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In Wednesday’s IPO filing, Facebook acknowledged that it will have to comply with the legal and regulatory burdens of becoming a public entity. Listing the various financial laws it expects to navigate as a public company, its public filing highlighted some of the high, government-imposed regulatory costs companies face when they make that hurdle. (more)

Former Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd, currently chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, condemned the SOPA “Blackout Day” as a “gimmick” and an “abuse of power” by the Web companies participating in the protest against pending anti-piracy legislation. (more)

1.) Holder will have apologized for Fast and Furious, eventually — What’s more important: apologizing for a mistake, or being seen apologizing for a mistake? Eric Holder just gave us his answer. TheDC’s Matthew Boyle writes: (more)

In an interview with The Daily Caller, former Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd predicted the financial regulation bill he worked to pass as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee will not be repealed this year or next. (more)

Not so long ago, in a District of Columbia not so far away, Sen. Ted Kennedy was more than a little perverted to Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher. (more)

(NYT) — Federal regulators, badly behind schedule for enforcing the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory overhaul, are now gradually stepping up their rule-writing efforts. (more)

With the nation’s looming fiscal crisis, soaring energy costs, and a tense situation in the Middle East, this might seem like an odd time for Congress to mount a full-court press for a bill designed to advance the well-being of Charlie Sheen and his Hollywood colleagues. That’s precisely what’s happening this week with new House hearings on the anti-piracy bill known as COICA. (more)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chris Dodd made his Hollywood debut as head of the Motion Picture Association of America on Tuesday, saying he hopes to get the industry talking itself up more to audiences. (more)

I’ve started more than a dozen small businesses. I’ve paid payrolls, health insurance, payroll taxes, workers comp, and unemployment insurance for hundreds of employees. (more)

Did you feel something special in the air yesterday? It was former Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd’s first day on the job as chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America! Dodd is now Hollywood’s top lobbyist in Washington. It’s an obvious move, since he is known for his traffic-stopping good looks and charisma. (more)

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced Tuesday that former Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd will serve as the association’s next chairman and chief executive. (more)

Former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, a veteran Washington insider, is Hollywood’s new chief lobbyist. (more)

Sen. Christpher J. Dodd decried an era of corrosive hyper-partisanship in his farewell address Tuesday, saying the political system is “completely dysfunctional” and telling his fellow senators that they could be effective only by working together. (more)

Republicans need to take 10 seats currently held by Democrats in order to win back control of the Senate. Three weeks out from the midterm elections, this season’s pivotal Senate races can be divided into four categories. (more)

There are fewer successful stimulus projects than condoms at the Octomom’s house, despite over $500 billion in federal spending since January 2009. That hasn’t stopped President Obama from proposing more, but it has prompted him to change his sales pitch. (more)

Democratic senators are donating generously to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid but his biggest contributor is the one who often gives him a serious case of heartburn – Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.). (more)

On Monday, The Daily Caller began revealing its Ranking of America’s 50 Best Colleges. We encourage you to check out our methodology and the reasons why our college ranking is uniquely definitive. (more)

The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan last week, making her President Barack Obama’s second Supreme Court nominee to reach the bench. (more)

You would think a guy who predicted the economic crisis of 2008 and the recession of 2009 would have gotten a little more traction among conservative Republicans and Tea Party leaders when he ran for the U.S. Senate. (more)

As many have known for years and warned frequently, the Democratic Party strategy of race-baiting was merely a tactic to gain political power for their White leadership. Sound really cynical? Take a look at the new strategy. Old habits die hard, as the saying goes.  And so, too, do deeply-rooted, institutional policies reflective of a rotten core…like the Democratic Party’s harboring of bold racial animus and disdain while claiming the mantle of “diversity,” and at the same time, employing the most overtly divisive racial political strategies seen in this country during the past 60 years. (more)