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Trust Preferreds May Be Grandfathered in House Plan (Update2)
June 17 (Bloomberg) — U.S. banks would be permitted to count their existing trust-preferred securities, though not new securities, as Tier 1 capital under a proposal by House members negotiating the shape of the regulatory-overhaul bill.
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Capito outraises Graf
(Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series detailing Congressional candidate contributions and spending.) With deep-pocketed connections, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-2nd District, not only has a more than $780,000 advantage over her Democratic opponent in the November election but also a nearly $90,000 lead over 1st District incumbent Alan B. Mollohan.
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10:35 a.m.: Capito Statement Following Upper Big Branch Mine Memorial
BECKLEY-On the day of the Upper Big Branch mine memorial service, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., today made the following statement: “It was with heavy hearts that we gathered today to remember the lives of 29 brave West Virginians who were victims of the tragedy at the Upper Big Branch mine.
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Financial Overhaul Writers Have Ties To Industry
Anyone with a bank account or credit card has a stake in the overhaul of financial rules Congress is working on. But the industry ties of some politicians writing the law go far beyond the norm.
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Vestry asks that Rev. Lewis license be restored
The vestry of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Charleston has asked the states bishop to restore the license of West Virginias best-known religious reform crusader, the Rev. Jim Lewis. Senior Warden John Canfield notified church members Tuesday that seve…
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WV lawmakers want clean energy and job protection
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are looking for ways to wean America off fossil fuels, but members of the West Virginia delegation want to make sure their state’s workers aren’t hurt in the process.
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Lawmakers writing financial law have industry ties
Stock, spouse salaries, directorships among banking bill negotiators’ industry ties
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Capito: Listen Up
U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito believes people in today’s world – especially members of Congress – are largely losing their abilities to listen.
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Financial holdings of U.S. lawmakers suggest conflicts of interest
Eight of 11 senators and six of 22 House members on a conference committee writing the final legislation own stocks in financial companies affected by the legislation, disclosure statements released yesterday show
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Financial holdings of U.S. lawmakers suggest conflcts of interest
Eight of 11 senators and six of 22 House members on a conference committee writing the final legislation own stocks in financial companies affected by the legislation, disclosure statements released yesterday show
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