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Chris Dodd Fights for His Reputation

May. 29, 2009
Thomas Dodd left the Senate in disgrace. Now his son Christopher faces his own crisis.
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WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- Ethics allegations by a conservative legal group against U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., are "a joke," a Dodd spokesman says.
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HARTFORD, Conn., April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., has a healthy war chest, thanks to contributions from financial services firms, documents show.
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Dodd says his mortgages were standard

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., says he did not receive special treatment from Countrywide Financial in obtaining nearly $780,000 in mortgages in 2003.

Dodd to release loan information

HARTFORD, Conn., July 25 (UPI) -- Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd said he plans to give additional details about his home loans amid accusations he received special treatment as a Senate member.

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WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) -- The campaign of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., has created a TV spot in Iowa and New Hampshire highlighting environmental politics.

Dodd vows crackdown on high lending fees

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The new chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee said Tuesday he would crack down on "outrageous" credit-card fees lenders charge minorities.

Dodd may run for president

HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., told the Hartford Courant Thursday he can both run for president and head the powerful Senate Banking Committee.

Stephen Dodd wins China Open

JIANGSU, China, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Stephen Dodd of Wales won the China Open Sunday by three strokes over Thomas Bjorn.

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch