Rep. Barney Frank

Democrat  •  4th District, Massachusetts  •  16th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
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02/08/12
Two rich conservatives’ donations help to keep Rick Santorum competitive

the 2010 Republican congressional candidate who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic US Representative Barney Frank in Massachusetts. He donated to McCain and Romney in 2008. The company whose employees gave the most money to Santorum’s ...

Source: Boston Globe
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02/08/12
Joseph P. Kennedy moves to Brookline, registers to vote in JFK's hometown

The 31-year-old who is considering a run for the congressional seat being vacated by Barney Frank, registered as a Democrat in Brookline’s Town Clerk’s office just after 4 p.m., said assistant Town Clerk Linda Golburgh. The son of US Representative Jos

Source: Boston Globe
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02/08/12
News: Maggie Gallagher, Barney Frank, Vampire Lestat, Fred Karger

Tom Cruise's son Connor didn't like his rep's "gay ass tweet". Barney Frank to marry in July: "In a conversation Tuesday with USA TODAY, Frank said they have set a July wedding date in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage is legal. Ready is a resident of

Source: Towleroad
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02/08/12
Capital One’s ING Deal Decision Looms Today

The publicity, and calls from lawmakers including Rep. Barney Frank, led the Fed to hold the first public meetings about a proposed bank merger in years, catching Capital One by surprise. Capital One’s attempt to separately purchase the credit ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
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02/08/12
Goldman Sachs Among Banks Fighting to Exempt Half of Swaps Books

Senator Tim Johnson, a South Dakota Democrat and chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and Representative Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat and namesake of the law, are among lawmakers from both parties urging regulators to focus their ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/08/12
Barney Frank marriage set

...and the location chosen, but resident Jim Ready is keeping quiet about the details of his summer wedding to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. "We're trying to keep it quiet for security reasons. It's going to be in summer, so it's nice and warm for everyb

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02/08/12
Barney Frank to tie the knot in July

...Credit: AP) It’s going to be a summer wedding in Massachusetts for Rep. Barney Frank and his partner, Jim Ready, who announced their engagement last month. Frank told USA TODAY that ceremony will take place in July, before his retirement from the Hous

Source: The Politico
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02/08/12
Barney Frank Reveals Wedding Details

...to get hitched to longtime partner Jim Ready, but proudly showed off a glossy new engagement band yesterday and ... U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has has been tight-lipped about his wedding plans as he prepares to get hitched to longtime partner Jim Ready, but

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02/07/12
HOW WE GOT TO THE ABYSS: A BRIEF ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE LAST DECADE

If the President and Congressional Democrats had any gumption, they would adopt the stance recently suggested by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee: declare that Social Security, Medicare ...

Source: American Reporter
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02/07/12
LIKE ARGUING WITH A TABLE

Counter hate speech with better speech, with honest speech, with truthful speech. Or you could just quote Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who at a town hall meeting on Tuesday responded to a woman heckler with this: "As you stand there with a picture of the .

Source: American Reporter
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02/07/12
Rep. Barney Frank sets July wedding date

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is on the verge of making history. The openly gay lawmaker got engaged in January to his partner, Jim Ready, but the two men did not announce a wedding date at the time. In a conversation Tuesday with USA TODAY, Frank said they

Source: WBIR
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02/07/12
Frank endorses Warren for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said he is backing Elizabeth Warren in her bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., after being impressed with her work on consumer issues. Frank, who joined Warren for part of her visit to New Bedford Monday ...

Source: South Coast Today
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02/07/12
Rep. Barney Frank spills wedding details

NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank says he will marry his longtime partner Jim Ready this summer. "We're getting married in Massachusetts this summer," he told the Boston Herald, showing off his new engagement ring.

Source: United Press International
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02/07/12
Grassroots labor union endorses Joe Kennedy III

The SEIU endorsement is the first for Kennedy, who is exploring a potential candidacy for the Fourth Congressional District seat, vacated by retiring US Rep. Barney Frank. With a combined membership of over 75,000 the backing of SEIU is one of ...

Source: Wicked Local (blog)
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02/07/12
Barney Frank Flashes Engagement Ring

Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is providing few details concerning his upcoming wedding to longtime partner Jim Ready, but he showed reporters his engagement band. Speaking to reporters from the Boston Herald on Monday, Frank provided ...

