Mark Kirk

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  HFT's high-profile defender

  By FINalternatives  |  July 9, 2014

  Citadel Investment Group founder Kenneth Griffin yesterday urged Congress not to ban high-frequency trading.

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  Yellen confirmed by U.S. Senate to become 15th Fed chairman

  By Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  January 7, 2014

  Janet Yellen won U.S. Senate confirmation to become the 15th chairman of the Federal Reserve and the first woman to head the central bank in its 100-year history.

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  Yellen’s nomination as Fed chairman approved by Senate panel

  By Cheyenne Hopkins and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  November 21, 2013

  Janet Yellen’s nomination to be chairman of the Federal Reserve was approved by the Senate Banking Committee today with a vote of 14-8.

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  House leaders said to offer 6-week debt-cap without add-ons

  By Roxana Tiron, Richard Rubin and Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg  |  October 10, 2013

  House Republican leaders will present their members with a proposal to raise the debt limit for six weeks without policy conditions, said a congressional aide familiar with the details.

• U.S. Senators call for Dodd-Frank investigation

  By Press Release  |  May 10, 2011

  Banking Committee Republicans ask the Inspectors General to independently review the costs associated with implementing the Dodd-Frank financial reform.