Housing Bailout Bill

Calling Paulson's Bluff

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Kuttner

Paulson spent the past two weeks playing a game of chicken with firms like Lehman Brothers and AIG. Now he is playing even higher-stakes chicken with Congress and the economy.

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Bush Signs Housing Bill In Private Ceremony

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Bush signed a housing bill Wednesday intended to rescue about 15 percent of the cash-strapped homeowners in fear of forec...

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Housing Rescue Bill Passes Key Senate Hurdle

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A massive foreclosure rescue bill cleared a key Senate test Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, with Democrats and Republicans both ...

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