abcnews.go.com - 1/12/2009
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President-elect Barack Obama asked President Bush today to request the release of the second $350 billion in federal bailout funds so he would have "ammunition" if the country's fragile economy weakened further. The White House said that Bush has agreed to request the money. Obama, speaking ...
gallup.com - 1/15/2009
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- A majority of Americans (62%)
say Congress should block President-elect Obama's request to release...
the remaining $350 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds until more details are provided about how the funds will be ...
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Americans Want Details Before Release of More TARP ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/17/2009
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Remember how, back when Congress was negotiating with
the Bush administration over the terms of the bailout,...
one of the major sticking points was Rep. Barney Frank's insistence that taxpayers receive equity in the companies we were saving, so that we ...
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TARP: What Did We Get For Our Money?
huffingtonpost.com - 1/16/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
Six Republicans joined with 45 Democrats and one
Joe Lieberman to defeat a resolution that would have...
blocked the release of $350 billion in financial-industry bailout funds Thursday. The Senate action -- or lack of it -- paves the way for the ...
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TARP Vote: Obama Wins, Senate Approves $350 Billion
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Four Reasons to Oppose the Bush-Obama Request for Another $350 Billion Bailout
Open Left - Front Page —
... Today, President Bush - at the request of Barack Obama - formally requested the next truckload of Wall Street bailout cash. I appeared on CNBC to discuss the request. ...
Sirota: Four Reasons to Oppose the Bush-Obama Request for Another $350 Billion Bailout
The Latest on Air America —
Today, President Bush--at the request of Barack Obama-- formally requested the next truckload of Wall Street bailout cash. I appeared on CNBC to discuss the request. Watch it here . The question is whether Congress should agree to this request or not, and I am against it for four reasons that I mentioned on CNBC. REASON 1: Treasury Says It Doesn't Need the Money First and foremost, as the New York Times reports, "The first $350 billion in bailout money has been fully allocated and the Treasury says there is no urgent need for more." On top of this, the first $350 billion has been a complete disaster - as the bailout's congressional ...
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There’s no way out of TARP
sistertoldjah.com 4/6/2009 — (H/T - Lawhawk )
Back at my regular home, both my co-blogger Shoebox and I have been monitoring attempts, some successful, others not, by banks to get out from under the Troubled Assets Relief Program. In today’s Wall Street Journal , Stuart ...
Obama asks for $350 billion —
First Read 1/12/2009
From NBC's Savannah Guthrie and Domenico Montanaro
President Bush mentioned at this morning's news conference that Presiden-elect Obama hadn't asked him to formally notify Congress of his want for the $350 billion in TARP money. And that he ...
About that cash... —
First Read 1/12/2009
From NBC's Mike Viqueira Today's post-press conference news from the White House is that Barack Obama has asked President Bush to access the second $350 billion allocated under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum President-elect Obama today promised he will fundamentally change how the second half of the TARP money will be spent, expressing dissatisfaction in the management of the program thus far, particularly with the ...
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