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Band of Dems Blasts Geithner Plan « The Washington Independent
washingtonindependent.com - 10/31/2009
Band of Dems Blasts Geithner Plan « The Washington Independent
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Appearing before a House panel on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner made his best pitch for legislation granting the White House broad new powers to seize Wall Street firms when their collapse might torpedo others in the industry. It didn’t go so well. A number of Democrats on the House ...
Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery (Update1)
bloomberg.com - 11/1/2009
Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the country’s economic recovery and job creation... hinge on banks taking more risk and restoring the flow of credit to businesses. “The big risk we face now is that banks are going to ... (more) Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery ...

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Complete Interview Tim Geithner On Meet The Press (November 1)
dailybail.com - 11/2/2009
Complete Interview Tim Geithner On Meet The Press (November 1)
— dailybail.com — Video: Tim Geithner On Meet The Press With David Gregory, November 1, 2009 ********** GREGORY: Let me... talk about the deficit and the debt.  These are alarming numbers, you said they are.  Let's look at the deficit since Inauguration Day : $1.2 trillion, now $1.4 trillion; ... (more) Complete Interview Tim Geithner On Meet The Press ...

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hf-implode.com - 11/3/2009
Why Does Geithner Still Have a Job
— hf-implode.com — You can hear Geithner say that the danger is the banks won't take enough risk with taxpayer... money. (more) Why Does Geithner Still Have a Job

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naked capitalism — Polar bear plus grizzly equals? BBC A farmer’s field of dreams buries climate change war The Age Schwarzenegger’s secret message to the state Assembly: ‘F*ck you.’ Think Progress (hat tip reader Scott) An Old Master, Back in Fashion Devin Leonard, New York Times Band of Dems Blasts Geithner Plan Washington Independent (hat tip reader John D) The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York Frank Rich, New York Times. This is becoming surreal. Given the trajectory of the economy, and the overly bank ...

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