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Trouble Ahead: Can the Right Seize the Banking Reform Issue in 2010?
Trouble Ahead: Can the Right Seize the Banking Reform Issue in 2010?
Eliot Spitzer explains how the White House defense of the status quo will give Republicans powerful ammunition in the 2010 elections. Few things are as potent in politics as calling for change at a moment of fundamental dissatisfaction with the status quo. Nobody should know this better ...
Visitor Records
whitehouse.gov — As part of President Obama's commitment to government transparency, we are providing records of White House visitors... on an ongoing basis online. In December 2009, we will begin posting all White House visitor records for the period from September 15th ... (more) Visitor Records
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks
washingtontimes.com — During his first nine months in office, President Obama has quietly rewarded scores of top Democratic donors... with VIP access to the White House, private briefings with administration advisers and invitations to important speeches and town-hall ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks
Edmunds.com Responds to White House Comments on Cash for Clunkers Analysis
edmunds.com — Today the Department of Transportation and White House chose to respond to an analysis Edmunds.com released Wednesday... that looked at auto sales this year and what sales volumes would have been had the popular Cash for Clunkers program never existed. (more) Edmunds.com Responds to White House Comments on Cash for ...
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Trouble Ahead: Can the Right Seize the Banking Reform Issue in 2010?
naked capitalism — ... them in a no position to cover the cost of the bailout. So the simple question remains: why aren’t we focusing on the problem that got us here in the first instance — the scope, range, and size of the mega-institutions whose risk taking has so far inflicted only enormous harm on our economy? If the Republicans pick up this issue before we do, the elections of 2010 could be even worse than we are now fearing. Cross posted with the permission of New Deal 2.0. ...

Wednesday morning links
The Mess That Greenspan Made — ... Path - Bloomberg A Tale of Four Trial Modifications at IndyMac Bank - Mandelman Matters No Money Down Mortgages Continue - FalkenBlog FED/TREASURY/BANKING Why Bernanke And Geithner's Gambit Fails - Market Ticker Ben Bernanke's Secret Plan: Raise Rates Too Late - Business Insider Give the Power to Create Credit Back to the People - Washington's Blog Good times may be gone for Treasury funds - MarketWatch Bank of America Reneges on Card Costs - TheStreet.com INTERESTING Man ...

Guest Post: Will the Democrats Lose in 2010 Because They Won’t Pass Real Financial Reforms?
naked capitalism — ... Yesterday, Elliot Spitzer said that the White House’s defense of the financial status quo will give Republicans powerful ammunition in the 2010 elections. ...

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