Ex-auto czar, two former Treasury officials agree to talk with special inspector general about Delphi pensions
Congress was unaware of $7.77 trillion in secret Fed loans ahead of TARP vote - TheDC
Public cost of bailout much higher than previously thought
Ryan: Obama punted budget, it's 'Debt On Arrival' - TheDC
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan says Obama punted on budget crisis
Toomey bill aims to take debt limit 'scare tactics off the table' - TheDC
GOP Sen. Pat Toomey introduces a bill to undercut President Obama’s argument that the debt limit must be raised
Amendment proposed to prevent government-owned companies - TheDC
Republican Rep. Mike Turner wants to ban the federal government from owning corporations
Total stimulus reaches nearly $3 trillion - CNN
According to cost estimates prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, over the last three years stimulus programs have cost nearly a trillion dollars a year
Geithner says financial recovery amounts to 'fraction' of estimated cost - ABC
Recently, the CBO estimated that the TARP program will cost far less than the original estimate of $350 billion
Wall Street sees record revenue in recovery from bailout - Bloomberg
In spite of the bailout, Wall Street’s biggest banks will complete their best two years in investment banking and trading
E-mails could implicate others in Waters trial - NYT
The e-mails show that Waters’ chief of staff was actively engaged in discussing with committee members details of a bank bailout bill
Federal gov. quiet on G.M. upswing - NYT
In G.M. turnaround story, Washington played a big part
Wall Street bailout returns 8.2% profit beating Treasury bonds - Bloomberg
The government has earned $25.2 billion on its investment of $309 billion in banks and insurance companies, an 8.2 percent return over two years
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Axelrod: We’re talking about the economy. These foreign-money attacks are totally about the economy.
Getting snippy with host Candy Crowley Sunday on “State of the Union,” David Axelrod bristled at the idea that Democrats are talking about foreign money to distract from the state of the economy and the jobs picture
TARP losses now estimated at $51 billion - LAT
The Treasury Department expects to incur more “substantial losses” from the separate government seizure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Sen. Thune defends TARP vote - The Hill
The program deviated from its original intention but Thune said that it was the right vote to make at the time
Happy birthday, bank bailout!
Sunday marks the two-year anniversary of TARP. Looking back, it’s clear that TARP didn’t live up to expectations.
TARP cost could be much less than initially expected - NYT
It could end up losing much less than the initial figure of 700 billion
A.I.G. and government agree on exit plan - NYT
A.I.G. owes the Fed about $46 billion and has agreed to repay that amount by the end of March 2011
TARP claims by House Dems not adding up - TheDC
5 Democratic representatives run ads touting votes against TARP, despite not being in office at the time
