Friday, March 12th, 2010
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) today awarded over $6.8 million to fund twelve new cancer prevention programs through local clinics, health districts, community-based organizations, and academic institutions across the state of Texas. This is the very first round of prevention grants awarded in CPRIT's 10-year, $3 ...
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said he will release his version of legislation to overhaul financial rules, signaling that talks on a compromise have collapsed
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bondholders shouldn’t assume the government will make them whole on their investments as Congress disbands the companies, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank is “very unhappy” with a Senate plan to house a consumer protection agency at the Federal Reserve.
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd abandoned the Obama administration’s stand- alone consumer financial agency and is proposing a bureau in the Treasury Department, seeking to overcome Republican opposition to legislation overhauling Wall Street regulations.
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