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Entries tagged "Republican"Another VC in D.C.?Republican Jim Ward, a VC with Alsop Louie Partners, plans a run for Congress. Sen. Gregg withdraws nomination for CommercePresident Obama's nominee for Commerce secretary, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., withdrew his name for consideration, citing differences of opinion with the president. 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. ... Obama finds a merger he likesThere's at least one merger Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., supports. ... Fair value has a friend in PaulsonCritics of fair-value accounting shouldn't ask Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for support. ... 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.... FCC's Adelstein, Tate cross the aisle over XM-SiriusRepublican Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Deborah Tate has an unusual ally in her quest for strict enforcement action before a major deal.... Would McCain tap dealmaker as VP?There is a lot of chatter about who presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain may tap as vice president. Some of the suggestions such as Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates are likely facetious. One of the more serious suggestions is the recurring talk of former dealmaker Mitt Romney as the likely running mate as recently put forth by a Politico.com story. ... Former Bush antitrust official endorses ObamaThe American Antitrust Institute, a Washington think-tank devoted to propounding the benefits of competition, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a conference this week. On Wednesday, during a discussion about merger enforcement, the event began to resemble a stump speech by presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill.... Atkins departure from SEC mixed blessing for hedge fundsWith the pending departure of Paul Atkins, hedge fund managers lose a Securities and Exchange Commission official that had a mixed record on their core issues.... Republican strategist Mehlman joins KKRKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. said Kenneth Mehlman will join the firm as a managing director and head of global public affairs, a new position. He is a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and a previous chairman of the Republican National Committee and campaign manager of President Bush's re-election campaign. Mehlman has been providing strategy to KKR since July. After the jump, see Mehlman spar with "The Daily Show"'s Jon Stewart. - Baz Hiralal ... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Republican." 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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