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Blunt, Carnahan differ on stimulus, bank bailout - BusinessWeek

2010-09-03
Pitch Weekly (blog)Blunt, Carnahan differ on stimulus, bank bailoutBusinessWeekAnd only Blunt contends the law authorizing up to $700 billion to bail out troubled financial institutions has helped. The two candidates answered a series ...Mo. Senate candidates Blunt, Carnahan differ on stimulus, bank bailout legislationKPLR 11Congressman Blunt's Friends Ads Are PulledSoutheast MissourianDSCC blasts senior Republican for bailout voteWIBWPolitico -Kansas City Star -PoliticMo (blog)all 57 news articles »

A bank bailout for Afghanistan? - The Week Magazine

2010-09-03
The GuardianA bank bailout for Afghanistan?The Week MagazineNow, Kabul Bank's executives and investors are calling for a US bailout to prevent a full scale run on the financial institution. ...Obama Administration: No Plans for Afghan Bank BailoutFOXNewsAmerica's Next Bank Bailout?The Moderate VoiceKabul Bank: Moral Hazard PersonifiedWall Street Journal (blog)NPR (blog) -The Guardian -Benzingaall 1,181 news articles »

New book by Car Czar goes behind the scenes of the auto bailouts - WXYZ

2010-09-03
CBS NewsNew book by Car Czar goes behind the scenes of the auto bailoutsWXYZDETROIT (WXYZ) - President Barack Obama's former car czar is dishing the dirt about some of the decisions made in the auto bailout. ...Let Rahm off the hook on that UAW expletiveWashington Post (blog)Warren mayor 'disturbed' by Rattner's bookThe Detroit NewsObama sought Ghosn to run GM, ex-car czar saysAutoWeekFOXNews -The Business Insider -Autoblog (blog)all 38 news articles »

Anti-Gang Groups-Bailout - Maroon

2010-09-03
Kansas City StarAnti-Gang Groups-BailoutMaroonAP Photo/Jae C. Hong In a Monday, June 7, 2010 photo, Robert Trejo, from left, Malo Villezas and Fabian Parra jokes around outside Homeboy Industries in Los ...Broke youth anti-crime groups want federal cashThe Associated Pressall 220 news articles »

Bailouts keep debt flowing - Charlottesville Daily Progress

2010-09-03
CBC.caBailouts keep debt flowingCharlottesville Daily ProgressBy The Daily Progress We don't know whether bad information caused Washington to deny aid to Lehman, but we do know there was a flaw — in the entire ...Bernanke defends bailoutPoliticoLehman Brothers bailout 'would have been illegal'Bobsguide (press release)Lehman Brothers rescue would have been unlawful, insists BernankeThe GuardianNew York Magazine -Hindustan Times -NPRall 1,670 news articles »

Review & Outlook: The Diviner of System Risk - Wall Street Journal

2010-09-03
Review & Outlook: The Diviner of System RiskWall Street JournalAs for what particular risk at AIG inspired Mr. Bernanke to authorize a taxpayer bailout that grew to $182 billion, Mr. Bernanke's answer was vague, ...and more »

IMF approves Pakistan flood loan, delays bailout - Central Asia Online

2010-09-03
Moneycontrol.comIMF approves Pakistan flood loan, delays bailoutCentral Asia OnlineMeanwhile, the IMF postponed the release of the $1.7 billion instalment of the bailout loan and delayed its fifth review of the Pakistani economy until ...Bulgaria: No Need for IMF Bailout Talks by 2012Novinite.comIMF announces $450m in emergency assistanceThe Express TribuneIMF Warns Countries of Debt Risks, Dismisses Idea of Greek DefaultNational Center for Policy Analysisall 280 news articles »

Earl heads for North Carolina...Bernanke explains the bailout for banks. - 9&10 News

2010-09-02
Earl heads for North Carolina...Bernanke explains the bailout for banks.9&10 NewsBUXTON, NC (AP) — Hurricane Earl is barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard, with whipping winds of 140 mph. Forecasters are trying to pinpoint exactly how ...and more »

Don't deposit your money into Citigroup shares - MarketWatch

2010-09-03
Don't deposit your money into Citigroup sharesMarketWatchMoreover, no one is going to forget the bailout, least of all Congress, which is still itching to add to the regulatory burdens that companies like ...and more »

Yes UCAN Motors - Kansas City Star (blog)

2010-09-03
Yes UCAN MotorsKansas City Star (blog)If General Motors is fortunate enough to repay the US government for all of its bailout funds, then the US taxpayers will no longer be able to call it ...and more »

Secrets Of The Bailout | The Truth About Cars

2010-09-03
We can't pretend to be overly enamored with former car czar Steve Rattner, who oversaw the auto bailout before being disgraced for his role in a New York.

