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Obama should save the banks, not the bankers (video)
Obama should save the banks, not the bankers (video)
More at http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=v iew&id=102Tom Ferguson: Stimulus package is dangerously small; plan for toxic as...
Obama and Wall St. (video)
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Obama and Wall St. (video)
youtube.com — More at http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=v iew&id=102Ferguson: Wall St. has been backing Obama from the start... (more) Obama and Wall St. (video)
Obama to bankers: 'Help me help you'
politico.com — Obama tells Schieffer on "Face the Nation" that he will call for "a set of sacrifices."... (more) Obama to bankers: 'Help me help you'
"The banks" versus "some banks"
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — On the run: this critique of my views is interesting. But I think there's a crucial assumption... that isn't right. The question isn't whether "the banks" are insolvent; most surely aren't. Instead, some banks are probably insolvent. So it's not the case ... (more) "The banks" versus "some banks"
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The Real News: Obama Should Save the Banks, Not the Bankers
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Tom Ferguson: Stimulus package is dangerously small; plan for toxic assets shovels money to bankers. Thomas Ferguson is a political scientist and author who studies and writes on politics and economics, often within an historical perspective. He is a Political Science professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is also a a contributing editor of The Nation. He is also the author of several books, the recent of which is Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the Logic of Money-Driven Political System The Real News Network's Paul Jay sits down ...

Obama and Wall Street, Part 2
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