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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/9/2009
Geithner v. The American Oligarchs
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There comes a time in every economic crisis or, more specifically, in every struggle to recover from a crisis, when someone steps up to the podium to promise the policies that - they say - will deliver you back to growth. The person has political support, a strong track record, and every ...
nakedcapitalism.com - 2/10/2009
Geithner Bank Bailout Plan: Fiasco
— nakedcapitalism.com — That one word assessment of the Geithner plan, as previewed in the New York Times tonight, comes... from reader Scott, and is good enough to print. I am so disgusted with this entire proceeding that I am going to dispatch it quickly. Let's start with ... (more) Geithner Bank Bailout Plan: Fiasco

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Geithner Is Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout
nytimes.com - 2/10/2009
Geithner Is Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout
— nytimes.com — The bank rescue plan was fashioned in a debate between the Treasury secretary and top presidential aides.... > (more) Geithner Is Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout

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Op-Ed Columnist: Showing Some Discipline
nytimes.com - 2/10/2009
Op-Ed Columnist: Showing Some Discipline
— nytimes.com — Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s plan is huge but also disciplined. It’s designed by someone aware of government’s... limitations. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Showing Some Discipline

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Talking Points Memo:  Breaking the Back of the Elites

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Breaking the Back of the Elites
Talking Points Memo — ... How do you wrest control of the banking industry away from the vested elites who got us in this mess? Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson makes the fascinating point that breaking the back of the elites is a critical stage in crisis resolution in developing and post-communist countries -- a stage we have yet to go through in confronting our own crisis: ...

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