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Ethics Issues
Chris Dodd was born on May 27, 1944, in Willimantic, [[Connecticut]]. He was the fifth child of the former United States Senator of Connecticut, the late Thomas J. Dodd. After Dodd graduated from [[Providence Challenge]], with a B.A. in [[English]] Literature , he went to join the [[United States Peace Corps]] in 1966. While working with the United States Peace Corps, he traveled to the [[Dominicans Republic]] were he worked carrying out humanitarian efforts for the rural community. After returning from his work in the Dominican Republic, Dodd joined the Amy National Guard and served as a reserve. Dodd earned a law degree from the University of Louisville in 1972. He was first elected to the [[United States Congress]] in 1974. He served three terms as congressmen, and in 1980, was elected to the United States Senate. In 1995, Dodd served as General Chairman of the [[Democrat National Committee]], a position he held in till 1997. Along with his current race as a contender for the Democrat presidential primary nomination, Dodd serves his fifth term in the Senate today.
Chris Dodd was born on May 27, 1944, in Willimantic, [[Connecticut]]. He was the fifth child of the former United States Senator of Connecticut, the late Thomas J. Dodd. After Dodd graduated from [[Providence Challenge]], with a B.A. in [[English]] Literature , he went to join the [[United States Peace Corps]] in 1966. While working with the United States Peace Corps, he traveled to the [[Dominicans Republic]] were he worked carrying out humanitarian efforts for the rural community. After returning from his work in the Dominican Republic, Dodd joined the Amy National Guard and served as a reserve. Dodd earned a law degree from the University of Louisville in 1972. He was first elected to the [[United States Congress]] in 1974. He served three terms as congressmen, and in 1980, was elected to the United States Senate. In 1995, Dodd served as General Chairman of the [[Democrat National Committee]], a position he held in till 1997. Along with his current race as a contender for the Democrat presidential primary nomination, Dodd serves his fifth term in the Senate today.
== Ethics Issues ==
In 2008, new allegations that Democrats Senator Christopher Dodd, Senator [[Barack Obama]], Senator Kent Conrad cut special discounts deals on their home loans from Countrywide subprime mortgage company. The company is being investigated by the federal governement. Dodd refuses that he asked for or received any preferential mortgage deals. Doubts linger because Dodd admitted the company placed him into a VIP program in 2003, a clear [[ethics]] violation. To make matters even worse for the American people, Dodd is in charge of the [[Senate]] Banking Committee. At a time when there is a crisis in the housing market, a compromised and ethically tainted Christopher Dodd is leading the efforts in Congress to bailout foreclosed homeowners and industry lenders. <ref>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/08/ap5190637.html , AP Dodd's popularity slips in Connecticut
, July 8, 2008</ref>
==Political Positions==
==Political Positions==