SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A defiant President Barack Obama, tired of Senate Republicans stalling his nominee to lead a new consumer protection agency, put him in charge Wednesday over their opposition.

A defiant President Barack Obama, tired of Senate Republicans stalling his nominee to lead a new consumer protection agency, put him in charge Wednesday over their opposition. I refuse to take 'no' for an answer, Obama said.

Obama bucks GOP, OKs consumer watchdog ASSOCIATED PRESS Copyright 2012 ASSOCIATED PRESS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:27 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2012 SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio - A defiant President Barack Obama, tired of Senate Republicans stalling his nominee to lead a new consumer protection agency, put him in ...

WASHINGTON/CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A defiant President Barack Obama on Wednesday took his boldest action yet to show voters he will confront Republicans, announcing he will bypass Congress and install nominees into politically sensitive jobs overseeing consumer lending and the labor force. Obama will make recess appointments placing Richard Cordray in charge of the new Consumer Financial ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama announced today that he will circumvent the Senate and appoint a head of the new financial protection bureau while Congress is on break, a move that has Republicans seeing red.