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Partisan Pablum: How Sinclair’s Political Agenda Threatens the Quality Local Journalism Consumers Trust
Sinclair has faced a very public firestorm over its history of agenda-driven local news coverage and politically charged programming.
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BUSTED: Shady Anti-CFPB Group Preparing Deceptive New Attack Ad Targeting Cordray
Hardly a surprise coming from group run by a man whose previous gig was working for an org caught sending forged letters to Congress.
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Prosecutor Who Kicked off Wells Fargo Investigation Responds to GOP Attacks on CFPB (Like This One From Missouri Rep. Ann Wagner)
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) claims the CFPB’s role investigation of Wells Fargo was “wholly inadequate” but the local prosecutor who kicked off investigation disagrees.
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GOP Congressman Reimagines “Wall Street Titans” as Huge Fans of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
But it’s Duffy who took $658,754 from “Wall Street titans” during the last election.
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Hensarling Assembles Wall Street-Backed Panel for Hearing on His Wall Street Giveaway, the “Financial CHOICE Act”
Each witness chosen to sing the praises of Hensarling’s massive Wall Street giveaway has deep ties to the financial industry.
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Payday Lenders Cry Crocodile Tears After CFPB Properly Categorizes Suspicious Public Comments Opposing Payday Rule
Review of public comments opposing payday rule also found hundreds of examples using the exact same sentences and paragraphs, word-for-word.
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Prepaid Perdue: Senator Pushes the Legislative Limits to Help Major Donor
Netspend has given Sen. Perdue more than $33,000. Now he’s bending over backwards to make sure it can continue to rip off Americans.
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Irony: GOP Congressman Who Hired Lobbyists as Senior Staff Presses CFPB Director on Revolving Door
Budd doesn’t seem to have a problem with hiring lobbyists for senior positions on his own staff.
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Smug GOP Congressman Falsely Implies CFPB Paid Law Firm It Actually Charged with Fraud
Emmer displayed a stunning lack of knowledge about the CFPB’s work and results.
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Fact Check: Spokesman for Trump SEC Nominee Offers False Denial on Clayton’s Russian Ties
Spokesman for Trump SEC nominee falsely claims Jay Clayton has always “been on the opposite side of Russia.”