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Janet Tavakoli: Congress Exposes Potential Profiteering in AIG's Deals: Delay Enabled Further Cover-Up
Thu, Jan 28 | from Huffington Post
Then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was CEO of Goldman Sachs at the time it put on these trades with AIG. Lloyd Blankfein was (and remains) CEO of Goldman and was the only Wall Street CEO at one of Paulson's bailout discussions. Stephen Friedman, then Chairman of the NY Fed, also served on G...
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Jamie Lee Curtis: Fix the Income
I am thinking about the millions of workers who were cut loose by their partners, their government, their businesses, their bosses, their schools, institutions. The rope has been cut. How did this happen. When did it happen? Was it the crash or the Mad(off) men or the shock and awe of the (don'...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Huffington Post
The Quiet Desperation of the MSM
Thus we see the “old grey lady,” the New York Times, gradually, inexorably being reduced to an old grey bag lady as its readership declines by the day. Barring a federal bailout of the Times and other national lib media, which has been suggested and is not beyond possibility, that newspape...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Say Anything
Crisis in Spain and Greece: Plan A and Plan B
There's no bailout. There's no way out," French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said, after a closed-door meeting with European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet. Though, talk of a bailout has been dismissed, the idea continues...
Fri, Jan 29 | from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
Ben Protess: Congressman to AIG: Show Us Your E-mail
Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the ranking Republican on the Committee on House Oversight and Government Reform, recently released e-mails showing that the New York Fed kept details of these payouts secret while now-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was in charge of the New York F...
Fri, Jan 29 | from Huffington Post
Norb Vonnegut: Holden Caulfield on Banking
Then, we have the investigations. There's Congress. They're hopping mad about the Fed's indirect payments to AIG counterparties during the bailout. There's Neil Barofsky. He's trying to piece together what happened: why the Fed won't disclose more details; or why Goldman's alumni were e...
Fri, Jan 29 | from Huffington Post
Mary Bottari: This Week in Banking: Root Canals, Rhetoric or Real Reform?
The President understands that the Wall Street bailout was "about as popular as a root canal." But if Democrats continue to peddle this type of rhetoric while neglecting meaningful reform as they have done this week, the Republicans will run away with the anti-bailout message and with th...
Fri, Jan 29 | from Huffington Post
Stocks Waver in Spite of Strong GDP Data (Market Update)
The stock gains come as stocks are set to close out their worst month since February. The slump has come on worries over how companies would be impacted by monetary tightening in China as well as bank restriction plans in the U.S. There was also a bit of uncertainty over whether Federal Reserve...
Thu, Jan 28 | from Smartmoney.com
Treasury Announces Fix To Foreclosure-Prevention Plan, But Nearly 500K Homeowners At Risk Of Being Bounced
With as many as 450,000 troubled homeowners in danger of being bounced out of the Obama administration's signature foreclosure-prevention program due to documentation problems, the... With as many as 450,000 troubled homeowners in danger of being bounced out of the Obama administrati...
Thu, Jan 28 | from Huffington Post
Nowhere Man’s Address…Return To Sender. Obama’s Bomb.
Some Democrats could not withhold their anger. Representative Stephen Lynch, D-Mass, speaking to Obama Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at hearing about the Wall Street bailout, “It just stinks to the high heaven what happened here”. Whether he knew it or not Representative Lynch h...
Thu, Jan 28 | from Say Anything
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Opinion: Sen. Ted Kaufman: Breaking Wall Street's Boom, Bailout Cycle
How To: Federal Bill Tracking on Thomas
Podcast: Who is Obama Playing Ball With?
Opinion: Nathan Lewis: The GS-Files 2: Stuffing the Taxpayer
Podcast: "Those Hit Hardest Get No Bailout"
Banks plot how to spend millions in bailout cash
Opinion: Charles D. Ellison: Elements for a New Economy
Headlines for January 28, 2010
Podcast: "Workers Laid Off, Executives Paid Off, Bernard Madoff"
Opinion: Letters to the Editor
Lawrence G. McDonald: The Volcker Rule
Bleak Budget Projections Yield Some Bits of Good News
Podcast: ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.17.08
Thomas Adams and Yves Smith: Much of Fed's Secrecy Dissipates with a Little Digging
Opinion: Ellen Brown: Reviving the Local Economy With Publicly-Owned Banks
Obama Starts 'Big Fight with the Banks'
Podcast: Bailout needs conditions
Opinion: Strickland calls bailout debate 'score settling'
Elizabeth Warren: Consumer Protection Agency Would Have Prevented Crisis (VIDEO)
Corrupt Politics and Imprudent Bailouts are Two Peas in Same Pod
Podcast: Trick or Treat: Markets Up, Confidence Down
Opinion: It Is the End of An Era, But They Won’t Admit It
SEC Widens Probe Into BofA, Merrill Deal
EU Ready to Bailout Greece; Debt Downgrades in Baltic States; Can Euroland Even Survive?
