Phil Gramm
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National pundit skeptical on White's chances in gov race...R nominee. I suppose it's possible with Perry(39% reelect in '06). But I still remember talking to Hutchison & her GOP colleague, Phil Gramm, in a Senate meeting in Jan. '97. They both said, & I quote... "We're the last Anglo senators... In this article: Kay Bailey Hutchison, GOP, Phil Gramm, Rick Perry, Texas, University of Virginia, and Larry Sabato |
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The Big Picture | 7 days ago
Gramm: Glass Steagall Repeal Irrelevant
By Barry Ritholtz - November 19th, 2009, 10:45AM Phil Gramm, the former Republican Senator from Texas who co-wrote the act that undid Glass-Steagall, has our DQotD: "I've never seen any evidence to substantiate any claim that this...
In this article: Texas, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Glass-Steagall, and United States
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Texas Monthly - Texas Monthly | November 15, 2009
Perversion Of Justice
...judge, Hugh Gibson, was preparing to retire, Kent began angling for the prized lifetime appointment. He sent notes to Senator Phil Gramm, who would be choosing Gibson's successor. He took local civic leaders, whom he thought Gramm might be...
In this article: Samuel Kent, Galveston, Houston, Dick DeGuerin, Rusty Hardin, and Allegation
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The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories | November 08, 2009
Forget Bipartisanship
...next year. This is the Democrat machine's recession," he said, "and each one of them will be held personally responsible. " • Phil Gramm, who was once what passed for an economist at Texas A&M University, declared, "We are buying a one-way...
In this article: Bill Clinton, Susan Collins, Recession, Joseph Cao, Civil Rights Act, Everett Dirksen, and LBJ
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Huffington Post | November 06, 2009
Bob Burnett: What If McCain Had Won?
...the Presidential campaign McCain admitted economics wasn't his strong suit. His primary economic adviser was former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who probably would be Treasury Secretary if the Republicans had won the presidential election. Gramm...
In this article: John McCain, Barack Obama, Recession, Tax, US, Dick Cheney, and Iran
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boston.com - Latest movie news | November 03, 2009
American Casino
...default swaps. '' "American Casino'' includes news footage of Alan Greenspan being grilled by Congress and former US Senator Phil Gramm making his comment about America as "a nation of whiners. '' But most of the movie consists either...
In this article: American Casino, Leslie Cockburn, Michael Moore, Wall Street, Alan Greenspan, Bruce Springsteen, and Woody Guthrie
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washingtonpost.com | October 30, 2009
The Live Fix: Chris CillOOza on politically-themed Halloween costumes, NY-23, the third party, N.J. and Va. governor's races, more Raj Goyle
...on the Dianne Rehm show this morning. Is your name really pronounced "Ci-LOOZA"? On an Ugly Politicians note, what about LBJ and Phil Gramm? Or is there some sort of Texas exception to the rule? Chris Cillizza: See my earlier comment. It's...
In this article: Jon Corzine, Halloween, New Jersey, Virginia, and Beau Biden
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Dallas Morning News | October 23, 2009
Editorial: On financial reform, listen to Paul Volcker
Glass-Steagall evaporated in the 1990s deregulation mania. The financial industry and its Washington friends - especially Texas Sen. Phil Gramm and then-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers (yes, that Larry Summers) - argued that for America to...
In this article: Paul Volcker, Glass-Steagall Act, Larry Summers, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Federal Reserve, Washington, Populism, Standard Oil, and Martin Wolf
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National Review Online: Politics | October 15, 2009
Not dead yet, &c. -- By: Jay Nordlinger
...looks like: It looks, in part, like this. May I get back to the rich-man, poor-man thing? I love something I once heard Phil Gramm, the former senator, say. He said there came a time when "I got sick of being told by people who had...
In this article: Barack Obama, Vermont, Columbus Day, Sarah Palin, Manhattan, Election Day, and Sunday Times
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Yahoo! News | October 15, 2009
Breaking the last racial taboo (Politico)
...between blacks and whites as recently as 1994, a number that had risen to 77 percent by 2007. Other barriers fell long ago: Phil Gramm, for example, a prominent conservative elected to both the House and Senate from Texas, is married to...
In this article: New York City, Ed Brooke, Harold Ford, David Dinkins, Nikki Haley, World War II, and Baruch College
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Miami Herald - Politics | October 12, 2009
GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law
...and that its partnership with ACORN Housing Corp. had produced at least $236 million in mortgages. A decade ago, then-Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas unsuccessfully tried to gut the law, describing nonprofits that use the law as "protection...
In this article: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, GOP, Jeb Hensarling, Ed Royce, House Financial Services Committee, Texas, Tax, Community Reinvestment Act, and Attorney General
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Description from Wikipedia:
William Philip Gramm (born July 8 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA) is a US politician, who has served as a Democratic Congressman (1978–1983), a Republican Congressman (1983–1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985–2002).
He was a senior economic adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign from the summer of 2007 until July 18, 2008.
- Birth Date:
- July 08, 1942
- Birthplace:
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Nationality:
- United States
- Spouse:
- Wendy Lee Gramm
- University Attended:
- University of Georgia
- Occupation:
- Economist
- Political party:
- Represents:
- Texas
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