Michael G. Oxley is aiding Mitt Romney even as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee says he would repeal Sarbanes-Oxley. Yes, that Sarbanes-Oxley: the 2002 financial accounting law that bears his name. Oxley, a former Ohio congressman now with Baker Hostetler...
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Michael G. Oxley, right, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Barney Frank.
Repeal My Law, Mitt? No Problem!
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Jeb Bush in San Diego on June 4, 2009.
Jeb Bush Isn’t Volunteering for V.P.
Jeb Bush, the popular former governor of Florida, son of one president and brother of another, isn’t volunteering for the job of vice president — while telling an interviewer he’d “consider it.” In an interview with Newsmax.TV in which Bush...
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Sen. Orrin Hatch at the Capitol.
Why You Should Watch Utah and France This Weekend
What do Utah and France have in common? They’re both holding big elections this weekend. Political junkies, including Political Economy, will be watching. In Utah, Republican Senator Orrin Hatch is up for re-nomination at a convention tomorrow. If Hatch wins...
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Actress Eva Longoria during the Fiesta Latina at the White House on Oct. 13, 2009.
Eva Longoria Helping Obama in Key States
One of President Barack Obama’s most famous supporters is Eva Longoria, who donated $40,000 last month to a fund working to re-elect him in key states this November. The actress made the donation to the Swing State Victory Fund on...
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Buddy Roemer holds a town hall style meeting in Barrington, New Hampshire, on Jan. 6, 2012.
Bucks for Buddy
When Americans filed 2011 federal income tax returns this week, they had a chance to stand up against the corrupting influence of money in politics by earmarking $3 for public financing of presidential campaigns. Few people probably took advantage of the opportunity....
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Guns n' Roses at the LA Street Scene on September 28, 1985 in Los Angeles.
Mitt Romney’s Guns ‘N Roses
It spoke plainly of the presidential election contest at hand that Mitt Romney would state on the stage of the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis both this: ”We need a president who will stand up for the rights...
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President Barack Obama speaking about the economy at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, on April 18, 2012.
Magic Number of the Day: 50
That’s the percentage of Americans who say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of confidence in President Barack Obama “to do or to recommend the right thing for the economy,” according to a Gallup survey conducted April...
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