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balloon-juice.com - 2/15/2009
TARP
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Surprise good news in the TARP bill that President Obama just signed. I could get used to this. A provision buried deep inside the $787 billion economic stimulus bill would impose restrictions on executive bonuses at financial institutions that are much tougher than those proposed 10 days ...
nytimes.com - 2/14/2009
Stimulus Plan Sets New Limits on Executive Pay
— nytimes.com — A provision buried in the stimulus bill passed by Congress would impose restrictions on executive bonuses at companies reaping bailout money. > (more) Stimulus Plan Sets New Limits on Executive Pay

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washingtonindependent.com - 2/18/2009
Treasury: Lending Down Among TARP Recipients
— washingtonindependent.com — new report out of the Treasury Department Tuesday confirmed what many lawmakers, housing advocates, small businesses and individual consumers have known all along: That despite hundreds of billions of dollars flowing from Washington to the finance ... (more) Treasury: Lending Down Among TARP Recipients

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Wheels Turning
talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/16/2009
Wheels Turning
— talkingpointsmemo.com — There was a very odd moment on This Week this morning when Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Sen. Schumer (D-NY) both said they opposed bank nationalization only to be followed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) who said that, painful as it is to contemplate, ... (more) Wheels Turning

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The Mahablog:  Let’s Make Sense!

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Let’s Make Sense!
The Mahablog — “Let’s Make Sense!” is the name of a game I’ve just invented. I’m still working on the rules, but the basic idea is to sniff out bits of public discourse that don’t make sense. By this I don’t mean bits I disagree with, or even bits that are not factual (although there are plenty of those, and they are not ruled out). I mean things that are just plain disconnected from standard human cognitive processes. Tim F. at Balloon Juice found a great example. There’s a provision in the stimulus bill that would cap the pay ...

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