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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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Boring

Neil McCarthy | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Neil McCarthy

Even the lies are ... Boring.

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The Continuing Disaster of Wall Street, One Year Later

Robert Reich | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business

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Robert Reich

Let's be clear: Wall Street today is up to the same tricks it was playing before its near-death experience. The only difference now is that its biggest banks know for sure they'll be bailed out if their bets turn sour.

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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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Ryan Grim

Dems Fear AIG Greed Could Imperil Global Recovery Effort

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

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In hoping to prevent a global economic collapse, Congress and the president have had to walk a fine line. On one side is bubbling populist rage at fai...

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Freedom Watch Is Back: Right-Wing Group Sues For TARP Details

The Hill | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics

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A conservative legal group is suing the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve to reveal exactly how the first $350 billion of the financial serv...

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Nate Silver: Give Geithner A Break

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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I don't think he did well yesterday. I don't know that he's the right guy for the job. But what I do know is the following: 1. Nobody, absolutely nob...

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Las Vegas Mayor: Obama Should Apologize To Us

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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LAS VEGAS — Sin City's mayor wants President Barack Obama to apologize for saying companies shouldn't visit Las Vegas on the taxpayer's dime. O...

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GOP Sen. Shelby: Geithner "Wasted" Senate's Time

CBS | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, on Wednesday lambasted Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner'...

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Krugman: Obama Preparing More Bailouts For Bank Industry 'Bunglers'

New York Times | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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Question: what happens if you lose vast amounts of other people's money? Answer: you get a big gift from the federal government -- but the president s...

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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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Key Democrat Slams Stimulus, Predicts More Bailouts

The Hill | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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A key Democrat on Tuesday lambasted the economic stimulus bill that is headed to the House floor, claiming it was put together too quickly and won't h...

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Citigroup Caves To Obama: Abandons $50M Plane Purchase

ABC | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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The high-flying execs at Citigroup caved under pressure from President Obama and decided today to abandon plans for a luxurious new $50 million corpor...

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Your TARP Money is Being Used to Prop Up the Price of Oil

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

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Raymond J. Learsy

No, it's not about your local gas station not getting a loan from its bank to keep it in business. It is far more insidious. It's about hundreds of millions of TARP dollars being spent on oil speculation.

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House Rejects Obama's Request For Rest Of TARP

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The House expressed its bipartisan anger over a massive financial bailout package Thursday as the Obama administration undertook to...

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Obama Team To Prioritize Credit Flow In Use Of TARP Funds

Financial Times | Krishna Guha and Francesco Guerrera | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business

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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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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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How Obama Can Re-Brand the Bailout

Adam Hanft | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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Adam Hanft

Obama should rebrand TARP as the Family Asset Investment Response -- or FAIR. The program will reinforce its fundamental American equity and justice.

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Sam Stein and Ryan Grim

Obama Heading To The Hill Tomorrow

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein and Ryan Grim | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama will head to the Hill tomorrow for perhaps the final time before he takes the oath of office. The president-elect will be attending the ...

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Obama Asks Bush To Request Rest Of TARP Money

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Acting at Barack Obama's behest, President George W. Bush on Monday asked Congress for the final $350 billion in the financial bail...

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Sam Stein

Obama, Pelosi Discuss Economy, Labor, And Lilly Ledbetter

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama returned to Capitol Hill today for the first time since his election, convening leaders of both parties to lay the groundwork for his eco...

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Obama's Economic Plans, From TARP To Mortgages

wsj.com | DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 01.16.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is considering a series of initiatives to combat the financial crisis, including some efforts to help banks tha...

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Obama, White House At Odds Over Financial Sector Rescue

Wall Street Journal | JONATHAN WEISMAN and DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 01.07.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's transition team is resisting Bush administration overtures to coordinate more on the financial-sector rescue, convinced t...

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