elizabeth warren
- The fact that Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown has a tracker following Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler around is no big deal.
- With blocked Obama nominations stacked up like cord wood, it's time to reform Senate rules
- Gov. Martin O'Malley used an address in New Hampshire on Saturday to compare the city he inherited as mayor in 1999 with the nation many believe he now hopes to lead.
- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler asked his Democratic rivals Tuesday to keep third-party spending out of the race for governor, pointing to other states where such agreements are said to cut down on negative attack ads.
- The Food and Drug Administration's 1983 blanket ban on blood donation from men who have sex with men (MSM) is outdated, discriminatory, and medically unjustifiable.
- In the Internet era, regulators need new tools to thwart unscrupulous payday lenders
- Federal officials are refusing to turn over key information about process for compensating homeowners
- Financial aid directors at Maryland colleges are hoping that members of Congress will return from their July 4th recess and reverse the doubling of the interest rate on new loans for financially needy students.
- There's no comparison between Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ted Cruz.
- Sloganeering Cruz does not compare to substance-wielding Warren
- Juan Williams says rising Senate stars leading their parties toward even greater divisiveness
- Robert Reich says politicians of both parties want to avoid a repeat of a "too big to fail" scenario
- Doyle McManus says speculating about the next presidential campaign is absurd -- so let's start the handicapping
- Maryland investment firms haven't followed Wall Street's dramatic shift of giving to Republicans dramatic shift
- Robert Reich says distaste for Republican policies is driving Romney's poll numbers down
- CHARLOTTE — Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, the self-styled dean of the Democratic women, called on voters to back female candidates in an address to her party's national convention Wednesday that came as both presidential campaigns are working to court the key demographic.
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- The interim appointment of Richard Cordray over GOP objections gives Mr. Obama a chance to stand up for ordinary consumers
- Obama to appoint CFPB director over Senate Republican objections
- Warren's vision of social contract is too expansive, while Cain's is too restrictive
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- Consumer advocates learned this past weekend that they won't get their first choice to lead the new consumer protection agency. Despite the setback, this still is a big week for consumer protection.
- Elizabeth Warren would prevent a repeat of the problems that led to the recession, and the Obama administration needs to stand up to the Senate and get her confirmed.
- Elizabeth Warren treated as a rock star in Baltimore town hall meeting
- Ambrose's philosophy is that what's good for consumers is also good for businesses