Big finance boosting its political gifts Philadelphia Inquirer So why did blocking the CFPB's start-up become a rallying cry for virtually every Republican in the US Senate? Why did they choose to filibuster the nomination of Obama's choice to head the agency, former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, ...
Marine Girds for Battle in Ohio; Swing-State Stalemate Wall Street Journal The respected Cook Political Report sees the race as "leaning Democratic." Now, Mr. Brown's presumed Republican rival is shaking up his campaign. State treasurer Josh Mandel, 34, has brought in a campaign manager and communications director.