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One Year Later: The Post-TARP Questions We Should Be Asking

Dear John Thain | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

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Dear John Thain

While we can't decisively compare outcomes of choices that were made to alternative choices, we can ask why certain decisions haven't even been tackled.

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Has Obama's Handling of the Bank Bailout Undermined Health Care Reform?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

If we don't learn from the botched bank bailout, we are in danger of getting the same patchwork, reform-in-name-only outcome on health care.

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The Origins of the Bailout

Liz Neumark | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

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Liz Neumark

Saturday morning I went down to the dock to take my rowboat out on the lake, only to find it filled with water. After grappling with the situation, I realized I could understand the bailout in a larger context.

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Wall Street Pay: Obama's Changes Set To Be Announced

nytimes.com | LOUISE STORY and ERIC DASH | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

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The Obama administration plans to require banks and corporations that have received two rounds of federal bailouts to submit any major executive pay c...

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Cheney Hits Obama Again: 'Devastating' Economic Policies

CNN | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama's expansion of the federal government into the financial sector is likely to have "devastating" effects in the long term, forme...

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Democratic Senators Question If Obama Is Doing Enough To Change Wall Street

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 05.11.2009 | Business

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Not long ago, a group of skeptical Democratic senators met at the White House with President Obama, his chief economic adviser, Larry Summers, and Tre...

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Obama Dials Down Wall Street Criticism

Wall Street Journal | MONICA LANGLEY | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON--The Obama administration, after months of criticizing Wall Street, has been scrambling to woo top bankers and financiers to back its lates...

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Dear President Obama: Please Fix the Bank Bailout

Tram Nguyen | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics

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Tram Nguyen

An immediate moratorium on foreclosures is necessary to keep families in their homes while a systemic solution is developed. Taxpayer money must go toward helping communities.

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Rep. Sherman: CEO Pay Caps Could Be Removed From Stimulus Bill

Talking Points Memo | Elana Schor | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business

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Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, has been a stalwart skeptic of the Treasury's bailout program sin...

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Ryan Grim

Administration Officials Met With Laughter At Bailout Briefing

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

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Administration officials were greeted with sarcasm and laughter Monday night when they briefed lawmakers and congressional staff on Treasury Secretary...

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Geithner Prevails In Internal Debate Over Bailout, Opposing Tough Conditions

nytimes.com | STEPHEN LABATON and EDMUND L. ANDREWS | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's new plan to bail out the nation's banks was fashioned after a spirited internal debate that pitted the Treasur...

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Obama Faces Tough Week; Stimulus, Bailout On Tap

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plunges into a difficult test of his leadership this week, struggling to get a divided Congress to agree on ...

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Obama: CEOs Must Stop "Draining" Bailout Funds (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics

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Obama continued his criticisms of Wall Street bonuses in his weekly address Saturday following his strong comments this week about the amount of money...

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Obama To Outline New Bailout Strategy In The Coming Days

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flow...

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TARP II: Krugman Slams Obama Plan For Second Bailout

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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On Thursday, news came out that Treasury officials are planning a second bank bailout -- one that could cost another $1 to $2 trillion. In a blog p...

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What Today's Bailout Vote Says About the New Senate

David Sirota | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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David Sirota

What we've learned from today's bailout vote is that lots of our new senators - even those who campaigned as populists - are already under the spell of "the most exclusive club in the world."

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Sam Stein

SEIU: We Trust Obama To Spend Bailout Money Wisely

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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The head of the powerful Service Employees International Union said on Thursday that he trusts Barack Obama will use the bailout money transparently a...

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Ryan Grim

Dem Sen. Durbin: "I Feel Like I've Been TARPed And Feathered"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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Senate Democratic leadership is whipping its members ahead of a crucial vote on whether to release the second half of the $350 billion in bailout fund...

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Obama's First Vote: $350 Bailout Funds

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Seeking an early legislative victory, President-elect Barack Obama prevailed Thursday despite eroding Senate support for the financ...

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Obama Would Spend Bailout Funds On Housing Crisis

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama would spend the remaining $350 billion of a financial bailout fund on expanded lending and reduced for...

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Ryan Grim

Obama Issues First Veto Threat

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama made his first veto threat Tuesday in a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats. Obama told his former colleagues that ...

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Four Reasons to Oppose the Bush-Obama Request for Another $350 Billion Bailout

David Sirota | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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David Sirota

Nobody has explained why spending another $350 billion on a Wall Street bailout is a better way to stabilize and stimulate the economy than, say, devoting that money to universal health care.

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Ryan Grim

Frank Willing To Take Obama's Word On Bailout Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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Barney Frank is willing to take Barack Obama at his word. Frank introduced legislation at the end of last week that would have tied a number of strin...

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Kerry: Obama Within Hours Of Decision On Bailout Funds

Reuters | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama vowed to restructure a financial rescue plan to save more U.S. families from home foreclosures, as he considered on Sunda...

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Obama: Frustrated Auto Deal Fell Apart

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is encouraging the White House and Congress to keep working on a rescue plan for the auto industry. O...

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