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Government Bailout

Gimme a Break

Josh Marshall | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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Josh Marshall

In case it isn't obvious, those begging as they cling by their fingertips on the precipice are not in a position to be making any demands or calling any proposals "deal killer."

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Financial Crisis: Time for a Citizens' Plan?

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Taxpayer Bailout, Treasury Secretary, Depression, Government Bailout, Economy, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Business News
Robert L. Borosage

These demands will be met with howls of outrage, a renting of pinstripes. It will require a Congress, lathered with Wall Street contributions, to insist on a deal that makes sense.

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The Death of Republican Philosophy

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business

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Hale

Simply put, this week has demonstrated a key point -- when the going gets tough, the Republicans become socialists.

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AIG Bailout "No Sweetheart Deal"

Wall Street Journal, New York Times | Dave Burdick | Posted 10.18.2008 | Business

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The government bailout of insurance giant AIG with a massive loan was anxiously anticipated by TV analysts yesterday. The Wall Street Journal blogged ...

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George Bush Becomes a Socialist

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Bear Stearns, Government Bailout, Freddie Mac, Insurance, Communist, George W. Bush, Aig, Fannie Mae, Nationalizing Industries, Socialist, Health Insurance, Deregulation, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

What happened, I thought the government was unnecessary? I thought "unfettered" markets would do their magic if you just deregulated them. Why are you fettering?

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Reagan Revolution Out Of Style, Regulation In Even With Republicans

Wall Street Journal | Bob Davis, Damian Paletta and Rebecca Smith | Posted 08.02.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- The housing and financial crisis convulsing the U.S. is powering a new wave of government regulation of business and the economy. Feder...

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Fannie, Freddie Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $25 Billion

New York Times | David M. Herszenhorn | Posted 07.30.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- The proposed government rescue of the nation's two mortgage finance giants will appear on the federal budget as a $25 billion cost to ta...

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Secretary Paulson's New Gig: Fannie And Freddie PR Man

New York Times | Stephen Labaton | Posted 07.30.2008 | Business

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Bank examiners from the Federal Reserve and the Comptroller of the Currency are inspecting the books of the nation's two largest mortgage finance comp...

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Freddie Mac Considers Stock Sale To Dodge Government Rescue

Wall Street Journal | James R. Hagerty, Monica Langley and Susan Pulliam | Posted 07.26.2008 | Business

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Mortgage giant Freddie Mac -- emboldened by emergency regulatory actions that have triggered a two-day rebound in its battered stock -- is considering...

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How To Get Uncle Sam To Pay Off Your Debt

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

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With news that the U.S. Treasury is getting the go-ahead to use billions of federal dollars to guarantee the debts held by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,...

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How The Government Would Bail Out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Now that the federal government has thrown a lifeline to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers could be on the hook...

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Fannie Mae Bailout Pushes Stocks Up At Open

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Wall Street extended its slump into yet another week Monday as investors worried that even a safety net set up for mortgage financier...

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Government Not Expected To Bail Out More Companies

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO and STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — The U.S. government is signaling it won't throw a lifeline to struggling financial companies _ except for mortgage linchpins Fannie M...

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Stocks Plummet At Threat Of Government Bailout

New York Times | Michael M. Grynbaum | Posted 07.18.2008 | Business

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage lenders at the heart of the nation's housing finances, fell to their lowest share prices in 17 years on Thurs...

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Critics: Bush's Mortgage Bailout Plan Helps Too Few, Panders To Banks

New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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At least one thing is clear about President Bush's plan to help people trapped by the mortgage meltdown: it is an industry-led plan, not a government ...

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