Pat Robertson's Regent University Gets Bailout

2010-09-03
Officials at conservative evangelical school say rising enrollment and cutbacks will halt the slide.

Kabul Bank Bailout? Mahmoud Karzai, President's Brother, Calls For ...

2010-09-03
Hamid Karzai's older brother wants the US to guarantee deposits at Afghanistan's largest bank to stop a developing bank run fueled by fears of fraud. Mahmoud Karzai, Kabul Bank's third-biggest shareholder, told The Washington Post that ...

Sally Kohn: Next Bailout to Watch: The GOP and the Richest of the Rich

2010-09-02
The Institute for Policy Studies just released it's 17th annual study of CEO compensation revealing that the CEOs of the 50 corporations that cut the most jobs over the last two years received average bonuses higher than those paid to ...

US Mulls Afghan Bank Bailout -- News from Antiwar.com

2010-09-02
With all the political fallout from bank bailouts within the United States, the prospect of the US government going abroad and bailing out a struggling bank or even a struggling banking system in a foreign country, even an occupied one, ...

Time to End the TARP Bailout Program | The Heritage Foundation

2008-12-15
To the extent that new financial crises materialize, recentexperience suggests that the Federal Reserve Board is best able to handle them and would do so while resisting political pressure. Itis time to end the continued use and abuse ...

Karzai's Brother Wants Bank Bailout | FrumForum

2010-09-03
kabul bank2 Karzais Brother Wants Bank Bailout The Washington Post reports: As depositors thronged branches of Afghanistan's biggest bank, President Hamid Karzai told Afghans on Thursday not to panic shortly after his brother, ...

Karzai Demands U.S. Bailout Largest Afghan Bank « JONATHAN TURLEY

2010-09-03
The United States is being asked to fund another bank bailout. This one however is in Kabul. This might not sit well with Americans who continue to watch billions spent in Iraq and Afghanistan as states shutdown critical programs. ...

AMERICAblog News: Ireland reviews whether to bailout the leading ...

2010-09-03
Ireland reviews whether to bailout the leading bank or let it fail. by Chris in Paris on 9/03/2010 01:09:00 AM. Ireland may not be the only country facing such a decision. There's nothing that suggests there's been any changes in the ...

Eunomia » Bailout Politics

2010-09-01
Bennett's problem may have been that he has not furiously backtracked and become an anti-bailout zealot as Thune and Romney have tried to do. Then again, Murkowski tried having it both ways and lost anyway. ...

Bailout may boost economy

2010-09-01
The $1.8 billion government bailout going back to South Canterbury Finance depositors is the "talk of the market" and will be a big boost for the economy, with most expected to move into bank deposits or corporate bonds.

SCF bailout could kick-start property market

2010-09-02
It is hoped the bailout of South Canterbury Finance investors could kick-start the property market.

Struggling youth crime prevention groups see salvation in $1.6B federal bailout of sorts

2010-09-03
A $1.6 billion congressional bailout of sorts could help financially flailing groups that fight to keep young people out of trouble, yet lawmakers are reluctant to take up the expensive proposal...

A bank bailout for Afghanistan?

2010-09-03
A run on Kabul Bank — the nation's largest — is triggering fears of an Afghan financial meltdown. Should the U.S. step in?

Recipients of bailout funds thriving, others taking a dive

2010-09-03
It is quite disturbing to hear that 140 banks failed in 2009 and that, to date, the total of 118 is on track for 177 in 2010 [“Problem banks on the rise, but bank profits rising, too,” Business, Sept. 1]. On the very next page of The Times, another article notes that “Bailed-out banks spent big on financial lobbying” [Business, Sept. 1]. Let’s play connect the dots.

South Island economy 'rescued' by bailout

2010-09-02
The South Island rural sector is breathing a sigh of relief today, following the Government's bailout of South Canterbury Finance.

Thank Register Investor for Killing $184 Million Brightwater Bolsa Chica Bailout?

2010-09-02
If the death of a $184 million bailout ultimately kills the developer of homes above the ecologically sensitive Bolsa Chica wetlands, preservationists may have karma, an ancient Indian curs...

Different treatment claim over SCF bailout

2010-09-01
Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has compared the $1.8 billion bailout of South Canterbury Finance investors with the Treaty settlements and says Maori are "amazed" at the different public reactions.

