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- Reforming the Credit Card Industry
- Consumers should be able to use plastic without getting skewered by unfair bank practices. Although the Federal Reserve passed new regulations to reform the industry, many consumer groups argue the Fed failed to complete the job. Here's a list of additional reforms needed to make credit cards fairer for consumers....
- Articles 2009-04-15
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- Durbin's point of no return; His stature hinges on winning Senate's approval of O'Hare expansion.(Richard Durbin)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- WASHINGTON-The prolonged battle in the Senate to expand O'Hare International Airport is turning into a defining political moment for Sen. Richard Durbin. While the senior senator from Illinois has accumulated considerable clout in the Senate leade WASHINGTON-The prolonged battle in the Senate to...
- Research articles 2002-07-08
- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Calls on U.S. Senate to Censure Senator Richard Durbin
- WASHINGTON, June 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a letter sent to United States Senators on Saturday, June 18, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called on the Senate to censure Senator Richard Durbin for his speech comparing U.S. servicemen serving in Guantanamo Bay to those of the Nazi Gestapo, Soviet KGB,...
- Research articles 2005-06-18
- "Some may believe that my remarks crossed the line," said Richard Durbin, the second-ranking Democratic leader in the Senate
- "Some may believe that my remarks crossed the line," said Richard Durbin, the second-ranking Democratic leader in the Senate. "To them, I extend my heartfelt apologies." This "apology" seems more calculated than heartfelt. It falls short of an acknowledgment that his remarks actually did cross a line. Durbin, speaking about...
- Research articles 2005-07-18
- UL faces pain at the pump; Obama, Hastert press lab to speed up tests on biofuel dispenser.(News)(Underwriters Laboratories)(Sen. Barack Obama, Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, Sen. Richard Durbin )
- Byline: PAUL MERRION Underwriters Laboratories is under pressure from ethanol backers including Sen. Barack Obama, Rep. J. Dennis Hastert and Sen. Richard Durbin to remove the speed bump the lab put in the path of a new ethanol-based fuel touted by President George W....
- Research articles 2007-05-07
- U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois Wins American Chemical Society Award
- WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sen. Richard Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic Whip and a member of the Appropriation and Judiciary Committees, will receive the American Chemical Society Public Service Award during ceremonies April 5 at the U.S. CWASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sen. Richard Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic...
- Research articles 2005-04-04
- Bad blood flows after Senate showdown; Fitzgerald frosts Durbin, biz leaders.
- WASHINGTON-A standoff over the expansion of O'Hare International Airport has created an unusually public rift between Sen. Peter Fitzgerald and his Senate colleague, Sen. Richard Durbin-as well as the Chicago business community. Overnight, a surpr WASHINGTON-A standoff over the expansion of O'Hare ...
- Research articles 2001-12-17
- Durbin sees light at end of tunnel in United mess.(News)
- United Airlines management and pilots will talk this weekend in hope of reaching a new contract agreement by next week, Sen. Richard Durbin said Thursday. After meeting with both sides, Durbin said an agreement is within negotiators' grasp, though management had not anticipated an...
- Research articles 2000-08-11
- GOP hopeful is first to seek Durbin's seat.(News)
- Byline: Eric Krol Daily Herald Political Writer A Glenview millionaire who ran unsuccessfully for Congress last year is the first Republican to throw his hat in the ring for a chance to face Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin a year from now. John...
- Research articles 2001-01-31
- Bush warm to milder Senate immigration plan President, Durbin agree, but Hastert backs tougher bill.(News)
- Byline: Dave Orrick and Tara Malone Daily Herald Staff Writers President Bush and House Speaker Dennis Hastert may have traded smiles and praise Monday morning in Chicago, but it was Bush and oft-critical Sen. Richard Durbin who seemed closer to kin on one topic ...
- Research articles 2006-05-23
- Christian Coalition Rebukes Sen. Durbin's Comparison of American Military's Treatment of Prisoners to Hitler's Atrocities, Stalin's Gulags, Pol Pot's Genocide
- WASHINGTON, June 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Christian Coalition of America denounces the United States Senate's number 2 Democrat, Sen. Richard Durbin, IL, for comparing the United States military with murderous regimes such as Hitler's Third Reich whose concentration camps murdered some 9 million innocent people; such as Stalin's Soviet gulag...
- Research articles 2005-06-16
- FRC Sends Chewing Gum to Senators Reid and Durbin
- WASHINGTON, June 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Family Research Council: Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Assistant Minority Leader Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) performed a shameless routine on the floor of the U.S. Senate arguing that marriage is not an important enough issue...
- Research articles 2006-06-07
- Chicago Observer.
- United expected to add service, lifting Sen. Durbin off the tarmac It could have been a big embarrassment for U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin. American Airlines last week announced it would end service to Springfield, days after the announced phaseout of United expected to...
- Research articles 2000-05-08
- Late News.(Brief Article)
- DURBIN TO LAUNCH AUDIT REFORM BILL WASHINGTON-Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., plans to introduce legislation this week to enact comprehensive reforms of the accounting profession, an aide to the senator said. The bill would require companies to chang DURBIN TO LAUNCH AUDIT REFORM BILL...
- Research articles 2002-02-25
- Environmental assessment urged for GM animals before marketing. (Markets).(genetically modified animals)(Brief Article)
- SENATOR RICHARD Durbin (D-Ill.) has introduced legislation that would require genetically modified GM animals intended for food use to undergo an environmental review before receiving federal approval. The bill would also require food produc SENATOR RICHARD Durbin (D-Ill.) has...
- Research articles 2002-10-21
- Violence Policy Center Response to General Accounting Office Letter on Ashcroft Proposal to Destroy NICS Gun Records Immediately
- WASHINGTON, April 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to the release of the General Accounting Office's GAO letter to Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), the Violence Policy Center released the following statement by VPC Litigation Director and Legislative CounWASHINGTON, April 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to the release of the...
- Research articles 2002-04-11
- Durkin gains in name game; Senate bid boosts future prospects.(Brief Article)
- Byline: PAUL MERRION While Jim Ryan struggles with the same last name as his party's unpopular governor, GOP Senate candidate Jim Durkin stands to gain from any confusion with the clear front-runner in the race, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. Yet, ...
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- ATSB failed United, but carrier shouldn't fail workers.(Opinion)(Air Transportation Stabilization Board)(United Air Lines Inc.,)
- Byline: Richard Durbin By year's end, three of the nation's largest airlines may be operating under bankruptcy protection. United Airlines is in bankruptcy; US Airways has signaled it may file for bankruptcy this fall, and Delta Airlines has been Byline: Richard Durbin...
- Research articles 2004-09-13
- Chicago Observer: Dollar for dollar: Senate race could be one for the (w)ages.(Brief Article)
- Illinois Republicans can't get any of their stars to oppose Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin, up for re-election next year. Will Democrats do any better against Republican Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, who faces voters in 2004? It's not too early to wonder Illinois Republicans can't...
- Research articles 2001-12-24
- You should know ...(multiple food industry-related records)
- ...Activists appearing at a news conference with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and other Democrats suggested again that all food inspection should be consolidated into a single agency instead of divided between USDA and FDA. The ...Activists appearing at a news conference...
- Research articles 2003-02-17
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