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Entries tagged "McCain"Pols give up fraudster's moneyPoliticians are running away from Allen Stanford's campaign contributions faster than the fraudster could go on the lam. Harris Williams' Jeff Bistrong on how the election will impact M&A activityThere are undoubtedly many economic challenges the winner of the 2008 presidential election will have to face, and with the candidates' two very different economic policies, the outcome of the election is certain to impact the M&A environment. To get some insight on potential M&A trends depending on the election's winner, Dealscape turned to Jeff Bistrong, a managing director for Harris Williams & Co. ... An oracle for treasury? How about an egghead instead?As expected, the economy took center stage during Tuesday's presidential debate when Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama faced off in a so-called "town hall" debate. Evidently the public, which submitted many of the questions moderator Tom Brokaw posed, was even interested in who will replace Hank Paulson as the next treasury secretary.... McCain, Obama come together to 'rescue' bailoutWith their political fortunes now linked to the success or failure of the economy, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are publicly urging lawmakers Tuesday to return to the table to work on a financial rescue deal together. ... Who will replace Paulson at Treasury?There are less than 40 days until the presidential election Nov. 4, and The Washington Post is getting a head start on handicapping who might succeed Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Usually the sport of guessing cabinet members is left until after the election when it is clear who the winner is, not when an election remains relatively close. The list includes some well known dealmakers and bankers, including John Thain and Mitt Romney. See the list after the jump. ... Markets, Dems react to McCain's comments?Did Sen. John McCain's scaremongering send the markets into negative territory Wednesday? No sooner had the Republican presidential candidate announce he was suspending his campaign and requesting that Friday's presidential debate be postponed, than the market started tanking. ... McCain calls for Cox's headThe presidential candidates and members of Congress have the good fortune not to have any immediate responsibility for addressing the carnage on Wall Street, because judging by their knee-jerk comments from the campaign trail and Capitol Hill, it's probably the American economy's good fortune too. ... Bank failures: Feds shut down Silver StateFederal and Nevada banking regulators late Friday closed Silver State Bank, the 11th depository institution forced to cease operations this year. For the full story see TheDeal.com. ... Roll Call: Sorry Mitt. It's not you.Republican Presidential candidate John McCain has selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. That means there won't be any private equity vice president (sorry, Mitt) as peHub points out. - Maria Woehr ... Obama finds a merger he likesThere's at least one merger Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., supports. ... Do PE professionals really support Obama?The results are in from the peHUB Presidential Preference Poll and the winner is -- ta-dah -- Sen. Barack Obama by a razor-thin margin. However, does it really tell us anything about either private equity political preferences or the election? Not really.... Is there more than one dealmaker on McCain's VP list?As Sen. Barack Obama takes his campaign on a world tour, and with it much of the press corps, the blogosphere is abuzz about a Robert Novak report that Republican rival Sen. John McCain may announce his vice presidential candidate this week. The leading contender (according to Novak): dealmaker-turned-politician Mitt Romney.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "McCain." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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