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Robin Hood Bankerin

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:50:20 +0000

It’s not enough that the government imposes confiscatory taxes and funds all sorts of entitlement programs, in Germany a bank manager was taking money from the “rich” clients to give to the “poor”: German banker admits transferring money from rich to help poorer ...

Fausta posted 2 days ago from faustasblog.com

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Video: FDIC Insurance Fund In the Red

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:21:40 +0000

The FDIC's insurance fund posted a loss of $8.2 billion in 3Q of 2009. The agency added 136 insured banks to its list of "problem" banks.

MediaMan posted 2 days ago from marketnewslive.blogspot.com

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Just Like Palin, Fiorina Flip-Flops On Her Support For The Bank Bailout

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:39 +0000

Appearing at an American Spectator Newsmaker Breakfast this morning, California Senate candidate and former McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina said that she “ probably would have voted for” Justice Sonia Sotomayor because “she seemed qualified.” Asked if she thought former ...

Political Animal found this 3 days ago on thinkprogress.org

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The orphaned bailout

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:58 +0000

THE ORPHANED BAILOUT.... There seems to be a pattern -- as the economic crisis was unfolding, conservatives accepted the financial industry bailout as painful but necessary. A year later, with the bailout wildly unpopular, the same conservatives hope Google isn't...

Delaware Liberal found this 2 days ago on washingtonmonthly.com

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AIG Bailout: Government Overpaid Wall Street Banks In Rescue, Says TARP Watchdog

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:26:08 +0000

WASHINGTON — Officials managing the multibillion dollar bailout of insurance giant American International Group Inc. bungled the first rescue and may have overpaid other banks to wind down AIG's business relationships, a government watchdog says. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York ...

The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely found this 11 days ago on huffingtonpost.com

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Big, Bigger, Biggest: Three Examples of Government-Induced Failure

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Government-managed economic projects rarely deliver.

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 8 days ago on pajamasmedia.com

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U.S. 'dismayed' at Israel plan to build 900 homes beyond Green Line

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0000

The White House responded angrily Tuesday to Israel's plan to build 900 new housing units beyond the Green Line in Jerusalem, despite specific objections from the U.S., saying that "we are dismayed." In a statement, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs voiced the U.S.'s disappointment with "the ...

THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS found this 10 days ago on haaretz.com

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Bailout program could be extended

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:41 +0000

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TPM Election Central found this 9 days ago on washingtonpost.com

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Inspector General: Geithner Overpaid AIG in Bailout

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:06 +0000

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is in trouble again, and this time he may not be able to save his job. You’ll recall that his confirmation was threatened by revelations of cheating on his income taxes. Now he’s accused of paying billions too much for the bailout of AIG and allowing the ...

Moonbattery found this 9 days ago on weeklystandard.com

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Taxpayer Bailout Funds Being Spent Overseas?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:12:07 +0000

Here is a question: You, as a taxpayer, now own a stake in General Motors. 50 billion dollars of taxpayer money was invested in the company. Now, if the company decides it is in the best interest of their bottom...

The Corner on National Review Online found this 11 days ago on blogs.abcnews.com

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White House rebukes Jerusalem housing plan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:35:44 +0000

In a rare public rebuke, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs issued a sharply-worded statement from China today expressing dismay and objection to an Israeli municipal body's decision to make way for hundreds more Jewish homes to be built in the Jerusalem suburb of Gilo, abutting a ...

War and Piece found this 10 days ago on politico.com

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Auto bailout still a sore spot for GOP

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) traded barbs this week over Chrysler's fate.

Capital Eye found this 5 days ago on politico.com

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CIT's bankruptcy raises new questions about bailout

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:32:05 +0000

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 12 days ago on washingtonpost.com

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Report: Billions wasted in AIG bailout

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:01:11 +0000

Sean Lengell The Federal Reserve's initial emergency plan last fall to save then-failing American International Group was so hastily put together and poorly structured that it resulted in billions of additional taxpayer dollars spent on the insurance giant, says a new report by a Treasury ...

Pirate's Cove found this 10 days ago on washingtontimes.com

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Will GM Spend Taxpayer Bailout Money on Overseas Operations?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:57 +0000

U.S. operations that received taxpayer funds may send millions overseas. GeneralMotors - United States - Business - US - Investing

Hot Air » Top Picks found this 12 days ago on abcnews.go.com

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Obama weighs hybrid Afghan war plan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:50:28 +0000

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A hybrid option for additional resources in Afghanistan is under consideration Wednesday by U.S. President Barack Obama and his top military strategists. Obama is said to be considering as many as four separate options to revamp the war strategy for Afghanistan. ...

Antiwar.com Original found this 8 days ago on upi.com

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GM Announces It Will Pay Back Gov’t Loan … With Gov’t Money

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:05:50 +0000

GM will be begin paying back the TARP money in December, the company announced this morning. It’s a statement in need of a little context. Basically, GM will be using a portion of its $50 billion in TARP bailout money it received to in turn repay another portion of the TARP loans.

MediaMan posted 11 days ago from onthehillblog.blogspot.com

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Report hits Geithner over AIG bailout

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:32:49 +0000

Gov't watchdog criticizes how he handled the bailout while head of the N.Y. Fed in 2008.

The Note found this 11 days ago on politico.com

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Audit Faults New York Fed in A.I.G. Bailout

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:26:08 +0000

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York gave up much of its power in high-pressure negotiations with the American International Group ’s trading partners last year, according to a government report made public on Monday. Just two days before the New York Fed paid A.I.G.’s partners 100 cents on the ...

The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely found this 11 days ago on nytimes.com

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Dems fight over funds left from bailout

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Congressional Dems may be heading toward a collision with the White House over $200B in leftover bailout money.

Open Left - Front Page found this 7 days ago on politico.com

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