Kabul Bank Woes Spur Call For Another U.S. Treasury Bailout

2010-09-02
Kabul Bank's woes tied to senior officials now forced out spurs calls for a U.S.bailout.

Bulgaria: No Need for IMF Bailout Talks by 2012

2010-09-02
Bulgaria's finance minister has assured that the country will have no need to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund over a bailout loan for its ailing economy in the next two years.

Kabul Bank Wants an American Bailout http://t.co/hCwotsn

2010-09-03
Kabul Bank Wants an American Bailout http://t.co/hCwotsn

Secrets Of The Bailout | The Truth About Cars: We can't pretend to be overly enamored with former car czar Steve R... http://bit.ly/cRgMye

2010-09-03
Secrets Of The Bailout | The Truth About Cars: We can't pretend to be overly enamored with former car czar Steve R... http://bit.ly/cRgMye

Secrets Of The Bailout | The Truth About Cars: We can't pretend to be overly enamored with former car czar Steve R... http://bit.ly/bI965v

2010-09-03
Secrets Of The Bailout | The Truth About Cars: We can't pretend to be overly enamored with former car czar Steve R... http://bit.ly/bI965v

Factcheck: Beware Dems claiming to have voted against the TARP bailout http://t.co/luzIkgb via @AddThis

2010-09-03
Factcheck: Beware Dems claiming to have voted against the TARP bailout http://t.co/luzIkgb via @AddThis

Democratic Bailout Baloney http://t.co/aJRUZON #tcot

2010-09-03
Democratic Bailout Baloney http://t.co/aJRUZON #tcot

news from @current A Pew Research poll finds that only 34% of Americans know the bank bailout was passed by Presid... http://bit.ly/b38fNy

2010-09-03
news from @current A Pew Research poll finds that only 34% of Americans know the bank bailout was passed by Presid... http://bit.ly/b38fNy

A Pew Research poll finds that only 34% of Americans know the bank bailout was passed by President Bush, while 47%... http://bit.ly/b38fNy

2010-09-03
A Pew Research poll finds that only 34% of Americans know the bank bailout was passed by President Bush, while 47%... http://bit.ly/b38fNy

@BarackObama Your alleged Small Bsns Bill HAS BS in the interior-BAILOUT for CORRUPT BANKS! That is not True Small Bsns Assistance, idiot!

2010-09-03
@BarackObama Your alleged Small Bsns Bill HAS BS in the interior-BAILOUT for CORRUPT BANKS! That is not True Small Bsns Assistance, idiot!

Why cant the government force bailout banks to reduce mortgage rates to 4%? http://goo.gl/fb/buuyF

2010-09-03
Why cant the government force bailout banks to reduce mortgage rates to 4%? http://goo.gl/fb/buuyF

Will Says... Bailout Bill is Congress`s 3 a.m. Wake Up Call, Answer It! Says Humorist Will Roberts http://bit.ly/8YIrZf

2010-09-03
Will Says... Bailout Bill is Congress`s 3 a.m. Wake Up Call, Answer It! Says Humorist Will Roberts http://bit.ly/8YIrZf

@lewisshepherd Absolutely, we've decided to go with 5yr ARM because that worked out so well for everyone #bailout #sarcasm

2010-09-03
@lewisshepherd Absolutely, we've decided to go with 5yr ARM because that worked out so well for everyone #bailout #sarcasm

@lewisshepherd Absolutely, we've I decided to go with 5 ARM because that worked out so well for everyone #bailout #sarcasm

2010-09-03
@lewisshepherd Absolutely, we've I decided to go with 5 ARM because that worked out so well for everyone #bailout #sarcasm

Factcheck: Beware Dems claiming to have voted against the TARP bailout http://bit.ly/bpynqR

2010-09-03
Factcheck: Beware Dems claiming to have voted against the TARP bailout http://bit.ly/bpynqR

Factcheck: Beware Dems claiming to have voted against the TARP bailout: The Posterior Preservation Act of 2009. Wh... http://bit.ly/c81eVo

2010-09-03
Factcheck: Beware Dems claiming to have voted against the TARP bailout: The Posterior Preservation Act of 2009. Wh... http://bit.ly/c81eVo

RT @slone: FACTCHECK! Beware Dems claiming 2 have voted AGAINST the TARP bailout http://bit.ly/bXsJlI #tcot #tlot #teaparty #sgp #gop

2010-09-03
RT @slone: FACTCHECK! Beware Dems claiming 2 have voted AGAINST the TARP bailout http://bit.ly/bXsJlI #tcot #tlot #teaparty #sgp #gop