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Will Obama Fight For The Consumer Financial Protection Agency?

Washington Post | Simon Johnson and James Kwak | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barney Frank Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Cfpa, Financial System, Financial Regulation, House Financial Services Committee, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Financial Meltdown, Geithner Cfpa, Barney Frank Regulatory Reform, Recession. Regulatory Reform Bill, Politics News

The next couple of months will be crucial in determining the shape of the financial system for decades to come. And so far, the signs are not encourag...

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Not Your Father's Recovery: Signs Point To Weak Economic Rebound

Washington Post | Neil Irwin | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Jobless Rate, Gdp, Wall Street, Finance, Economy, Banks, Federal Reserve, Economic Recovery, Financial System, Job Growth, Business News

Washington Post: The wounded U.S. economy has shown signs of improvement in recent weeks. But many economists, who were caught off guard by the bruta...

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Arianna Discusses "Pigs At The Trough" On "Real Time With Bill Maher" (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 09.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Bill Maher, Financial System, Real Time With Bill Maher, Pigs at the Trough, Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Jack Kingston, Home News

On Friday night, Arianna appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" alongside Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and discussed the re...

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Returning to the Scene of the Crime

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Securitization, Bond Market, Wall Street, Investment Bankers, Financial System, Larry Summers, Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Systemic Risk, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Financial Regulation, Business News

We can expect a new wave of mortgage-backed bond defaults to hit the headlines any day now.

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Obama's First 100 Days: Restoring the Good Name of the U.S.

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Foreclosures, Green Jobs, Pakistan, George W. Bush, President Obama, Lead Paint Toys, Guantanamo, Valerie Plame, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Abu Ghraib, Donnie Walsh, Afghanistan War, Isiah Thomas, Iraq War, Unemployment, 2012 Election, Party of No, 100 Days, Brownie, Obama Budget, Banking Crisis, Financial System, Stem Cell Research, No-Bid Contracts, Consumer Product Safety Commission, New York Knicks, Health Care, Global Warming, Torture, Republicans, Politics News

The task awaiting Obama was massive. And yet, there is a rush to decide how he's doing after 100 days. Donnie Walsh gets two years to revive the Knicks, but the president only gets 100 days to fix the country?

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Beyond Clawback: Using the Tax Code More Expansively to Address AIG Bonuses

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

The much-reviled US tax code contains within it thousands of treatments and exclusions that enable subclasses of people to enjoy deductions, credits or even exclusions from paying taxes.

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Soros: No Bottom For World Financial "Collapse"

Reuters | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial System, World Financial System, Global Meltdown, Financial Meltdown, George Soros, Business News

Renowned investor George Soros said on Friday the world financial system has effectively disintegrated, adding that there is yet no prospect of a near...

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Spending Surge On Financial System Pushing Deficit Towards $1 Trillion

Washington Post | Lori Montgomery and Dan Eggen | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial System, Financial Crisis, Deficit, Trillion Dollar Deficit, US Deficit, Business News

Congressional leaders and both presidential candidates are proposing billions of dollars in tax breaks and other measures to stoke economic growth, a ...

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