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    Debt Rhetoric? Don’t mince words; Move the Goalposts

    JULY 26, 2011 12:24AM

    By Jim Buba


    Topics: reid, obama, boehner, agenda-21, rating, treasury, debt ceiling

    • 19 Ratings
    • 1018 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    The Risky Business of the Greedy Old Party

    JULY 13, 2011 9:57PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, deficit, debt, national debt, national deficit, us debt, us deficit, us, united states, risk, risky, responsible, responsable, responsibility, responsability, taking responsibility, taking responsability, irresponsible, irresponsibility, fault, whose fault, pay, rating, credit rating, aaa, triple-a, aaa credit rating, treasury, us treasury

    • 2 Ratings
    • 501 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Program for Struggling Homeowners is a Ploy to Enrich Banks

    AUGUST 26, 2010 7:26PM

    By Gordon Wagner


    Topics: greed, government, treasury, assholery, false hope, bullshit, massive bullshit, horseshit, steaming piles of horseshit

    • 0 Ratings
    • 178 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Weekly Audit: Save Affordable Housing, Save US Middle Class

    AUGUST 24, 2010 11:38AM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: yes! magazine, truth-out, treasury, tim fernholz, the washington monthly, the washington independent, the american prospect, steve benen, shamus cooke, rob johnson, new deal 2.0, jobs, housing, freddie mac, fannie mae, ellen brown, economy, annie lowrey, alternet, affordable housing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1027 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The REAL American's Guide to the Stock Market

    MAY 7, 2010 1:31AM

    By Asta Charles


    Topics: news, comedy, business, collusion, treasury, stocks, bonds, fannie mae, freddie mac, goldman sachs, proctor and gamble sell off, dollar finally up by default, euro loses value, greece, dow jones loses 900 points in one day

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 1528 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Why I'm not celebrating the end of the bailout

    DECEMBER 14, 2009 1:31PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: economy, politics, ceo compensation, compensation limits, tim geithner, treasury, is bailout one word or two, president barack obama, citibank, citigroup, ceos, banking, bankers, fat cats

    • 0 Ratings
    • 668 Views
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    Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Refuses to Resign

    NOVEMBER 19, 2009 3:21PM

    By Christopher di Spirito


    Topics: news, obama administration, us economy, treasury, tim geithner

    • 0 Ratings
    • 306 Views
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    Geithner Slams Regulators, Pushes for Reform

    AUGUST 4, 2009 9:18AM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: consumer spending, personal income, fed, treasury, sec, ots, cftc, fdic, financial regulation, geithner

    • 1 Ratings
    • 312 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Why We DO Need a New Regulatory Agency

    AUGUST 4, 2009 8:40AM

    By Women's Voices for Change


    Topics: business, stimulus, bailout, bankruptcy, contract law, time magazine, money, finance, wall street, ftc, treasury, regulatory agency, financial regulatory, newdeal 2.0, elizabeth warren

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1026 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

    • 0 Ratings
    • 338 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Goldman Makes Money for Government

    JULY 22, 2009 7:14PM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: goldman sachs, tarp, investment, warrants, government, treasury, return on investment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 4272 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Car Czar Rattner Resigns

    JULY 13, 2009 8:15PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: beep beep, is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?, pay-to-play, quadrangle investments, rick wagoner, gm, obama, tim geithner, treasury, auto task force, car czar, steven rattner

    • 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
    • 3 Ratings
    • 789 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Supplemental passes with strings attached to IMF funding

    JUNE 16, 2009 11:40PM

    By Steve Valk


    Topics: treasury, imf, poverty, house, senate, sherrod brown, supplemental, iraq, afghanistan

    • 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
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1441 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    The Auto Task Force: Bigger, Better, and Greener

    JUNE 1, 2009 10:18PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: barack obama, george w. bush, politics, environment, economy, car czar, auto taskforce, ray lahood, gary locke, christina romer, austan goolsbee, carol browner, steven rattner, gm, g.m., big three, auto bailout, beep beep, larry summers, nec, cea, epa, transportation, commerce, treasury

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 7395 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    What Exactly Is Donald Trump Worth?

    MAY 18, 2009 6:00PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: donald trump, the donald, executive compensation, ceo pay, pay limits, obama, geithner, treasury, politics, economy, the wall street journal, wsj

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 3118 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Should Treasury Bail Out California?

    MAY 14, 2009 8:30PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: california, treasury, tarp, is bailout one word or two?, tax and revenue anticipation notes, states' rights, avocados, budget shortfall, balanced budget amendment, state bailout, bill lockyer, tim geithner

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1389 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    A Finely Aged Regulation: Treasury Goes After Derivatives

    MAY 14, 2009 4:13AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: timothy geithner, treasury, fed, derivatives, cds, swaps, regulation, securities and exchange commission, sec, larry summers, commodities modernization act, is bailout one word or two?, derivative instruments

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