Checks And Balances stories:
Northern Ireland leader in power-sharing vow
Nov 21st, 2009 - Scotsman
NORTHERN Ireland first minister Peter Robinson yesterday admitted he cannot guarantee the future of the legislative assembly, but pledged his Democratic Unionist Party would not walk away from power-sharing with Sinn Fein.
Fed's in Congress' crosshairs, but many experts say hold fire
Nov 15th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
WASHINGTON -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd's sweeping new financial overhaul legislation, which proposes to strip the Federal Reserve of its authority to regulate banks...
Demonstrators protest at Chicago banker's meeting
Oct 27th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
CHICAGO -- Protesters, joined by civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, marched up Chicago's Michigan Avenue on Tuesday demanding banking and economic reform as the U.S...
A lesson from the Galleon scandal
Oct 19th, 2009 - CNNMoney
(breakingviews.com) -- Galleon may have been holed below the waterline. The indictment of Raj Rajaratnam, the technology-focused hedge fund firm's founder, on insider trading charges is likely to scare investors away...
Geithner opposes salary caps for corporate officials
May 19th, 2009 - USA Today
WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Monday the government shouldn't rein in executive pay but should change corporate incentives so officials aren't rewarded for taking the kinds of risks that helped sink the economy.



