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U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) announces he will retire at the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:50:30 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) announces he will retire at the end of his term in East Haddam, Connecticut January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:58:00 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. presides over the committee's hearing to examine implications of President Obama's proposal to rein in big Wall Street banks, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:47:02 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, greets Barry Zubrow, executive vice president, chief risk officer, JPMorgan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, prior to Zubrow testifying before the committee's hearing to examine implications of President Obama's proposal to rein in big Wall Street banks. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:19:20 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. questions Paul Volcker, chairman of President Obama's economic recovery advisory board, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, during the committee's hearing on high risk investment activities by banks and bank holding companies. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd was among ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:54:11 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd was among top-ranking members of the US Senate banking committee who voiced confidence Saturday that embattled Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke would be confirmed for a second term.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Kleponis)

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2009, file photo Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., ...

(AP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:41:47 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2009, file photo Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., right, speaks during an executive session of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to vote on the reappointment of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both Gregg, the committee's former chairman, and Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said in a statement Saturday, Jan. 23, 1010, that Bernanke is the right person to help guide the economy back from the worst recession since the 1930s. Next to Gregg is Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2009, file photo the Committee on Banking, ...

(AP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:40:25 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2009, file photo the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., center, oversees an executive session to vote on the reappointment of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dodd said in a statement Saturday, Jan. 23, 1010, that Bernanke is the right person to help guide the economy back from the worst recession since the 1930s. Also from left are Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Dodd, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009, file photo Federal Reserve Chairman ...

(AP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:39:33 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009, file photo Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is introduced before speaking at the The Economic Club of Washington. President Barack Obama phoned Senate allies Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, as two key senators, Chris Dodd of Conneciticut and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, predicted that embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be confirmed for a second term. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, pictured ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:35:23 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, pictured on January 20, was among the top-ranking members of the US Senate banking committee who voiced confidence Saturday that embattled Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke would be confirmed for a second term.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Kleponis)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (L), Director of ...

(AFP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:46:34 GMT

(AFP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (L), Director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers (C) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag (R) listen as US President Barack Obama delivers remarks on finacial reform at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama unveiled plans Thursday to limit the size and scope of US banks and finance firms.(AFP/Jim Watson)

President Barack Obama, follows House Financial Service Committee ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:38:49 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama, follows House Financial Service Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. as they leave the podium after the president spoke about financial reform, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the White House in Washington. Behind him, from left are, Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chair Paul Volcker; Vice President Joe Biden; former SEC Chairman William Donaldson; Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; National Economic Council Chair Larry Summers; and Budget Director Peter Orszag. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama speaks about financial reform, Thursday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:25:23 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks about financial reform, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the White House in Washington. From left are, Council of Economic Advisers member Austan Goolsbee; Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chair Paul Volcker; President Obama; Vice President Joe Biden; former SEC Chairman William Donaldson, Senate Banking Committee Chair Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; National Economic Council Chair Larry Summers; and Budget Director Peter Orszag. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

In this June 17, 2009 file photo, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., ...

(AP) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:00:04 GMT

(AP) - In this June 17, 2009 file photo, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, accompanied by Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ranking Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., presents a stack of documents comprising of the health care reform bill during the committee's markup hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama ...

(AP) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:39:57 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform after meeting with Senators at the White House in Washington. From left are, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.; the president; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.; and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

In this file photo, Sen. Max Baucus, R-Mont., left, and Sen. ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:06:46 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo, Sen. Max Baucus, R-Mont., left, and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, listen as Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., makes remarks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)