A federal appeals court issued a stay in a legal fight over subpoenas issued to former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, meaning the issue will not be decided until after President Bush …

Appeals court issues stay in legal fight over Miers-Bolten subpoenas
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsFuld: ‘I got no golden parachute’
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsLehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld made it clear to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Monday afternoon that he did not ease into retirement when his bank declared bankruptcy last month.
“I got no golden parachute. I had …
Mica just can’t resist
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsRepublican Rep. John Mica couldn’t resist getting in a little dig at Richard Fuld Monday, even as the Lehman Brothers CEO took fire over the collapse of his bank.
Mica pulled Fuld’s personal and company campaign contributions and …
Waxman goes after Fuld’s art collection
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsHouse Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman got right to the point Monday in grilling Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld.
Waxman asked Fuld if it was true he made between $400 and $500 million running the …
Shays calls for hearings on Fannie and Freddie
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsRepublican Rep. Chris Shays called for hearings on the role of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the financial crisis Monday, accusing the two mortgage companies of “wretched manipulation” of Congress.
“We are not confronting the …
Cummings tees off on executive pay
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsDemocratic Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) expressed outrage Monday at the allegation that Lehman Brothers was trying to give bonuses to executives, even as the struggling bank was preparing to ask the federal government for a bailout.
“The people …
Obama backs Health Care for America Now
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsSen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has signed on to the progressive Health Care for America Now campaign’s principles – a move that bolsters the clout of the nascent organization and could provide him with artillery support as he starts to pound …
Pilot McCain was heroic, crash-prone
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsJohn McCain’s heroism and courage as a Vietnam-era pilot has never been challenged, but his decision-making in the cockpit was questioned by his superiors, according to records obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
McCain, the son and grandson of Navy admirals, …
Dems: Carolina not on Dole’s mind
October 6th, 2008 · No CommentsThe Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, buoyed by polls showing challenger Kay Hagan gaining in North Carolina, is walloping Sen. Elizabeth Dole for coming back to DC for a fundraiser tonight.
"[I]f she seriously expects the people of North Carolina to re-elect …
Frank: Voting for bailout bill like wizzing down your leg
October 3rd, 2008 · No CommentsRep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) said that a single conversation caused her to change her mind. She spoke Thursday with California state treasurer Bill Lockyer who told her that if the state’s fiscal situation continued on its current path, California would …




