tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/23/2009
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Could we finally be headed for a whole new level of transparency and oversight over the bailout funds?
Neal Barofsky, the inspector general for the TARP program, today sent a letter to Sen. Charles Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Finance committee, announcing his intention to ask ...
online.wsj.com - 1/22/2009
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As Obama's team revises TARP, it faces criticism
of the process for deciding which banks get cash.
Some politicians, including Barney Frank, have used leverage to try to direct millions to their home-state banks.
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Politics Seen in Bank Bailout Decisions
freewillsf.blogspot.com - 1/19/2009
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Obama-time is still two days away, but the
legislative branch is already hard at work. For Democrats,
the Senate has always been their special preserve. They are masters of the filibuster, keepers of the Senatorial privilege, and firm adherents to ...
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2009 Senate Democrats Preview
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Bailout Overseer To Ask Banks To Track Funds
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