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Paulson Flails About With His TARP
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 11/26/2008
Paulson Flails About With His TARP
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Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that the Treasury Department has altered the way in which it is going to implement the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Paulson has now “officially abandoned his original plan to buy troubled assets from financial ...
Paulson May Ask for Remaining $350 Billion of TARP (Update3)
bloomberg.com - 11/24/2008
Paulson May Ask for Remaining $350 Billion of TARP (Update3)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson , less than a week after indicating he would... let the Obama administration decide how to use the second half of the $700 billion financial fund, is considering asking for the money. Paulson may ... (more) Paulson May Ask for Remaining $350 Billion of TARP ...

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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 11/26/2008
Another way to think about Paulson
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — A friend IM's:  "For all those salivating at the thought of a second New Deal, this is... what 'bold, persistent experimentation' looks like -- kinda  messy."  Indeed.  My question:  will consumer confidence be bolstered more by ... (more) Another way to think about Paulson
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/22/2008
Paulson on the Job
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — The Wonk Room notes Hank Paulson’s disturbing habit of proclaiming that everything is fine just before some... new piece of terrible news hits. Just last week he said “the banking system has been stabilized.” Now Citigroup is on the ... (more) Paulson on the Job

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Think Progress:  Wasserman Schultz: ‘Mr. Paulson Seems To Be Flailing About A Bit’

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Wasserman Schultz: ‘Mr. Paulson Seems To Be Flailing About A Bit’
Think Progress — ... we can do to help homeowners, the American people, and stimulate our economy,” is to buy troubled assets from banks. Paulson promptly abandoned that plan, instead deciding “to reinforce the stability of the financial system by providing ...

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