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Talking point foolery: Proposed bank ‘bailout fund’ is really an ‘execution fund’

By | 04.19.10 | 9:56 am

At the end of last week, the Obama administration reportedly told Senate Democrats to drop the $50 billion liquidation fund — often referred to as a “bailout fund” — from the financial regulation bill as a concession to Republicans.…

Government Sachs: Democracy brought to you by Goldman-trained bureaucrats

By | 03.17.10 | 3:03 pm

What do people do at Goldman Sachs all day? They prepare to work at the White House and at the U.S. Treasury Department, that’s what. Even a short list might stun the uninitiated.

DC Scorecard: Bank lobbyists win again, with help from Dem friends

By | 12.16.09 | 9:36 am

Bloomberg takes a hard look at the lobbying fight over financial regulatory overhaul and concludes that despite last week’s passage of a financial regulatory overhaul package by the House, the banks won — simply by not losing as…