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  Nine Are Named to Crucial Deficit Panel

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 10, 2011

  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was the first of the four congressional leaders to make his three selections for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, with Speaker John Boehner and Sen. Mitch McConnell following Wednesday, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi yet to make her picks.

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  PIMCO’s El-Erian Warns U.S. Rating at Risk, Even With Debt Ceiling Deal

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2011

  As leaders of both parties now plan to unveil their own debt-ceiling plans, El-Erian said that a short-term deal would leave “the AAA rating extremely vulnerable and does little” to fix the basic problems of the economy.

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  Dodd Delivers Vivid Speech on Financial Crisis at fi360 Conference

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2011

  Former Sen. Christopher Dodd, in a passionate speech at the fi360 Conference in San Antonio on Thursday, spoke vividly about the early days of the financial crisis and how financial reform evolved from January 2007 until now.

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  GOP, Democrats Resume Budget Debate as March 4 Deadline Looms

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 28, 2011

  The House Rules Committee began debate Monday on a stop-gap spending bill that would fund the government until March 18.

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  Tax Cut Bill Delayed in House; Vote Still Possible Thursday Night

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 16, 2010

  President Barack Obama’s compromise tax cut package was pulled from the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday afternoon, though there remained the possibility of a vote on the bill late Thursday night.

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  Bush Tax Cut Deal: Assessing Obama's 'Grand Compromise' With GOP

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2010

  While Obama says the plan provides a "framework" for a bipartisan deal, he must now convince angry Democrats to go along.

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  Election 2010: The Tax Impact

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  November 3, 2010

  As the results of the 2010 election are assessed, wealth managers are looking ahead to what the lame-duck Congress may do before year-end to settle several tax issues that are up in the air.

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  Election 2010: GOP Wins House, but Major Reforms to Dodd-Frank, Health Care Unlikely

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 3, 2010

  The Republicans' victory in taking over the House on Tuesday means that they will do their best to reform health care and loosen the reins of regulation by the Dodd-Frank Act, but Democrats maintained control in the Senate, which will make it difficult for anything to get done.

• Obama Signs Landmark Financial Reforms Into Law

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  July 21, 2010

  Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is now law.

• Obama Signs Historic Financial Reforms into Law

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  July 21, 2010

  Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is Law