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nakedcapitalism.com - 1/14/2009
TARP Arm-Twisting Begins Again
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The effort to get the second half of the TARP approved (or more accurately, not force Obushma to nix a Congressional turndown) is all feeling a bit Groundhog Day-ish, without the backdrop of a Lehman collapse and AIG implosion to add a sense of urgency and high drama. The officialdom is again ...
Panel Steps Up Criticism of Treasury Over TARP
online.wsj.com - 1/9/2009
Panel Steps Up Criticism of Treasury Over TARP
— online.wsj.com — MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury has failed to reveal its strategy for stabilizing the... financial system, not answered questions asked by a government watchdog, and has done nothing to help struggling homeowners, a report being ... (more) Panel Steps Up Criticism of Treasury Over TARP

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cboblog.cbo.gov - 1/16/2009
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Report
— cboblog.cbo.gov — CBO is required by law to report semiannually on OMB’s assessment of expenditures under the Troubled Assets... Relief Program (TARP). Today, CBO released the first of these reports . (For more on the TARP program, this blog post from October ... (more) Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Report

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ritholtz.com - 1/13/2009
The Terrible Lessons of TARP
— ritholtz.com — With the government now debating the release of the second half of the TARP funds, perhaps now... is as good a time as any to look at how successfully spent the first $350 Billion dollars were. The evidence is not very favorable. What I can say ... (more) The Terrible Lessons of TARP

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