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White House Considering Interim CFPB Director Appointment for Elizabeth Warren - Firedoglake (blog)
An anonymous source told the Huffington Post that this possibility was under consideration. Warren could serve until Obama nominates a permanent director ...
Portrait of HAMP Failure: Like A Lottery Ticket, With Servicers - Firedoglake (blog)
One person (who requested anonymity) told me that he just signed his final papers this week, “after being in the program since July 2009, ...
The Coming Military Offensive Against the July 2011 Timetable - Firedoglake (blog)
“Their argument,” said one senior administration official, who would not speak for attribution about the internal policy discussions, “is that while we've ...
NYT: Peter Orszag Out As WH Budget Director - Firedoglake (blog)
The New York Times cites an anonymous source saying that Peter Orszag will step down as the head of the Office of Management and Budget. ...
NYT: Peter Orszag Out As WH Budget Director - Firedoglake (blog)
The New York Times cites an anonymous source saying that Peter Orszag will step down as the head of the Office of Management and Budget. ...
A Contract Is A Contract When They Get One Out On You - Firedoglake (blog)
... US officials who would not speak for attribution described Task Force 2010 as focusing on the intersection of contractor money and political power in ...
Senior White House Officials Preview Tonight's Obama Speech on the BP Disaster - Firedoglake (blog)
After participating in a conference call with senior Administration officials (who spoke on background as a precondition for the briefing), ...
Tax Extenders Cloture Vote Faces Hard Sledding in Senate - Firedoglake (blog)
“If the White House wants this stuff,” said a House Democratic aide, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about intraparty affairs, “they actually have ...
Lessons in Accountability: Escrow Accounts for BP, Bailouts for Wall Street - Firedoglake (blog)
... billions of dollars to compensate businesses and individuals if the company does not do so on its own, a senior administration official said on Sunday. ...
Lessons in Accountability: BP Oil Disaster Takes Obama to School - Firedoglake (blog)
... billions of dollars to compensate businesses and individuals if the company does not do so on its own, a senior administration official said on Sunday. ...
FBI to Begin Arresting People for Foreclosure Fraud? - Firedoglake (blog)
... the latest in a series of efforts to curb lending practices that contributed to the housing meltdown, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
BP Suspends “Top Kill” Again After “Junk Shot” Hasn't Stopped Gusher - Firedoglake (blog)
But the company suspended pumping operations at 2:30 am Friday after two junk shot attempts, said the technician, who spoke on the condition of anonymity ...
Dept. of the Obvious: Pentagon Rethinking Counter-Insurgencies - Firedoglake (blog)
Not anymore,” said a senior military officer, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity in order to talk candidly. “There is no more room to experiment. ...
Jews Still Support Barack Obama - Firedoglake (blog)
... is part of an attempt to reach out to the Israeli public, as well as to the American Jewish community, administration officials said. ...
60-Vote Threshold Will Not Be Needed On All FinReg Amendments - Firedoglake (blog)
Speaking on background because of the still-evolving nature of the talks, the source said that some amendments would probably be subject to such a threshold ...
Late Night: The Last Temptation of Mike Allen - Firedoglake (blog)
Perhaps these words will refresh your memory: … a senior administration official said two top White House officials called at least six Washington ...
Goldman Sachs Execs Testifying Before Senate Next Week - Firedoglake (blog)
... on Investigations include the firm's finance chief, David Viniar, and its chief risk officer, Craig Broderick, the people briefed on the matter said. ...
Be A Rebel, Be A Moderate Independent - Firedoglake (blog)
... than $2 trillion to buy all or part of failed lenders, taking a more direct role in propping up the banking system, said people briefed on the matter. ...
Who is Behind the DCCC's Phantom Hawaii Pollster? - Firedoglake (blog)
... the chairman and chief executive of JP Morgan, over drinks at a Capitol Hill restaurant, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
Goldman Sachs Explains Itself: We Weren't Betting Against Customers, Just ... - Firedoglake (blog)
... negative bets on Abacus, Mr. Egol kept most of these wagers for his firm, said five former Goldman employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ...
Here Comes The Judge; Gitmo Military Commissions Redux - Firedoglake (blog)
“All the indications we've been given are to get ready for a lot of activity in Guanantamo,” said a military prosecutor, who asked not to be identified ...
New York Times Beats Drum for Social Security “Reform” (Meaning Cuts, Age ... - Firedoglake (blog)
... Democratic economists are all working for the White House,” said an adviser to Congressional leaders, who asked to remain anonymous to talk candidly. ...
Members of the pro-choice caucus are livid after the White House released the ... - Firedoglake (blog)
According to members who spoke on the condition of anonymity, at the end of the Stupak press conference today they were still waiting to see the language of ...
Rendering Opinions on Rendering Detainees out of Iraq - Firedoglake (blog)
... prisoners captured by American forces in Iraq are not entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions, administration officials said Monday. ...
The Torture Apologists Ratchet Up the Attack - Firedoglake (blog)
They spoke on the condition of anonymity. Findings of the investigation to date produced some signs that the senior al Qaeda detainees at Guantanamo gained ...