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Last ModifiedAshley November 22, 2008 05:43pm
DescriptionWhat are they? Why do we need them? Why don't we need them? Discuss the prospect of bailouts of various industries here.

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 26, 2020 06:35pm Analysis Who got special deals in the stimulus and why they got them  Article RP 
Jun 19, 2018 06:50am Proposed Legislation Senate rejects Trump’s plan to lift ZTE export ban  Article RP 
Sep 30, 2012 12:00am General Four years later, was the TARP bailout worth it?  Article Jason 
Sep 11, 2012 04:00pm News U.S. Treasury Cuts Stake In AIG With $18 Billion Sale  Article RP 
Sep 10, 2012 09:00am Perspective The Democrats’ GM Fiction  Article Imperator 
Apr 26, 2012 07:00pm News U.S. watchdog doubts TARP will turn a profit for taxpayers  Article Patrick 
Sep 21, 2011 12:00am Commentary GM is back, thanks to Uncle Sam  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 23, 2011 12:00pm Speculative JP Morgan May Take Over Bank Of America  Article particleman 
Jun 07, 2011 09:35pm Analysis President Obama’s phony accounting on the auto industry bailout  Article Imperator 
May 26, 2011 08:05pm Opinion Forget the spin. Taxpayers still on the hook for auto bailouts  Article Jason 
May 24, 2011 01:50pm News Chrysler repays government loans  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 17, 2011 07:50am Report With Fifth Third Out, Banks Have Repaid 99% of TARP   Article RP 
Feb 24, 2011 11:00am Report G.M. Reports an Annual Profit, Its First Since 2004  Article RP 
Dec 09, 2010 11:00pm Blog Entry Secret GOP plan: Push states to declare bankruptcy and smash unions  Article particleman 
Nov 18, 2010 12:00am News U.S. Taxpayers Recover Billions in Sale of G.M. Stock  Article WesternDem 
Nov 02, 2010 03:00am News In G.M.’s Comeback Story, a Big Role for Washington  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 01, 2010 01:00am News G.M. Said to Plan Cut in U.S. Stake by a Third  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 16, 2010 04:00pm Oops TPS teacher who watched Obama sign bill is laid off  Article Imperator 
Sep 30, 2010 09:30am Commentary TARP’s a bipartisan success  Article RP 
Sep 20, 2010 11:00pm Opinion Wall Street's greatest heist: the Tarp  Article Patrick 
Sep 14, 2010 03:20pm Analysis TARP: Success that none dare mention  Article Imperator 
Sep 04, 2010 05:00pm News Bailout in the Works for Afghan Bank as Panic Continues  Article Jason 
Aug 26, 2010 10:45pm News A Big Surprise: Troubled Assets Garner Rewards  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 23, 2010 12:00pm News A.I.G. to Repay Fed $3.9 Billion of Bailout Loan  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 20, 2010 12:00am Opinion Hate stimuluses? Like depressions?  Article RP 
Aug 09, 2010 05:00am Report Freddie Mac suffers six billion dollar quarterly loss  Article Jason 
Jun 11, 2010 09:20am Report TARP Repayments Surpass Loans   Article RP 
Apr 28, 2010 10:00am General Republican senators show signs of relenting on Wall Street reform bill  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Apr 24, 2010 07:00am Analysis Analysis: GOP, Dems compete for populist title  Article Imperator 
Apr 21, 2010 12:00pm Proposed Legislation Once critical of financial regulation bill, Republicans change their tone  Article RP 
Apr 21, 2010 11:00am General GM returns $8.1B to U.S., Canadian taxpayers   Article RP 
Apr 19, 2010 06:00pm Commentary Squashing the Goldman vampire squid  Article Craverguy 
Apr 19, 2010 11:00am General Surprise: Goldman Sachs to pay out $5 billion more in bonuses for first three months of 2010  Article RP 
Apr 18, 2010 04:15pm Proposed Legislation GOP Rebuffs Dem Concession On Financial Reform  Article RP 
Apr 16, 2010 02:00pm News Obama: I'll Veto Financial Reform Bill if it Doesn't Control Derivative Markets  Article Scott³ 
Apr 12, 2010 11:00am Statement JPMorgan Chase Argues Against Mortgage Modifications, Citing Sanctity Of Contracts  Article RP 
Feb 10, 2010 01:00pm News White House Moves Swiftly To Stem Fallout Of Disastrous Obama Interview.   Article DEPolitics 
Jan 26, 2010 02:00pm Poll Americans Support Obama Plan to Tax Bailed-Out Banks  Article kal 
