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A compromise brokered by House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank would limit the size and scope of future federal interventions in failing financial institutions.

Members of the House of Representatives on Friday were on the verge of approving the most significant increase in the regulation of U.S. banks and other corporations since the Great Depression.

Government-sponsored housing inflation is locking the next generation out of homeownership.

Want an eye-opening perspective on those in Congress and the Obama administration who want the government to control America's health care system? Then consider the motivations and mindsets of a group that would have been helped by a provision that was stripped from the House bill but that could find its way into the Senate bill.

A U.S. congressman is the latest to call for a Justice Department investigation into whether a pro-Palestinian group has been raising money on college campuses for Hamas.

Nobody questions the need for meaningful reform of our financial regulations, but more bailouts and new taxes don't qualify as such a plan.

A US congressman is the latest to call for a Justice Department investigation into whether a pro-Palestinian group has been raising money on college campuses for Hamas.

For U.S. Representative Ron Paul , the ninth time may be the charm. After fighting for decades to increase scrutiny of the Federal Reserve or abolish it, the Texas Republicana s proposal requiring audits of the central banka s interest-rate decisions is getting traction.

A US congressman is the latest to call for a Justice Department investigation into whether a pro-Palestinian group has been raising money on college campuses for Hamas.

Let's take a closer look at some of the key issues to come from Thursday's House Financial Services Committee hearing regarding poker and Internet gambling bills.

Date : Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:01:54 PST Los Angeles Times, CA Dec 6 2009 L.A. council candidate Paul Krekorian assails 2 mailers by Christine Essel Her hit pieces accusing him of sexism and anti-Semitism are called 'disgusting and grotesque.' By Maeve Reston Prominent supporters of Los Angeles City Council candidate and Assemblyman Paul Krekorian ...

Dec. 3, 2009 - The House Financial Services Committee yesterday cleared H.R. 3996 with no new amendments, retaining NAFCU-sought language that ensures no credit union would be tapped by FDIC to pay for the wind-down of large non-bank financial firms.

Hedge funds are fighting what they call a punitive provision in the U.S. House regulatory overhaul bill that requires the private investment pools to pay into a fund for rescuing failed companies ahead of other financial firms.

Residents of L.A.'s Second Council District have until today to apply for absentee ballots for next Tuesday's special election.

Town Hall meeting Brad Sherman Congressman Sunday, December 6th 3:30-5:00 p.m. John Burroughs High School 1920 W Clark Ave Burbank, California TOPICS: Activism/Chapters ; US: California KEYWORDS: teapartyrally Conservatives beware: The real Mitt Romney arguing FOR abortion, even for underage girls without parental permission: Don't let anyone tell ...

The San Fernando Valley's Holly Dagres, who is vying to become Miss California, has her feet done by Kim Le and her nails done by Donna Luong at a salon in Northridge on Nov.

Holly Dagres As she has almost each year since childhood, Holly Dagres spent last summer in Tehran wearing a chador, the traditional long black cloak that covers a woman's body completely, leaving only her hands and face visible.

Life insurers are concerned that legislation the House Financial Services Committee is likely to approve after Thanksgiving will increase costs substantially for the 28 carriers that have assets of more than $50 billion.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 The ADL's Three "Extremist Conspiracy Theories" In Context And With Evidence Text size Steve Watson Infowars.net Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 Related: Purging The Undesirables: ADL Attempts To Pin A Yellow Star On Grass Roots America The Anti-Defamation League has published a fresh report directly targeting Alex Jones as an ...

Large systemically significant financial institutions can't over-leverage themselves and have a debt to equity ratio greater than 15 to 1, according to a provision approved by the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday.