Housing Bailout Bill

Calling Paulson's Bluff

Robert Kuttner | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business


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.

Bush Signs Housing Bill In Private Ceremony

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


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

Housing Rescue Bill Passes Key Senate Hurdle

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


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