Jan 21, 2010 10:00pm News US Sen. Thune's Amendment to End TARP Defeated  Article Scott³ 
Jan 12, 2010 07:00pm News New York Fed Faces House Subpoena Over AIG Bailout   Article particleman 
Dec 31, 2009 04:00pm News Treasury winds down bank bailouts with $29M outlay  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 15, 2009 01:00pm News Wells Fargo to repay $25 billion in TARP funds  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 14, 2009 11:00am News Citigroup Has Reached a Deal to Repay U.S. Bailout Funds   Article ArmyDem 
Dec 14, 2009 11:00am News Abu Dhabi Gives Dubai $10 Billion for Use on Debt   Article ArmyDem 
Dec 09, 2009 05:50am General TARP’s Failures Described By Congressional Oversight Panel  Article Jason 
Dec 07, 2009 10:00pm Commentary How to Beat Wall Street at Its Own Game  Article RP 
Dec 06, 2009 02:00pm Report U.S. Forecasts Smaller Loss From Bailout of Banks   Article RP 
Nov 19, 2009 01:00pm Proposed Legislation Panel Approves Curbs on 'Too Big' Firms   Article RP 
Nov 16, 2009 12:00am Perspective Let's Bail Out the Pot Dealers!  Article Jason 
Nov 11, 2009 01:00pm News Report: AIG CEO ready to quit over pay limits  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 21, 2009 02:30pm News Administration to slash pay at bailed-out firms  Article RP 
Oct 21, 2009 01:30pm Strategy Obama to refocus bailout on small businesses  Article RP 
Oct 21, 2009 01:05pm General Watchdog excoriates execution of TARP  Article kal 
Oct 08, 2009 07:00am General 34 banks don't pay their quarterly TARP dividends  Article kal 
Oct 04, 2009 11:30pm News Goldman to be paid $1bn if CIT fails  Article Craverguy 
Oct 04, 2009 01:40pm Editorial Where's the money?  Article Jason 
Sep 25, 2009 07:00am Scandal Gore-Backed Car Firm Gets Large U.S. Loan  Article Jason 
Sep 23, 2009 05:00pm Oops Phone number detailing Maritime lobster aid information is actually sex line  Article Monsieur 
Sep 21, 2009 03:40pm General AIG bailout 'significant' taxpayer risk  Article Jason 
Sep 21, 2009 07:00am General Obama open to newspaper bailout bill  Article kal 
Sep 18, 2009 04:25pm Statement 40 senators: Terminate TARP by year's end  Article Jason 
Sep 01, 2009 12:00pm Commentary Did You Hear Anyone Say, "Thank You"?  Article Craverguy 
Aug 30, 2009 10:00am Report As Banks Repay Bailout Money, U.S. Sees a Profit   Article RP 
Aug 01, 2009 06:00am General After $182 billion taxpayer rescue, is AIG on the verge of collapse?  Article kal 
Jul 12, 2009 09:00pm News Goldman Sachs Likely to Post Huge Profits, Analysts Say   Article Penguin 
Jul 10, 2009 05:00am General AIG seeks clearance for more bonuses  Article kal 
Jul 02, 2009 02:00am News Mortgage-Rescue Plan to Cover More Borrowers   Article Jason 
Jun 18, 2009 06:20pm Opinion Mission Shrink: We've Gone From Saving Wall Street in Order to Save Main Street to Just Saving Wall Street  Article Craverguy 
Jun 09, 2009 06:00pm News 10 big banks get OK to repay $68B in bailout money  Article Patrick 
Jun 03, 2009 05:00am General The General Motors bailout only delays an inevitable crash   Article kal 
Jun 01, 2009 12:00pm Opinion Grand Theft Auto: How Stevie the Rat Bankrupted GM  Article Craverguy 
May 31, 2009 03:20pm Poll Just 21% Favor GM Bailout Plan, 67% Oppose  Article Scott³ 
May 27, 2009 05:50pm Analysis News Flash: Car Dealers are Republicans (It's Called a Control Group, People)  Article RP 
May 21, 2009 10:30am News Treasury Is Said to Plan Second Bailout for GMAC   Article Ashley 
May 20, 2009 11:00am News Lobster fishermen protest outside Miramichi MP's office, demand bailout  Article Monsieur 
May 19, 2009 06:00pm General Was the bank bailout necessary?  Article kal 
May 07, 2009 04:00am General AIG bonuses four times higher  Article kal 
May 05, 2009 05:00am News More Banks Will Need Capital   Article Jason 
May 02, 2009 04:00am News Citi Said to Need Up to $10 Billion   Article Jason 
Apr 29, 2009 04:00am Report Citi asks Treasury if it can pay bonuses  Article Jason 
Apr 20, 2009 05:45am General US to put conditions on Tarp repayment  Article kal 
Apr 07, 2009 10:00pm Speculative US Recovery Is Far Off, Banks Are 'Basically Insolvent': Soros  Article particleman 
