psa.blastmagazine.com - 12/5/2008
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Just yesterday Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the House's resident comedian, gave these two gems to the AP about the need for Obama to be more assertive in the economic crisis:
Frank, who has been dealing with both the bailout of the financial industry and a proposed rescue of Detroit ...
thehill.com - 12/8/2008
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thehill.com —
Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that the incoming
Obama administration will likely explore a second, long-term bailout...
of automakers next March while saying an agreement on the first is nearly complete. The chairman of the House Financial Services ...
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Frank predicts second auto bailout in March
cbsnews.com - 12/12/2008
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cbsnews.com —
(CBS) Propping up ailing car companies is not
what the government's bailout for Detroit's car makers is...
really about, says the man in the middle of the controversial plan. Barney Frank (D-Ma.), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, insists ...
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Barney Frank On Auto Bailouts, Tells 60 Minutes A ...
wordpress.redstate.com - 12/8/2008
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wordpress.redstate.com —
Barney Frank recently suggested that the Big 3
will need hundreds of billions in taxpayer money to...
get back on their feet. Today he informs us that the $15-$18 billion currently under discussion ought to be enough to get Detroit to February, at ...
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Barney Frank Predicts Second Big 3 Bailout
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