nytimes.com - 9/30/2008
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Without the bailout plan they lobbied for, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve will have to dig deep into their toolkits. >
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Obama Steps Up to Solve Financial Crisis
ScrappleFace —
(2008-09-30) — Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, in an effort to demonstrate the leadership qualities which will make him a great president, today offered his own proposal to defuse the current financial crisis in the wake of yesterday’s failure of the Bush-Pelosi financial-sector bailout plan.
“The House rejected the bailout because folks don’t trust [Treasury Secretary] Hank Paulson — a complete stranger — to manage the distribution of $700 billion in taxpayer money,” said Sen. Obama. ...
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The Mess That Greenspan Made —
... Heading for Slump, With or Without Bailout - Bloomberg Bailout bill defeat could cause painful recession - AP Consumers: Caught in the Credit Squeeze - BusinessWeek HOUSING Try, Try Again: Senate to Take Up Bailout - HousingWire Upheaval Continues at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac - HousingWire FED/TREASURY/BANKING Fed May Need to Dip Into Toolbox Further as Congress Scrambles - Bloomberg Treasury and the Fed Looking at Options - NY Times INTERNATIONAL ...
Dow Rebounds, Gains 485
SmartMoney.com —
... ReadMe The New York Times on what now: Even without a comprehensive bailout package, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve still have a variety of instruments to support financial firms on the verge of collapse. STORY BusinessWeek on the credit markets: Overshadowed by the Dow's historic drop, the crisis in the bond market threatens to prolong the credit crunch. ...
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