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Banks Need Fewer Carrots and More Sticks – WSJ.com

Posted by on 5/6/2009 Comments Off

Banks Need Fewer Carrots and More Sticks – WSJ.com. The results of bank stress tests — expected tomorrow — will no doubt prompt calls for further government guarantees and capital injections. But continuing to prop up the banks with government …

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Stimulus oversight left up to taxpayers; 7 of 10 lawmakers skip oversight hearing

Posted by on 5/6/2009 19 comments

Only 3 members bother to show up So just who’s tracking that $787 billion in taxpayer money that President Obama and the Democrat-led Congress are doling out? You are. Or you’re supposed to be, anyway. ….. …..And perhaps that’s just …

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UNION THUGS: Chrysler Lenders Seek Secrecy, Citing Death Threats

Posted by on 5/5/2009 2 comments

Chrysler Lenders Seek Secrecy, Citing Death Threats. A group of lenders to troubled automaker Chrysler asked a bankruptcy court judge Tuesday to keep their identities secret, saying they could face “public attack” and “threats to their safety.” The petition was …

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House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds | Reuters

Posted by on 5/4/2009 Comments Off

House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds | Reuters. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek passage in coming weeks of $94.2 billion in emergency money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other programs, including …

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Hot Air » Blog Archive » It’s on: Obama takes shot at tea parties

Posted by on 4/29/2009 Comments Off

Hot Air » Blog Archive » It’s on: Obama takes shot at tea parties. Asked about fiscal discipline and entitlements reform, Obama seemed to be repressing a smile as he jabbed critics of his spending plans. “Those of you who …

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You Are Joking Right: Obama Has No ‘Rookie Jitters,’ Is ‘Extraordinarily at Ease’ as President | NewsBusters.org

Posted by on 4/25/2009 2 comments

AP Barf Alert: Obama Has No ‘Rookie Jitters,’ Is ‘Extraordinarily at Ease’ as President | NewsBusters.org. It didn’t take long for Barack Obama — for all his youth and inexperience — to get acclimated to his new role as the …

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Chris Dodd Thanks CBS For Biased Coverage | NewsBusters.org

Posted by on 4/24/2009 1 comment

Chris Dodd Thanks CBS For Biased Coverage | NewsBusters.org.

URGENT: ‘Stress test’ methodology could roil bank industry

Posted by on 4/24/2009 Comments Off

‘Stress test’ methodology could roil bank industry – Yahoo! Finance. Regulators trying to stabilize the financial system could unwittingly roil it when they explain their methods Friday for stress-testing the largest banks. Officials will privately begin telling the largest 19 …

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Hot Air » Great news: Porkulus accountability just as good as TARP’s

Posted by on 4/23/2009 Comments Off

Great news: Porkulus accountability just as good as TARP’s