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JP Morgan CEO: Banks Are ‘Doing The Right Thing’ By Using ‘Some’ TARP Money Appropriately
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 4/3/2009
JP Morgan CEO: Banks Are ‘Doing The Right Thing’ By Using ‘Some’ TARP Money Appropriately
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Today, President Barack Obama met with the CEOs of the nation’s largest banks, in order to discuss his plans for economic recovery and revamping financial regulation. The CEO’s emerged from the meeting affirming that they are committed to doing what’s right for the country. ...
online.wsj.com - 4/4/2009
Barack Obama Maintains Control Over Banks By Refusing to Accept Repayment of TARP Money
— online.wsj.com — STUART VARNEY I must be naive. I really thought the administration would welcome the return of bank... bailout money. Some $340 million in TARP cash flowed back this week from four small banks in Louisiana, New York, Indiana and California. This isn't ... (more) Barack Obama Maintains Control Over Banks By Refusing to ...

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washingtonexaminer.com - 3/31/2009
www.washingtonexaminer.com >> Politics
— washingtonexaminer.com — Beyond AIG: A Bill to let Big Government Set Your Salary By Byron York Chief Political Correspondent... 3/31/09 It was nearly two weeks ago that the House of Representatives, acting in a near-frenzy after the disclosure of bonuses paid to executives of ... (more) www.washingtonexaminer.com >> Politics

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Assessing Treasury’s Strategy: Six Months of TARP
cop.senate.gov - 4/8/2009
Assessing Treasury’s Strategy: Six Months of TARP
— cop.senate.gov — The March oversight report for COP is entitled: The Foreclosure Crisis: Working Towards a Solution. In this... report, COP examines the roots of the foreclosure crisis and offers a checklist for evaluating proposals to deal with this problem. (more) Assessing Treasury’s Strategy: Six Months of TARP

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Obsidian Wings — ... with taxpayer money, potentially gaming the public-private investment fund that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has created to clean up the banking system. ...

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