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sistertoldjah.com - 4/6/2009
There’s no way out of TARP
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(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 Varney relates the story of a larger bank ...
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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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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Romney breaks with GOP on the issue of deregulation
thehill.com - 4/2/2009
Romney breaks with GOP on the issue of deregulation
— thehill.com — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) said Wednesday that his party needs to take a fresh approach... to government regulations in the wake of the economic crisis that has rattled the U.S. and world economies. In an interview with The Hill, Romney ... (more) Romney breaks with GOP on the issue of deregulation

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