Source: On Top Magazine
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02/07/12
FBI Warns of Sovereign Citizens Groups, Should we be Worried? Probably

Now, I could go on for 10 paragraphs about how wrong all that is, but to paraphrase Rep. Barney Frank, arguing these points is like arguing with the dinning room table. But what these beliefs do is often lead to a kind of paranoid lawlessness ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/07/12
FBI Warns of Sovereign Citizens Groups, Should we be Worried? Probably

Now, I could go on for 10 paragraphs about how wrong all that is, but to paraphrase Rep. Barney Frank, arguing these points is like arguing with the dinning room table. But what these beliefs do is often lead to a kind of paranoid lawlessness ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/07/12
Barney Frank shows a little love for Liz Warren

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank hit the campaign trail yesterday in New Bedford to tout Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, but stayed in the background as she pressed the flesh and ended up spending much of his time saying nice things about her ...

Source: Boston Herald
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02/07/12
Keating readies war chest for 9th Congressional District battle

That brings his annual fundraising total to $261,000. He has almost $675,000 accumulated in his campaign treasury. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who announced late last year that he would not seek re-election, nonetheless raised about $155,000 during ..

Source: Patriot Ledger
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02/07/12
Newton Mayor to Hold CDBG Roundtable Discussion

Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton. The discussion begins at 11:30 a.m. Last year, Warren welcomed Congressman Barney Frank to the Newton Community Service Center for a CDBG rally. This year, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Mercedes

Source: Patch
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02/07/12
Keating readies war chest for 9th Congressional District battle

That brings his annual fundraising total to $261,000. He has almost $675,000 accumulated in his campaign treasury. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who announced late last year that he would not seek re-election, nonetheless raised about $155,000 during ..

Source: Abington Mariner
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02/07/12
Rep. Barney Frank sets July wedding date

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is on the verge of making history. In a conversation Tuesday with USA TODAY, Frank said they have set a July wedding date in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage is legal. Ready is a resident of Maine, where it is not. The n

Source: USA Today
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02/07/12
Rep. Barney Frank Spills Wedding Details - PostChronicle.com

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank says he will marry his longtime partner Jim Ready this summer. "We're getting married in Massachusetts this summer," he told the Boston Herald, showing off his new engagement ring. Frank and Ready have been together since

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02/07/12
Rep. Barney Frank sets July wedding date

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is on the verge of making history. In a conversation Tuesday with USA TODAY, Frank said they have set a July wedding date in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage is legal. Ready is a resident of Maine, where it is not. The n

Source: USA Today
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02/06/12
Frank, partner to band together this summer

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has has been tight-lipped about his wedding plans as he prepares to get hitched to longtime partner Jim Ready, but proudly showed off a glossy new engagement band yesterday and spilled that he will marry this summer. “We’re ...

Source: Boston Herald
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02/06/12
Elizabeth Warren gets nod of support from Rep. Barney Frank during New Bedford campaign stop

NEW BEDFORD -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-New Bedford, was struck by how "thoughtful and able" Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren was during the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Warren's work on the bureau led ...

Source: Union-News & Sunday Republican
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02/06/12
Lawmakers push Fannie, Freddie to write-down mortgage principal

Rep. Barney Frank and two other House Financial Services Committee Democrats on Monday pressed Edward DeMarco, the regulator of seized housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to write-down the principal on mortgages of underwater homes.

Source: Los Angeles Times
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02/06/12
GOP has a chance to gain seats

Richard Tisei outraised Tierney two-to-one last quarter. Ouch! Next on the list of possible GOP gains is the seat of soon-to-be former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who decided to retire rather than fight it out in the new district. Sean Bielat already has name

Source: Boston Herald
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02/06/12
HOW WE GOT TO THE ABYSS: A BRIEF ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE LAST DECADE

If the President and Congressional Democrats had any gumption, they would adopt the stance recently suggested by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee: declare that Social Security, Medicare ...

Source: American Reporter
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02/06/12
From Partner Benefits to Affirmative Action, Proposed Contractor Executive Order Specifics Detailed

With the senior policy advisor for Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) telling Metro Weekly on Feb. 4 that timing is key for President Obama to take action to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or

Source: Metro Weekly
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