Bank Of America To Get Billions More In Bailout Funds From Treasury
huffingtonpost.com 1/15/2009 — The Treasury Department plans to invest billions of dollars in Bank of America to help the company absorb troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch, according to two people familiar with the matter, The Post's Binyamin Appelbaum reports. The new ...

The Associated Press: Obama promises changes in use of bailout billions
google.com 1/12/2009 — 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Seeking to reassure wary lawmakers, President-elect Barack Obama said Monday he will fundamentally change the way the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout fund is spent, focusing some of the relief on housing ...

Bailout, v. 2.0
norris.blogs.nytimes.com 2/10/2009 — A look at what Secretary Geithner is telling Congress and the public today.

AIG ships billions in bailout abroad
politico.com 3/16/2009 — Billions of American taxpayer dollars used to bailout AIG are flowing to some of the largest foreign banks.

Bank of America to Get Billions in U.S. Aid
online.wsj.com 1/14/2009 — WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government has agreed to commit billions in additional aid to Bank of America Corp. to help the nation's largest bank by assets close its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co., according to people familiar with the situation. ...

AIG ships billions in bailout abroad (Politico)
news.yahoo.com 3/16/2009 — Politico - Billions of American taxpayer dollars used to bailout insurance giant AIG are flowing to some of the largest foreign banks in the world, according to new documents released by beleaguered company Sunday.

WHO GETS WHAT: Billions for cops in Obama plan (AP)
news.yahoo.com 2/2/2009 — AP - President Barack Obama wants the government back in the policing business, big time.

Billions and Billions of Dollars Just Disappear in Iraq
commondreams.org 3/18/2009 — L. Paul Bremer III, the former U.S. occupation chief in Iraq, left, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on waste, fraud and abuse dealing with Iraqi ...

Tracking the $700 Billion Bailout - The New York Times
projects.nytimes.com 1/30/2009 — By MATTHEW ERICSON, ELAINE HE and AMY SCHOENFELD Hundreds of banks and a handful of insurers and automakers have applied for funds from the Treasury Department as part of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. The Treasury Department has ...

Geithner: No plans for more bailout cash - yet
politico.com 1/22/2009 — Geithner said the Obama administration has no plan to request additional bailout money – yet.

Obama spokesman defends economic stimulus plan (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/29/2009
AP - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama is going to continue to work with Republicans to craft a stimulus package supported on both sides of the aisle.

Obama set to sign equal-pay bill — msnbc.com: Politics 1/29/2009
The president is signing into law a bill that is popular with labor and women's groups and is expected to make it easier for workers to sue for decades-old discrimination.

Obama signs equal-pay bill (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/29/2009
AP - President Barack Obama is singing the praises of newly passed legislation making it easier for workers to sue for discrimination on the job.

Palin, Obama to share stage (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/29/2009
Politico - In what could be a preview of the 2012 presidential race, Sarah Palin and Barack Obama will share a stage together this Saturday night in Washington, D.C., Politico has learned.

Obama, Congress seek deal on economic stimulus — Reuters: Politics 1/29/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate accepted on Thursday President Barack Obama's offer to search for a compromise on an economic stimulus bill that could end up costing around $900 billion, as long as tax cuts play a large role.  ...