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Former Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut is taking over as head of the Motion Picture Association of America.

Several much-anticipated details of Sen. Chris Dodd's (D - Conn.) financial reform bill have been revealed, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal report this morning.

With time running out on the Senate calendar, the banking committee chairman says he wants the panel to begin considering the bill March 22, even though the GOP can block legislation.

With time running out this year for the Senate to deal with financial regulatory reform legislation, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Thursday he plans to offer his own bill after lengthy bipartisan talks failed to produce a consensus.

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd indicated that Democrats would forge ahead with their own bill, following months of talks that had been aimed at reaching a bipartisan consensus.

Christopher J. Dodd, the embattled Connecticut Democrat, has decided not to seek a sixth term, Democrats familiar with his plans said Wednesday.

Sen. Dodd introduced a financial-regulatory-overhaul measure seeking more ambitious changes in some areas than the regime envisioned by the White House.

Democrats prepared to take control of Congress after the 2006 elections, a top boss at the insurance giant American International Group Inc. told colleagues that Sen. Christopher J. Dodd was seeking re-election donations and he implored company executives and their spouses to give.

Fallout from anger over AIG's bonuses is following Sen. Chris Dodd from Washington back home to Connecticut.