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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 20 hours ago
Mortgage Modifications: Another Way to Bail Out Wall Street
— tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — It seems that the folks in power have a hard time doing anything that doesn't end up... making the Wall Street boys even richer. We are constantly told that they simply could not think of any way to rescue the economy that didn't involve making Goldman ... (more) Mortgage Modifications: Another Way to Bail Out Wall Street

Comments vote down The Hollywood Liberal found this 20 hours agofound this
Fed Said to Ask Stress-Tested Banks to Submit Plans on TARP
bloomberg.com - 4 days ago
Fed Said to Ask Stress-Tested Banks to Submit Plans on TARP
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve asked nine of the U.S. banks that were part of... this year’s stress tests to submit plans for repaying the government’s capital injections, a person familiar with the situation said. The central bank this ... (more) Fed Said to Ask Stress-Tested Banks to Submit Plans on TARP

Comments vote down Hit & Run found this 4 days agofound this
The Federalist Society
fed-soc.org - 8 days ago
The Federalist Society
— fed-soc.org — The Federalist Society Online Debate Series The Pay Czar & the Appointments Clause – a Forum November... 19, 2009 Last updated at 2 PM on Friday, November 20, 2009 Under the statute authorizing the Troubled Assets Relief Program, Congress authorized the ... (more) The Federalist Society

Comments vote down The Volokh Conspiracy found this 8 days agofound this
themoderatevoice.com - 9 days ago
Elizabeth Warren
— themoderatevoice.com — Warren began at George Washington at 17. At 19, she married mathematician Jim Warren, who worked at... the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and finished her degree at the University of Houston. They divorced in 1978. Her second husband, Bruce Mann, is Harvard’s Carl F. Schipper Professor of Law ... (more) Elizabeth Warren

Comments vote down tsteels2 tsteels2 posted 9 days agoposted this
thehill.com - 10 days ago
GOP candidate wants Geither to be replaced
— thehill.com — A former House Republican running for the Senate in Connecticut is calling for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner... to be replaced because of the handling of AIG's bailout. GOP candidate Rob Simmons reacted to a report by Neil Barofsky, the inspector ... (more) GOP candidate wants Geither to be replaced

Comments vote down Instapundit found this 10 days agofound this
TARP Audit Finds Geithner Gave Away The Farm
cbsnews.com - 11 days ago
TARP Audit Finds Geithner Gave Away The Farm
— cbsnews.com — This post by Jill Schlesinger originally appeared on CBS' MoneyWatch.com . Special Inspector General for TARP (aka... "SIG TARP") Neil Barofsky said something we've all known for a while: the government gave away the farm when AIG failed . If you ... (more) TARP Audit Finds Geithner Gave Away The Farm

Comments vote down Matthew Yglesias found this 11 days agofound this
Thune seeks to stop TARP spending
politico.com - 12 days ago
Thune seeks to stop TARP spending
— politico.com — Thune tried to kill TARP with an amendment to the unemployment benefits bill, but Reid blocked it.... (more) Thune seeks to stop TARP spending

Comments vote down CNSNews.com Headlines found this 12 days agofound this
onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 12 days ago
GM Announces It Will Pay Back Gov’t Loan … With Gov’t Money
— onthehillblog.blogspot.com — 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. (more) GM Announces It Will Pay Back Gov’t Loan … With Gov’t Money

Comments vote down MediaMan MediaMan posted 12 days agoposted this
thehill.com - 15 days ago
Obama administration may eye using TARP for deficit reduction
— thehill.com — The Obama administration may explore using leftover bailout funds to pay off the deficit, the president's budget... director said Thursday. Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag told a summit this afternoon sponsored by Bloomberg News ... (more) Obama administration may eye using TARP for deficit ...

Comments vote down Open Left - Front Page found this 15 days agofound this
theneweditor.com - 16 days ago
Actual Headline: "White House Aims to Cut Deficit With TARP Cash"
— theneweditor.com — This was a real headline, I swear. According to Wall Street Journal reporters Deborah Solomon and Jonathan... Weisman, the White House is considering 'cutting the deficit' with borrowed cash -- only that's not how the headline writer put it. A caption ... (more) Actual Headline: "White House Aims to Cut Deficit With ...

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 16 days agofound this
Can Conservatives Govern?
frumforum.com - 16 days ago
Can Conservatives Govern?
— frumforum.com — At a gathering last night, I was defending the point that the TARP and some kind of... fiscal stimulus had been absolutely essential last year - that otherwise the world economy might have plunged into Depression. The dominant view in the conservative ... (more) Can Conservatives Govern?

