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Economy dominates Obama, McCain
The Swampby Jill Zuckman and John McCormick GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--The nation's economic distress soaked up the presidential candidates' attention again Wednesday as each tried to persuade voters that only he could get the financial markets back on track in order...Tags: Alaska, Retirement, National Government, Corporate Crime, John McCain
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Fed economic action: 'Unprecedented'
The SwampBy Mark Silva Capping a week of extraordinary government intervention in an economy in crisis, President Bush is at once supporting unparalleled federal action with hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars at stake and attempting to offer Americans a...Tags: Credit and Debt, Harry Reid, Politics, Homes, Business Institutions
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Bush: Economy's 'pivotal moment'
The Swampby Mark Silva Capping a week of extraordinary government intervention in an economy in crisis, President Bush today endorsed new federal measures to make money more readily available for loans by banks and other financial institutions, and struggled to...Tags: National Government, John McCain, Republican Party, Politics, Elections
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Paulson: 'Lenders have to keep lending'
The Swampby James Oliphant Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson addressed two lingering criticisms of his agency's bailout plan. Sen. Richard Shelby, a critic of the plan, asked Paulson why the investment banks and other...Tags: Henry Paulson, Richard Shelby, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Bailout's failure on Paulson's head?
The Swamp(Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) by Frank James As the fingerpointing continues following the House's failure to pass the $700 billion bailout, a lot of blame is going to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. for first trying to run roughshod......Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Henry Paulson, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Newt Gingrich, National Government
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Crisis: McCain says mark-to-market suspended
Spin CycleMcCain's campaign sends out an e-mail praising the SEC for dropping "mark to market" rules -- financial accounting rules that essentially require that securities that have lost value be written down to their actual value instead of being carried at......Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Prices, Newt Gingrich, National Government, Science and Technology
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For veep debate, the pressure's on Biden
The SwampBy James Oliphant WILMINGTON, Del.--Joe Biden walked into the Pit Tuesday. As a metaphor for his upcoming debate with Sarah Palin, you could do worse. But this was the Charcoal Pit, a mom-and-pop diner north of the city and Biden......Tags: Alaska, CBS Corp., Joe Biden, John McCain, Elections
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AIG wasting your money on Mark Penn
Spin CycleFlush with help from the taxpayers, guess who AIG is spending your money on? Fresh from the scandal of spa trips for its big performers and pledging to watch its p's and q's, AIG has signed public relations firm......Tags: Mark Penn, Personal Service, State Budgets, Contracts, Public Relations
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Obama job applicants beware
The Swampby Frank James When the economy is unsteady and there's a surplus of job applicants, employers can be more exacting in their requirements. The incoming Obama Administration is no different, and maybe even more demanding than many an employer since......Tags: The New York Times, Employers, National Government, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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AIG: Astounding Idiotic Greed
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsDid you hear the one about the company that got a $152 billion government bailout that turned around and paid ???retention bonuses??? to roughly 7,000 employees? And that some of those bonuses were for 100 percent of the workers??? annual......Tags: Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), Water Restrictions, Everglades, FPL Group, Charlie Crist
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Banks cutting air-fleet, Vegas junket
The Swampby Mark Silva Two eye-catchers: Bank of America is selling "some of its corporate aircraft'' - scaling back the institution's fleet of nine - including "the Merrill Lynch helicopter.'' Wells Fargo, which has collected $25 billion in federal bailout...Tags: Banking, National Government, Government, Citigroup Incorporated, Personal Service
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Obama: Executive excess 'bad strategy'
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera and Christi Parsons President Barack Obama this morning unveiled new restrictions on pay for executives at financial institutions receiving federal bailout money, slamming corporate leaders for "narrow self interest" in enriching...Tags: Timothy Geithner, Barack Obama, National Government, CEO Pay, Politics
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