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      <excerpt>...back to beginning. But even Obama's fellow Democrats are expressing skepticism about what the summit can accomplish. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who shepherded the legislation through the Senate's health committee, said the GOP has had plenty of chances t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...1999-2007. Despite being in regular contact with the key architects of financial regulatory reform proposals, such as Sen. Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee; Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Barney F</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, left, talks with Senator Richard Shelby while hearing testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on July 22 in Washington (WASHINGTON) Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, left, talks with Senator Richard Shelby while hearing testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on July 22 in Washington (WASHINGTON) Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I&amp;#39;ve been predicting it for weeks, and here it comes: Chris Dodd has announced that bipartisan talks on financial regulatory reform have reached an impasse, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...this year included members of Congress: Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Cal.; Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va.; Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Cal.; and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. The following cabinet members also attended: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Edu</excerpt>
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