Comments vote down Pat Dollard | Young Americans found this 16 days agofound this
President Obama Announces 'Jobs Summit'
blogs.abcnews.com - 16 days ago
President Obama Announces 'Jobs Summit'
— blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News' Rachel Martin reports: President Obama today announced a “job creation forum” that will take place... at the White House sometime in December. In short remarks today before leaving on his trip to Asia, the president said that while... (more) President Obama Announces 'Jobs Summit'

Comments vote down Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog found this 16 days agofound this
onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 16 days ago
The Big Gov’t Mortgage Mod Program: The Latest Numbers
— onthehillblog.blogspot.com — The administration’s $75 billion mortgage modification program is meant to help 3 million to 4 million homeowners... avoid foreclosures. The latest data, out Tuesday, shows mortgage servicers are making some progress toward this goal, but big questions remain about how effective the program will be. (more) The Big Gov’t Mortgage Mod Program: The Latest Numbers

Comments vote down MediaMan MediaMan posted 16 days agoposted this
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 17 days ago
Video: Spare TARP Funds Could Ease Deficit
— politicalnewslive.blogspot.com — A $210 billion surplus in TARP funding could be used to reduced the U.S.'s towering national deficit.... WSJ's Deborah Solomon says the move follows criticism of the Obama administration's approach to debt. (more) Video: Spare TARP Funds Could Ease Deficit

Comments vote down MediaMan MediaMan posted 17 days agoposted this
frbatlanta.org - 18 days ago
Speech - November 10, 2009
— frbatlanta.org — The $787 billion fiscal stimulus program remains in force. Nearly $200 billion of this amount has been... paid out through the end of October. The "cash for clunkers" program, part of the stimulus effort, has already expired. The first-time home buyers' ... (more) Speech - November 10, 2009

Comments vote down Calculated Risk found this 18 days agofound this
redstate.com - 22 days ago
Pete Sessions Is Going to Get Primaried Eye on 2010 - Texas Rep. Sessions Draws Primary Challenger
— redstate.com — I am not really advocating we throw Pete Sessions out of Congress, just the NRCC. Nonetheless, I... think it is hiliarous that he is going to get primaried by a corporate financial analyst. The disgraceful conduct of the Sessions’ led NRCC up in ... (more) Pete Sessions Is Going to Get Primaried Eye on 2010 - ...

Comments vote down DownWithTyranny! found this 22 days agofound this
interfluidity.com - 23 days ago
Sympathy for the Treasury
— interfluidity.com — It worked! Officials pointed to a lot of good news in terms of visible cash flows associated... with TARP and the various assistance programs. They claimed that since the Obama administration has taken office, more money has come back than has been put ... (more) Sympathy for the Treasury

Comments vote down Angry Bear found this 23 days agofound this
billowensforcongress.com - 24 days ago
Bill Owens for Congress
— billowensforcongress.com — Bill Owens on Health Care Reform Bill Owens is committed to health care reform. He understands that... we need reform for the millions of Americans who don't have affordable health care, as well as for those who have inadequate care or live in fear that ... (more) Bill Owens for Congress

Comments vote down TPM Election Central found this 24 days agofound this
faustasblog.com - 29 days ago
Is a Pay Czar constitutional?
— faustasblog.com — Those of us who are asking whether a “czar”, who is not under Congressional oversight, is allowed... under the Constitution to set wages in private industry have an answer by Michael McConnell: The Pay Czar Is Unconstitutional Kenneth Feinberg hasn’t been confirmed by the U.S. ... (more) Is a Pay Czar constitutional?

Comments vote down Fausta Fausta posted 29 days agoposted this
redstate.com - 29 days ago
Note to Mike Huckabee
— redstate.com — Mike Huckabee is daning around New York 23 and looks extremely silly. He won’t endorse in the... race. It is very conspicuous. I know, in fact, that he will not endorse because Club for Growth and Fred Thompson were there first and his ego ... (more) Note to Mike Huckabee

Comments vote down Blogometer found this 29 days agofound this
online.wsj.com - 29 days ago
Michael W. McConnell: The Pay Czar Is Unconstitutional
— online.wsj.com — MICHAEL W. MCCONNELL Last week's announcement that "Pay Czar" Kenneth Feinberg slashed compensation for executives at seven... large financial firms by an average of 50% stunned Wall Street, stoked the fires of populist resentment, and troubled ... (more) Michael W. McConnell: The Pay Czar Is Unconstitutional

Comments vote down Betsy's Page found this 29 days agofound this