In this article: Ted Kennedy, Bishop, Roman Catholic Church, Thomas J. Tobin, Patrick J. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy II, and John F. Kennedy

The narrative centers on (but often drifts from) a 1905 diplomatic mission to Asia led by Roosevelt 's war secretary, William Howard Taft. The party included Roosevelt 's 21-year-old daughter, Alice , an international celebrity whose...

In this article: Theodore Roosevelt, James Bradley, William Howard Taft, Ken Burns, Asia, Iwo Jima, Pacific, Japan, White supremacy, and World War I

...and regulatory policy. In doing so, he ushered in an era of progressive governance that lasted through the presidencies of William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. While the chief executives, especially Roosevelt and Wilson , have been the...

In this article: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Treaty of Versailles, Princeton University, University of Notre Dame, and U.S. Supreme Court

* SEC 's Walter believes climate change serious issue * Investors want firms to disclose climate-related risks * Biggest U.S. pension fund Calpers wants SEC guidance By Rachelle Younglai Pension funds and other investors holding more...

In this article: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Climate change, Elisse Walter, Covington & Burling, U.S., and George W. Bush

...as a public defender or prosecutor when an opportunity arose to become legislative director for Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D- Mass. ), which he took in 1993. From there, he became chief counsel and staff director for the House Banking, Finance and...

In this article: Chris Dodd, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, New York University, Harvard University, Democratic National Committee, and Joseph Kennedy

Virginia Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner voted with their fellow Democrats last night to bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system. The 60 to 39 vote was on a procedural motion to begin debate, which...

In this article: Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Virginia, GOP, Bob McDonnell, Rick Boucher, and Harry Reid

...in the world." </p><p>The story first came to light earlier this year in Nicholas Thompson's acclaimed book, "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze , George Kennan and the History of the Cold War," an account of the roles of two of America 's most...

In this article: Josef Stalin, George Kennan, Moscow, Soviet Union, and World War II

...shifted to big banks from smaller ones. WOLVES AND HUNTERS At the time of the emergency fee debate in May, Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan called the shift in the assessment burden "perverse." The FDIC insurance fund was largely...

In this article: FDIC, Luis Gutierrez, John Dugan, U.S., Wells Fargo, Wall Street, Culprit, and Tax

...World to Set Minimum Mortgage Underwriting Standards TOKYO , Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan said today that regulators around the world should address the problem that sparked the financial...

In this article: John C. Dugan, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Amortization, United States, and Tokyo

...reviewing the events of a previous era can help avoid repeating some of the mistakes of that time. In "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze , George Kennan , and the History of the Cold War,'' Nicholas Thompson tells the story of the Cold War...

In this article: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, John F. Kennedy, National Book Awards, World War II, Wired magazine, and Soviet Union

...in his autobiography on the back cover that he has been an advisor to every American president since William Howard Taft. To put it in perspective, Taft was president from 1909-1913. When appearing on a radio show one morning, the host,...

In this article: Christopher Buckley, Thank You for Smoking, Vladimir Lenin, William Howard Taft, Dallas, IP Address, Minister of the Interior, Esquire magazine, Yale University, and Peter Jennings

...the secretary of the Treasury would serve as the head of the council. When questioned about that model, however, Ms. Walter said she thinks alternative approaches should be explored. "I think the notion of having a rotating chairman...

In this article: Elisse Walter, SEC, Federal Reserve, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Risk management, House Agriculture Committee, and House Financial Services Committee

...would want to consider closely whether it's best to set up multiple regulators for some functions," Gensler said. SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter warned that moving too quickly on proposed measures, especially expanding Fed power too much,...

In this article: The Fed, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, House Agriculture Committee, and Securities and Exchange Commission

...from 1981 to 1982, Haig sought to clarify the nature of his job. He took a cue from the arms negotiator and perennial bureaucrat Paul Nitze , who suggested to Haig that he fashion himself the president's foreign policy "vicar. " Nitze...

In this article: Hillary Clinton, Alexander Haig, George Shultz, Paul Nitze, John Foster Dulles, Colin Powell, and State Department

...against legislative proposals that would break up financial firms if they were deemed too large. Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan said major corporations need sizable financial firms to serve their needs, and said restrictions on...

In this article: John Dugan, U.S., Paul Kanjorski, Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, American Bar Association, and Bernie Sanders

...Commission, the panel that investigated Wall Street abuses in the early 1930s. But Angelides cited both of those bodies as his models. Ferdinand Pecora , the older commission's counsel, "provided a great service to this country because he...

In this article: Ferdinand Pecora, Wall Street, Culpability, Chase Manhattan, National City Bank, and New York Stock Exchange

...would harm their safety and soundness, but the agency said it did not expect to grant many exemptions. Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan , who serves on the FDIC board, had previously raised concerns that the prepayment approach...

In this article: FDIC, U.S., John Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Department, and American Bankers Association

...problem. Author: President Taft got bum rap By Howard Wilkinson hwilkinson@enquirer.com November 1, 2009 If William Howard Taft , the Cincinnatian who reached the presidency of the United States 100 years ago, is largely overlooked or...

In this article: William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Payne-Aldrich, United States, Rough Rider, Potato, and Cincinnati Law School