuss a potential compromise on student loans. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Ne ...
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Source: The Hill
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Source: Hullabaloo
by David Atkins In the constant internal GOP tug-of-war between "tone it down to appeal to sane voters" and "ramp it up for the wingnut base", guess which side is winning? The Republican-led House on Tuesday sought to shore ...
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Source: Wall Street Journal
By Andrew Ackerman WASHINGTON—U.S. securities regulators plan to require certain defendants to admit to wrongdoing as a condition of settling securities-fraud charges, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairma ...
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Source: The Huffington Post
A vast majority of voters want Congress to maintain the interest rates on federal student at their current level or lower them, a poll released Tuesday found. The poll, conducted June 11 and 12 by Public Policy Poling and commissione ...
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Source: Nashville Scene
Nashville is about to be the latest stop for a duo of self-described "weirdo/do-gooders" who are traveling across the United States distributing free homemade pie. Sarah Fertig emailed Bites with a link to t ...
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Source: Guardian Unlimited
As is quite well known to many who follow the student loan foibles, New York University has, as they say, some problems. NYU is one of the most expensive undergraduate institutions in the United States. Tuition, room a ...
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Source: The Huffington Post
These are the elephants in the American economy. All other spending is minor compared to spending on healthcare and the military. If we can get greater efficiencies in these two areas, all the other problems ...
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