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In the Senate, he helped pass former President Joe Biden’s landmark climate bill.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
A survey released earlier this week by Michigan firm Epic-MRA suggests Al-Sayed has a narrow four-point lead over Rogers, a former law enforcement officer with long experience in politics.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Any deterioration of market liquidity or evidence of forced deleveraging by leveraged investors, such as during the 2022 U.K. debt minicrisis under former Prime Minister Liz Truss, could be a warning shot, said BNY’s Tam.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Under Dickson, a former Mattel executive who spearheaded Barbie’s revival before becoming Gap Inc.’s CEO in August 2023, the Gap brand has undergone a renaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
On that Wall Street people didn’t walk out of their firms and cause trouble for their former bosses by writing a book about them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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