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Civil and Human Rights Orgs Support Elizabeth Warren
August 11, 2010 – 11:01 am

Click here for a pdf version of this letter.
August 9, 2010
Dear Mr. President:
The undersigned civil and human rights organizations urge you to nominate Elizabeth Warren to serve as the first director of the Consumer Financial …

Cantwell, Murray Back Elizabeth Warren for CFPB
August 11, 2010 – 9:59 am

Senator Cantwell and Senator Murray support Elizabeth Warren to lead the CFPB, according to this article by the Seattle Pi website.
Saying its director should be “independent” and an “outsider,” Sens. Patty Murray and Maria …

Finance Reform Law, Global Food and Energy Prices, and Next Steps
August 6, 2010 – 11:12 am

Dave Kane recently wrote this article about the need for further derivative reform.  He talks about the problem of commodity specs and how the financial reform bill has paved the way for even better regulations …

Communities Creating Opportunities Celebrates in Kansas City
August 6, 2010 – 11:01 am

The following article was published in Dos Mundos, a Kansas City news service, and covered CCO’s celebrating following the financial reform bill signing.  Click here to read the full article in English and Spanish, and …

Letter from Professors Earns Widespread Media Attention
August 3, 2010 – 1:54 pm

Click the links below to check out the news coverage about the letter 141 U.S. professors sent to President Obama urging him to appoint Elizabeth Warren as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …

Professors Support Elizabeth Warren
August 3, 2010 – 12:15 pm

141 U.S. PROFESSORS URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO APPOINT ELIZABETH WARREN DIRECTOR OF THE NEW BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 3, 2010 – A total of 141 of America’s leading law …