Economic Advisers

Sam Stein

Summers: Obama Will Persuade Bankers Because 'We Were There For Them'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senior White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said Sunday that he expects employment levels in the country to rise in the spring. "That is th...

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Bank Of America Had Early White House Support On Merrill Lynch Deal

washingtonpost.com | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 05.25.2011

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Top economic advisers to President Obama signed off on a deal to protect Bank of America from losses incurred by its purchase of failed Wall Street fi...

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Sam Stein

State Money: Obama Set To Battle GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following a series of meetings with lawmakers on Monday, President-elect Barack Obama has seemingly bolstered even further his chance of passing a mas...

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