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Hightower: Why Obama and Dems Seem Incapable of Taking a Firm Stand on Anything | Economy | AlterNet
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The Obama-ites seem incapable of firm stands. They excite us by boldly addressing our economic woes. But when it comes time to follow through -- it's droopsville.
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Five Minutes With: Elizabeth Warren
(www.campusprogress.org)
Elizabeth Warren is a professor at Harvard Law School. In an era in which consumer protections have fallen by the wayside, Warren has been arguing for the interests of consumers, advocating for the... More
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Agreement Is Near on New Overseer of Banking Risks (www.nytimes.com)
The Senate and the Obama administration are nearing agreement on forming a council of regulators, led by the Treasury secretary, to identify systemic risk to the nation’s financial system, officials... More
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The lending crunch: 'It is very hard to survive' (money.cnn.com)
Small business loans continue to dry up at the nation's biggest banks. Eleven top TARP recipients -- including Wells Fargo, by far the nation's largest lender to small companies -- cut their... More
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JPMorgan expansion defies Obama's agenda (www.latimes.com)
Like other giant banks, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been criticized for being "too big to fail." But that isn't stopping the company from getting even bigger.
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Chris Dodd Is Sick of Waiting for Richard Shelby on Financial Reform (www.reuters.com)
Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is working with a Republican on financial regulatory reform, reports the Washington Post, but not with his counterpart, ranking member Richard Shelby, Ala. “After he and Shelby... More
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President Obama On CEO Compensation At Too Big To Fail Banks (www.istockanalyst.com)
Bloomberg today reports President Obama as commenting on the $17 million bonus for Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase and the $9 million bonus for Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, "I know both those... More
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Don't Judge the Budget by Its Cover | The American Prospect
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President Barack Obama's first budget was notable for its honesty -- it eliminated stale tricks designed to conceal the impact of expensive programs and forecast a progressive agenda in the midst of... More
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ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery By ColorLines Investigative Team
(www.colorlines.com)
President Obama says the stimulus saved or created 2 million jobs in 2009. But is the recovery really working? The American dream of good jobs and strong communities is still just a dream for too... More
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Dodd Calls Obama Plan Too Grand (www.nytimes.com)
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee warned on Tuesday that the Obama administration’s new proposals to rein in Wall Street firms ran the risk of derailing months of delicate negotiations... More
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