Podcast: From Deregulation to National Guarantor: in a Blink!
Les Leopold: Why Billionaires Should Pay for the Jobless Recovery
Opinion: Obama's Bailout For Homeowners Making Shaky Progress: One Homeowner's Story
Pay to Play; Obama brings the Chicago Way to Washington
Podcast: The Good and the Bad of the Bailout Plan
Opinion: Jamie Court: Health Reform Debate Turning Into Bailout Of Insurance Industry
Les Leopold: Stop Whining: Wall Street's Record Profits, Pay, Dow 10,000 are Great News
Govt. Bailout Won't Make The Chrysler Issue Go Away
Opinion: The Media Consortium: Weekly Audit: Budget Good, Bailout Bad Economy NewsLadder
Michael Likosky: Bailout California Now! -- The Top 10 Reasons
A Repudiation, But of What? by Michael D. Tanner
Opinion: John O'Kane: Brokering the Bailout
Opinion: Judging the Homeless
Thoughts on Geithner, AIG, the Fed, and Tax Cuts -- By: Larry Kudlow
Headlines for January 25, 2010
PR/Media Week in Review 9-21-2008
Tim Geithner Testimony: AIG Bailout Wasn't Intended To Benefit Individual banks
Will President Obama's Proposed Bank Tax Do Anything?
Adam Lioz: Bank of America or America of the Banks?
Where’s the Anger? F&F “Fat Cats” Get $42 MIllion in Bonuses While F&F Needs a Blank Check
Opinion: AIG Bailout: The News Isn't All Bad Department
Opinion: James Warren: Upset with AIG? How About Your Bailout Funds Supporting Tiger Woods and Europe's Soccer Stars?
Why the Financial Industry Can't Pre-Fund Its Next Bailout -- By: Nicole Gelinas
Bair: "Bank Bailout NOT a good thing"; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC) Bailout Coming
Opinion: Pelosi supports new help for ailing US automakers
Karen Dolan: What Obama is Getting Wrong About Economic Recovery
Fed Owns Deserted Oklahoma City Mall
Goldman plans stock sale -- and an exit from U.S. bailout
Les Leopold: Breaking out of the Billionaire Bailout Society
Opinion: The Bailout Index (Tradecraft)
Should the Fed bailout failing corporations like AIG?
House GOP, Chamber Organizing Against Bank Fee
Opinion: Josh Silver: How the Media Sold Their Souls to Wall Street
September 25, 2008 (Thursday): Bailout Deal Stalls Out; WaMu Collapses
Arianna Huffington: Has Obama's Handling of the Bank Bailout Undermined Health Care Reform?
Opinion: Gary Shapiro: A Bailout for the Economy, Not Just the Automakers
Geithner Defends A.I.G. Rescue as Essential
Opinion: Detroit: Same Old, Same Old
Headlines for January 15, 2010
Opinion: Bailed Out Banks Sought Foreign Workers For High-Paying Jobs: AP
Q&A With David Stockman: Taking Aim at Crony Capitalism
TARP Watchdog, Neil Barofsky, To Launch Investigation Into Fed's Secrecy On AIG Bailout
Obama: Send $30 Billion In Big Bank Bailout Money To Community Lenders For Small Business
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa: AIG Documents Must Be Turned Over By NY Fed
Opinion: Paul Jenkins: Bailing Out Dan Quayle
Rep. Darrell Issa: Geithner's Time to Give Answers
Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of Underfunded Teamsters Pension Funds
Opinion: Standing Athwart a Bailout
FHA Bailout By Taxpayers On The Way
Reflections On 2008, Themes For 2009
Is Bernanke Hiding A Smoking Gun?
Sheldon Filger: U.S. Treasury Strikes On Christmas Eve: Unlimited Taxpayer Support For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
Bipartisan Effort Would Force An IG On Fannie And Freddie
Opinion: Will credit crunch, economy hurt nuke plans?
Sheldon Filger: U.S. Treasury Strikes On Christmas Eve: Unlimited Taxpayer Support For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
Bustup Not Bailout
Citigroup To Repay $20 Billion In TARP Bailout Money
Opinion: Charlie Cray: Obama's Wall St. Reforms: Timid at Best
Citigroup To Repay $20 Billion In TARP Bailout Money
Opinion: Insurance safety nets can be a lifesaver
Why Not Target General Motors and Chrysler with Bailout Tax?
