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Editorial: Charles Fried says Obama Should Give Warren a Recess Appointment

The conservative economist Charles Fried has come out in support of Elizabeth Warren with an Editorial in the Boston Globe.  Click here to read the full article. Warren is smart, determined, and committed to the cause of honest financial services. The president should give her a recess appointment, as Representative Barney Frank has suggested. That

GOP Appointees to Oversight Panel Praise Elizabeth Warren’s Work

The Washington Post reported that while not outright supporting Warren’s nomination, GOP appointees who have worked with Professor Elizabeth Warren on the Congressional Oversight Panel praise her work.  Click here to read the full article. The two Republican appointees to the Congressional Oversight Panel, the group chaired by Warren that oversees the government’s $700 billion

AFL-CIO President Supports Elizabeth Warren

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Elizabeth Warren to Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau July 20, 2010 AFL-CIO applauds the passage of the Wall Street Accountability Act and looks forward to the creation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – which has the potential to be a powerful and independent voice for consumers.

Letter to the Editor: Thank State’s Congressional Leaders for Financial Reform

This letter comes from Rashmi Rangan, from Newark.  Click here to read it on Delaware Online’s website. Want to write your own letter to the editor?  Click here for instructions! Thank state’s congressional leaders for financial reform President Obama will sign the landmark Financial Reform Bill into law, and it seems the consumers of financial

News Journal Editorial: Finance Law Requires Tough Regulator at Top

The Delaware News Journal recently published an editorial about Elizabeth Warren’s potential CFPA nomination.  Click here to read the full letter. Warren is a Harvard law professor. She heads the TARP Congressional Oversight panel. She hasn’t been afraid to criticize Mr. Obama’s economic policies, tangle with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, or shoot back at Republicans

Letter from Ralph Nader to President Obama on Professor Elizabeth Warren

Letter to President Obama on Professor Elizabeth Warren Click here to read this letter on Ralph Nader’s website. Dear President Obama: It is time for you to give taxpayers, consumers, and investors a reason to believe that you are truly interested in consumer protection by nominating Professor Elizabeth Warren to be the Director of the