1.0 link 130418 <![CDATA[The Bailout Round II: Adult Version?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-baker/the-bailout-round-ii-adul_b_130418.html In spite of its best efforts, the Bush administration failed to push through a $700 billion give away to Wall Street. President Bush conjured up scary images of the Great Depression on national television. He even partially backed away from his initial demand for a complete blank check for Henry Paulson. But the public refused to send their tax dollars to Wall Street banks run by incompetent bankers, and they insisted that their representatives in Congress listen to their wishes.

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