David Fiderer: Neil Barofsky's Eight Fraudulent Claims in His Report on the AIG Bailout
Geithner Testimony: New "Too Big To Fail" Legislation Won't Lead To More Bailouts
Banking on Taxes -- By: Iain Murray
Quinnipiac: 53% of Voters Disapprove of Health Care Bill
Opinion: Chrysler's Italian bailout?
Hartmarx Protest: Workers At Obama Suit Maker Vote To Stage Sit-In (VIDEO)
WIRE WATCH: Jobs Forums; Bernanke Testifies; White House Security; Teen Dating; Financial Services Conference
Opinion: Dissent on "Which Plan is Best": Why a Second Best Plan May not be Good Enough
Geithner Says He Won’t Quit, Takes Swings at GOP Rep. Brady
Opinion: Douglas slams Govt's F&P bailout talk
Axelrod v. Rove on Deficits -- By: Stephen Spruiell
Obama Takes Crack At GOP For Not Applauding Tax Cuts (VIDEO)
Congress and the disingenuous blame game
Opinion: 'Car Czar' will hasten auto collapse
Bailout About To Get Worse: You've Got To Freaking Be Kidding Me
Opinion: At Least There's One Bailout Watchdog
Obama's Uphill Battle to Rein in Banks (On the Street)
Review: TARP recipients still lobbying
Gays Seek 1M Prize to hype homosexual proms, co-ed bathrooms
UAE Bailout Returns Focus to the Fed (Market Update)
NY Fed Told AIG to Limit Disclosure of Bank Payments
Opinion: New York Times vs. The Obama Bailout Plan [Greg Pollowitz]
Amy Sohn: Why I Joined Actors Federal Credit Union
Former Auto Czar Returns–To Defend Auto Bailout
Obama To Push Tax On Being 'Too Big To Fail'
Opinion: Obama being criticized for decisions
Subprime Culprits Are Modifying Loans With Taxpayer Money: Center For Public Integrity
RJ Eskow: A Health Care Bailout For the Middle Class
AIG shares soar on hopes for easing of bailout terms
State Leaders Review Paterson's MTA Bailout Plan
Too Ugly To Watch
Toxic Assets May Still Pose A Risk, Says Oversight Panel
What's Still Hidden In AIG's Files?
Opinion: Shelby attacks administration bailout proposal
Don't Mention the War -- By: Iain Murray
Bailout for Beginners
Obama: Shift $30 Billion From TARP Funds To Community Banks
Michael Whitney: U.S. Chamber of Commerce <3s Bank of America
Opinion: Federal bank bailout isn't trickling down, panel told
Opinion: Citigroup bailout plan sends world sharemarkets higher
Swedish Bank Fee Sets Example for America
Bailout Watchdog: Shutting Down TARP To Be Tricky, Government Does Not Have Plan To Address 'Too Big To Fail'
Rep. Welch Pushes Tax on Bonuses at Banks That Got Bailout Funds
Opinion: FACTBOX: Where has the bailout money gone?
Budget Deficit Tops $1 Trillion For First Time
Big Three use bailout bucks to sue state governments
The end of liberalism?
Bail In or Bail Out?
Opinion: Obama plans financial oversight board
Geithner Subpoena: House Committee Wants AIG Emails, Phone Logs
Henry Blodget: The United States Of Wusses
Bank Of America Wants To Begin Paying Back Bailout Money, Avoid Government "Fee"
Opinion: In the Name of Venality
Cuomo Details Bonuses From Bailed-Out Banks
Bernanke Testimony: Fed Chair Says He Didn't Pressure Bank of America To Buy Merrill
TARP Repayment: Treasury Says 10 Banks Get To Payback $68B
Opinion: $3 trillion! _ Senate, Fed, Treasury attack crisis
Bank of America TARP Repayment Premature, Analyst Says
Opinion: Right Kind of Bailout
Michael Pento: Who Will TARP America?
Obama Administration Weighing New Fee on Banks to Pay for Bailout
Bailout Defeat Offers Opportunity
Opinion: Obama says economic turnaround could take years
AIG Asks Federal Permission To Pay $2.4 Million In Executive Bonuses
Bailout, schmailout
A Couple of Simple Suggestions On How To Build Support For the Bailout Package
Fed Profit Tops $50 Billion
France comes up with an even dumber auto industry bailout
More on the Bailout
Howard Dean Turns on Senate’s Latest Health Care Overhaul Bill
Auto union chief pleads for government bailout help
Plans for $25 billion to help automakers face obstacles
The Bailout Deal: What Is It?
Geithner AIG Testimony: Treasury Secretary Says AIG Bailout Saved Economy, Not Individual Banks
Federal Reserve Refuses to Come Clean About Secret Bailout Transactions
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US Treasury Decides Whether or Not to Extend Fannie and Freddie’s Bailout
AIG names banks and other beneficiaries of its U.S. rescue
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