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Sean Lengell

slengell@washingtontimes.com

Sean Lengell was a staff writer for The Washington Times.

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Bernanke makes case for new Fed term

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on Thursday offered a strong defense of his handling of last year's near collapse of the economy, telling a Senate panel considering his pending reconfirmation that his actions helped avert an even greater crisis.

December 3, 2009

Bernanke reconfirmation to Fed seen assured

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who has received bipartisan condemnation from Capitol Hill for his handling of the economy, is likely to get an earful from senators during his reconfirmation hearing Thursday.

December 3, 2009

Treasury chief urges regulation of derivatives

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Wednesday urged Congress to quickly pass legislation to rein in derivatives, the exotic and complex financial instruments that exacerbated the economic crisis.

December 3, 2009

Geithner urges quick action on derivatives

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Wednesday urged Congress to quickly pass legislation to rein in derivatives, the exotic and complex financial instruments that exacerbated the economic crisis.

December 2, 2009

Republicans accuse Obama of ACORN cover-up

House Republicans accused the Obama administration Tuesday of covering up criminal activities committed by the embattled community activist group ACORN, saying that the president has used the group as an illegal political tool to help himself and other Democrats get elected.

December 2, 2009

Republicans say Obama is blocking ACORN probe

House Republicans on Tuesday accused the Obama administration of covering up criminal activities of the embattled community activist group ACORN, saying that the president has used the group as an illegal political tool to help himself and other Democrats get elected.

December 1, 2009

Senate Democrats win key vote on health bill

Senate leaders rallied jittery moderate Democrats to vote Saturday for moving the health care overhaul to a full floor debate, setting up weeks of skirmishes over touchy subjects.

November 22, 2009

Doubtful Democrats fall in line for health bill

Senate leaders rallied moderate Democrats to vote Saturday for advancing the health care overhaul to a full floor debate, setting up weeks of skirmishes over touchy subjects and a hefty price tag that challenge its fate.

November 21, 2009

Senate GOP blasts financial reform proposal

Several Republicans slammed Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd's proposed overhaul of the financial sector's regulatory system as a gateway to more Wall Street bailouts.

November 20, 2009

Pressure mounts for Geithner to resign

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner is making few new friends in Congress these days, as a growing litany of bipartisan critics are questioning whether he should keep his job.

November 20, 2009

Merrill takeover wasn’t forced, lawmaker says

A senior House Democrat denied that the government forced Bank of America to go through with a takeover of Merrill Lynch, despite past comments to the contrary from the bank's former top executive.

November 18, 2009

House Dem: Gov’t had no role in Merrill merger

A senior House Democrat has denied the government forced Bank of America to go through with a takeover of Merrill Lynch, despite past comments to the contrary from the bank's former top executive.

November 17, 2009

Report: Billions wasted in AIG bailout

The Federal Reserve's initial emergency plan last fall to save then-failing AIG was so poorly structured that it resulted in billions of additional taxpayer dollars spent on the insurance giant.

November 17, 2009

Two arrested in Ponzi scheme coverup

Two former employees of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff used their computer skills to help cover up one of the largest investor frauds in history and were given hush money when they threatened to stop cooperating, federal prosecutors said Friday.

November 14, 2009

Critics question Dodd’s reform proposal

Senate banking committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd's proposed overhaul of the government's financial regulatory system is under fire after his ethics investigation.

November 11, 2009

Dodd calls for finance-regulation overhaul

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, proposed on Tuesday a massive overhaul of the government's financial regulatory system in a move designed to prevent another economic collapse, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions.

November 10, 2009

Lieberman vows probe of Hood rampage

Sen. Joe Lieberman plans to start a congressional investigation into Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, saying that if initial reports hold true, it would be "the most destructive terrorist act to be committed on American soil since 9/11."

November 9, 2009

Health bill faces roadblocks in Senate

Hours after House Democrats narrowly advanced legislation to reshape the country's health care system, Republicans and a key independent in the Senate on Sunday vowed to kill the measure unless it is radically altered.

November 9, 2009