WASHINGTON (MNI) - After talks failed to resolve the dispute with the European Union, the U.S. Trade Representative announced Thursday it is taking its complaint further, calling on the World Trade Organization to rule on EU restrictions on poultry imports.

USTR formally requested the WTO create a dispute settlement panel,

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON (MNI) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON (MNI) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus Wednesday said that the Congressional Budget Office's has estimated that his revised health care reform package will cost $829 billion over a decade.

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON (MNI) - After a two week marathon mark-up session which ended late last week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON (MNI) - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said Wednesday that his legislation to overhaul the

By Brai Odion-Esene

WASHINGTON - The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wednesday argued against some changes by the House Financial Services Committee to the Obama administration's proposals for over the counter derivatives regulation, warning of unintended consequences that could

WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is the text of remarks of Kansas City Federal Reserve President Thomas Hoenig, prepared for the Economic Forum of Denver Tuesday night, titled Regulatory Reform and the Economy, We Can Do Better:

I want to thank you for attending this evening's Economic Forum,

WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is the third and final section of the text of remarks of Kansas City Federal Reserve President Thomas Hoenig, prepared for the Economic Forum of Denver Tuesday night, titled Regulatory Reform and the Economy, We Can Do Better:

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