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MPAA Chief Points to Opportunities in China
VarietyBEIJING -- Motion Picture Assn. of America chairman Chris Dodd believes opportunities are growing at a furious pace for Hollywood in China and the whole dynamic of the world's second biggest film market is changing rapidly. The MPAA chief, who took on...Tags: Marketing, Beijing (China), Global Expansion, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, China
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Covert Government Surveillance Draws Criticism Of State's Congressional Delegation
The Hartford CourantThe seven Democrats who make up the state's congressional delegation are among President Obama's most steadfast defenders and friends. But they have been swift to offer sharp criticism after newspapers revealed the administration's sweeping government...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, National Security, Science and Technology
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FHA interest rule under fire
Pressured by consumer protection regulators, the Federal Housing Administration is expected to end one of its most controversial practices: Charging borrowers interest on their home mortgages for weeks after they've paid off the entire principal balance....Tags: Mortgages, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Administration, Fannie Mae
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MPAA launches website to promote legal access to movies, TV shows
Hollywood studios are employing a new tool in their efforts to fight piracy: persuasion. After waging an unsuccessful effort last year to introduce legislation that would crack down on websites offering illegal copies of movies and TV shows, studios are...Tags: Hulu, Movies, Netflix Inc., Entertainment, Amazon.com Inc.
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Will Dodd-Frank save (or stifle) capitalism?
WASHINGTON -- It's been five years since the onset of the financial crisis -- the rescue of Bear Stearns in March 2008 -- and we still don't know whether the financial system is safe. In a recent speech, Daniel Tarullo, the Federal Reserve's point man...
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Bush was a lousy president
I am writing response to the letter writer who stated that the policy of forcing banks to give loans to people who could not afford them was pushed by Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1). The housing bubble burst in 2006-...
Tags: Barney Frank, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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It's time to stop blaming Bush
I am not a fan of former President George W. Bush, but I must comment on the hatchet job that was The Sun's editorial about the opening of the Bush library in Dallas ("Misoverestimating Bush," April 28). During the last two years of Mr. Bush's...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Iraq, Ellicott City, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Baucus' exit drains hope for tax reform
This post has been updated, as indicated below. Six-term Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced Tuesday that he won't run for reelection in 2014. You may now kiss any hope of a sweeping tax reform bill...
Tags: Max Baucus, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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Entertainment biz tries again to counter criticism with PSAs
VarietyEntertainment honchos are again resorting to their usual tactic whenever D.C. scrutinizes violent movies and TV shows: They are launching a public service campaign. The first batch of TV ads are reruns of spots that originally ran in 2006. Unlike that...Tags: Movies, Verizon Communications, U.S. Congress, Health, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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The Political Transformation Of Joe Lieberman
Hartford CourantTalking to reporters in his driveway on a hot day in August 2000, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman beamed — he had just been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Al Gore. "Miracles happen," the proud son of a Stamford liquor...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government, Fox News Channel (tv network), Justice and Rights
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DeStefano: 'You Leave When They Want You To Stay'
The Hartford CourantMayor John DeStefano, an outspoken political survivor and the longest-serving leader in the city's history, smiled Tuesday as he reflected on his 10 terms leading the Elm City and seemed at peace with his decision against trying to make it to 11. "You...Tags: Ned Lamont, Waterbury, Taxation, Executive Branch, Joseph Ganim
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MPAA's Dodd names his No. 2; pirate gets five-year sentence
Motion Picture Assn. of America chief Chris Dodd has named a tech and telecom veteran as his No. 2. The former U.S. senator from Connecticut on Friday announced that Diane Strahan would be chief operating officer of the film industry trade group....Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Court Preliminary, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Punishment, AOL LLC
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