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O'Reilly vs. Barney Frank: Knockdown
The Swampby Mark Silva Here is one incredible exchange between the host of a network news commentary program and a member of Congress. Be sure to strap on your helmet and elbow pads before watching this one. Bill O'Reilly, of FOX's......Tags: Government, Barney Frank, Fannie Mae, Massachusetts, National Government
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Obama vs. McCain: Scripted and improv
The Swampby Mark Silva In an hour-and-a-half of shuffling around a red-carpeted stage, Sen. John McCain waved a red cape at rival Sen. Barack Obama more than once, but it took a good hour and 15 minutes for the Republican to......Tags: Osama bin Laden, eBay Inc., Small Businesses, Politics, History
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McCain-Obama I: The opening, the economy
Spin CycleBrokaw says "we still don't know where the bottom is" for the economy. Public questioner asks: What's the fastest most positivbe solution for bailout of the people at the bottom? Obama: Cites worry about the first financial crisis since the......Tags: Financial Markets, Politics, Homes, John McCain, Fannie Mae
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McCain plan: Back and forth and back again
Spin CycleIs McCain's $300 billion mortgage bailout plan part of the $700 billion or not? Sorry if we're confusing you, but it's confusing: Tuesday night the answer was yes: "The direct cost of this plan would be roughly $300 billion......Tags: Government, Politics, Mortgages, Ohio, Barack Obama
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Bailout plus: US to buy stakes in banks?
The Swampby Frank James One of the biggest knocks on the Bush Administration's $700 billion bailout/rescue plan was that buying up toxic assets wouldn't do a lot to put cash in banks' coffers. Many an expert said a better approach would......Tags: Financial Markets, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Heads of State, Government, Politics
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Paulson blew it: French finance minister
The Swampby Frank James Sacrebleu. Looks like when the G-7 finance ministers meet in the Washington Friday, there could be some awkward moments between Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. and French counterpart, Christine Lagarde. She thinks has botched things...Tags: Financial Markets, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson, Fannie Mae, Bankruptcy
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Money mess not from loans to minorities
The Swampby Frank James There's been a concerted effort by some to blame the global financial meltdown on lower-income people who got into houses they couldn't afford. The argument takes different forms. The Community Reinvestment Act or CRA forced banks to......Tags: Loans, Government, Business Institutions, Finance, Personal Income
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Credit crisis fixes: Six ideas here
The Swampby William Neikirk A major economic stimulus package, including funds to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, is shaping up as one of the top ideas for responding to the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Asked to name key measures that......Tags: Government, Economic Policy, Derivative Securities, Fannie Mae, Ronald Reagan
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Hank Williams Jr. sings McCain's praise
The Swampby Frank James Country star Hank Williams Jr. has penned a tune for Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin callled "McCain-Palin Tradition." Williams managed to get in the McCain campaign's talking points, of last week at least, that......Tags: Bill Clinton, Banking, Republican National Conventions, Government, Music
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ACORN, villain or victim?
The Swampby Frank James ACORN, the community organizing group, has become the incarnation of all that is unholy for many Republicans who accuse it of doing two things: trying to steal the presidential election for Sen. Barack Obama and causing the......Tags: Financial Markets, Government, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Fannie Mae
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ACORN: McCain's a zero on foreclosures
The Swampby Frank James ACORN continues to fight back against Republican charges that it's the cause of, among other evils, the housing meltdown which contributed to the global financial crisis. We're heroes, McCain's a zero on the foreclosure crisis, is the......Tags: Loans, Financial Markets, Federal Reserve, Politics, Foreclosures
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With Senate in play, a D'Amato-Democrat love-fest
Spin CycleAt least one high-ranking Republican official was more than peeved that two nights before an election that threatens to blow up the GOP's last bastion of state power -- the Senate majority --Sen. Alfonse D'Amato was raising big bucks for......Tags: David Paterson, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Local Elections, Republican Party
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