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    • 12 Ratings
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    The Goldman Sachs Front Porch Campaign

    APRIL 20, 2010 12:53PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: investment, baking, is bailout one word or two?, politics, obama, gregory craig, greg craig, goldman case, sec charges, sec, goldman sachs

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 3360 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Take My Home, Please: New Plans to Help Underwater Borrowers

    MARCH 9, 2010 6:34PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, banking, hamp, treasury plan to help homeowners, real estate bust, real estate boom, underwater mortgages, mortgages

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 3482 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Bye-Bye Bernanke?

    JANUARY 22, 2010 2:56PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?, is bailout one word or two?, economy, politics, obama, barbara boxer votes against bernanke, russ feingold votes against bernanke, bernanke nomination in trouble, ben bernanke nomination, ben bernanke second term, ben bernanke confirmation

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 3318 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Bernanke's Boffo Week

    DECEMBER 17, 2009 5:42PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, fed chairman, the fed, fomc, senate banking committee, politics, jeff merkley, congress is like mtv's the real world only with more crazy, richard shelby, jeff sessions, time person of the year, time man of the year, federal open market committee, federal reserve, ben bernanke

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 9049 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Geithner 2.0 debuts on Hill, sinks claws into congressman

    NOVEMBER 20, 2009 5:29PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: banking, the ed show, is bailout one word or two?, tarp, bailout, economics, larry summers, congressman peter defazio, congressman kevin brady, congress, is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?, treasury secretary, tim geithner

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2579 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Unemployment Still Sucks

    SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 2:27PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: obama, reinvestment and recovery act, august 2009 unemployment, unemployment, unemployment numbers, recession, l-shaped recession, jobless recovery, economics, politics, stimulus, u-6, is bailout one word or two?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 935 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Bernanke To Be Reappointed Fed Chairman

    AUGUST 25, 2009 1:03AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, paul krugman, brad delong, financial crisis, federal reserve chairman, bernanke second term, barack obama, president obama, the fed, federal reserve, economics, larry summers, ben bernanke

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2588 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Unemployment, Retirement, Separation: Friday News in Brief

    AUGUST 7, 2009 1:40PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: friday in brief, news, mel martinez, economy, unemployment, u-6, obama administration, mark sanford, governor sanford, jenny sanford, south carolina politics, florida politics, is bailout one word or two?, no such thing as a slow news day, charlie crist, election 2010: game on!

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1025 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Regulators Convince Congress to Delay Regulatory Reform

    JULY 24, 2009 7:45PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: fed, consumer financial p, federal reserve, fdic, ben bernanke, is bailout one word or two?, commodities modernization act, larry summers, sec, securities and exchange commission, regulation, swaps, cds, derivatives, treasury, timothy geithner

    • 1 Ratings
    • 3202 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The Delicious Jamie Dimon: Obama's "Favorite Banker"

    JULY 20, 2009 6:22PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: jamie dimon, james l. dimon, obama, barack obama, president obama, banks, bankers, banking, economy, is bailout one word or two?, j.p. morgan chase, chase, jpmc, jp morgan, politics, tim geithner, house of cards, william cohan, severus snape, alan rickman, harry potter

    • 10 Ratings
    • 2483 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    I Got 55 Problems, But Bank Failure Ain't One

    JULY 17, 2009 8:43PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: deposit insurance, banking, community banks, small town banks, cit, cit group, is bailout one word or two?, economy, bankfirst, fdic, bank fail friday, bank failure

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 2522 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    I, Like 1 in 10 Americans, Need a Job

    JULY 15, 2009 7:14PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: jobs, 10 percent unemployment, federal reserve minutes, federal reserve, fed, unemployment, is bailout one word or two?, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2104 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    GM Says Good-Bye, GM Says Hello

    JULY 9, 2009 4:32PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: auto bailout, autos, cars, brian deese, steven rattner, is bailout one word or two?, beep beep, carmakers, big 3, detroit, bankruptcy, auto taskforce, general motos, g.m., gm

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1007 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Everything Bad Is Even Worse: Unemployment at 9.5 Percent

    JULY 2, 2009 6:20PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, stress tests, u-6, stimulus, politics, economics, jobless recovery, l-shaped recession, recession, calculated risk, unemployment graph, unemployment numbers, june 2009 unemployment, unemployment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1196 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Would Fewer Regulators Really Mean More Reform?

    JUNE 18, 2009 4:45PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, economy, economics, treasury, regulatory reform, financial reform, banking reform, banks, obama, geithner

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1290 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Could McCain Have Saved the Banks?

    JUNE 12, 2009 5:19PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: politics, tarp, talf, ppip, is bailout one word or two?, economy, bank bailout, bank of america, president barack obama, john mccain, campaign 08, election, economics, repayment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1317 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Full Stop: Supreme Ct. Stays Chrysler/Fiat Merger

    JUNE 8, 2009 4:52PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, auto bailout, cars, fiat, chrysler, breaking news, law, treasury, tarp, beep beep, ruth bader ginsburg, politics, justice, supreme court, scotus

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1007 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Toxic Assets

    JUNE 5, 2009 7:45PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: geithner plan, sheila bair, fdic, legacy loans, legacy assets, is bailout one word or two?, ppip, treasury, politics, economy, toxic assets, tim geithner, ben bernanke

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1866 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Ultimate Beat Sweetener: A 31 year old is "Dismantling G.M."

    JUNE 3, 2009 1:25AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: brian deese, g.m., chrysler, beep beep, obama, i attend the church of the new york times, journalism, beat sweeteners, auto taskforce, auto bailout, is bailout one word or two?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2349 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    G.M., Chrylser Announce Thousands of Dealership Cuts

    MAY 15, 2009 2:25PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: chrysler, fiat, cars, automakers, big three, detroit, is bailout one word or two?, auto bailout, car bailout, detroit bailout, beep beep, g.m., gmac, general motors, dealerships, car dealers, economy, bankruptcy

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