Apr 07, 2009 10:00pm Speculative Geithner Wrong, Crap Assets Correctly Priced, Say Harvard And Princeton Profs  Article particleman 
Apr 05, 2009 05:00am General Obama Wants to Control the Banks: There's a reason he refuses to accept repayment of TARP money.  Article kal 
Apr 01, 2009 05:55am News CEO Who Returned Funds Notes TARP's Stigma  Article Karma Policeman 
Mar 31, 2009 01:20pm News Financial Rescue Nears GDP as Pledges Approach $12.8 Trillion  Article Craverguy 
Mar 30, 2009 06:00pm General Workers say Obama treated autos worse than Wall St  Article kal 
Mar 29, 2009 05:20pm General Officials: Auto bailout plan forces out General Motors' CEO  Article kal 
Mar 26, 2009 12:55am News Auto Task Force Set to Back More Loans -- With Strings   Article Jason 
Mar 23, 2009 11:45am Blog Entry AIG Magically Makes All Its Problems Vanish  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Mar 20, 2009 08:00pm News A.I.G. Sues U.S. for Return of $306 Million in Tax Payments  Article particleman 
Mar 20, 2009 04:10pm Announcement Activists Hosting 'Bus Tours' Of AIG Executives' Homes  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Mar 19, 2009 11:25pm News How the Fed Failed to Tell Obama About The Bonuses  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 19, 2009 10:00pm News Auto Parts Makers Get $5 Billion Lifeline  Article particleman 
Mar 19, 2009 08:00pm News 13 firms receiving federal bailout owe back taxes  Article particleman 
Mar 19, 2009 03:05pm Speculative AIG Corporate Security's Tips for Surviving an Angry Mob  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Mar 16, 2009 10:00pm News AIG massive payments to banks stoke bailout rage  Article particleman 
Mar 16, 2009 04:00pm Blog Entry AIG Bonuses -- It Keeps Getting Better  Article particleman 
Mar 16, 2009 10:00am News Grassley on AIG execs: Quit or suicide  Article Servo 
Mar 14, 2009 09:00am News A.I.G. Planning Huge Bonuses After $170 Billion Bailout  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 11, 2009 06:00pm General Now-needy FDIC collected little in premiums  Article RP 
Mar 03, 2009 09:00pm News GM urges EU states to come to its aid  Article particleman 
Mar 03, 2009 03:20pm General GE seeks government partnership in new economy  Article Ashley 
Mar 01, 2009 10:15am News More bailout funds to AIG  Article Servo 
Feb 28, 2009 05:15am Blog Entry Dealing with Fred  Article New Jerusalem 
Feb 23, 2009 03:00pm News Bank of New York Mellon scored $3B bailout, also oversees entire program  Article Craverguy 
Feb 12, 2009 09:00am News Wall Street Men Find World According to TARP Worth Fleeing  Article Servo 
Feb 11, 2009 04:00pm General Republicans Shut Out of Stimulus Conference Negotiations   Article kal 
Feb 08, 2009 01:00pm News Wells Fargo Chief Defends Employee-Recognition Events  Article Servo 
Feb 08, 2009 07:00am News Senate GOP says they were left out  Article kal 
Feb 08, 2009 05:00am General FACTBOX: Where has the U.S. bailout money gone?  Article kal 
Feb 06, 2009 12:00am News TARP Shortchanged Taxpayers by $78 Billion, Watchdog Panel Says  Article Craverguy 
Feb 05, 2009 01:00pm News Goldman Sachs CFO seeks to repay TARP funds  Article Servo 
Feb 04, 2009 05:00am General Obama to announce limits on executive pay: Restriction would apply to those getting ‘exceptional’ bailout assistance  Article kal 
Feb 03, 2009 10:00pm News U.S. Plans to Curb Executive Pay for Bailout Recipients  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 03, 2009 05:00am General Let banks fail, says Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz  Article kal 
Feb 02, 2009 09:55am News AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers  Article Servo 
Jan 31, 2009 09:00am News Obama pledges strict oversight of CEOs [accepting bailout funds]  Article Servo 
Jan 28, 2009 09:00am Commentary Let the Wall St. "Talent" Walk  Article Servo 
Jan 28, 2009 05:00am General Republicans Object to Stimulus Dollars for ACORN  Article kal 
Jan 26, 2009 08:00pm Report Rescued Citigroup Shelling Out $50M for Corporate Jet  Article Servo 
Jan 22, 2009 11:00am News 75% Of Latest Bank Of America Bailout Used To Pay Merrill Lynch Bonuses  Article Servo 
Jan 16, 2009 05:00pm Opinion Obama pushing bailout without solid plan in place  Article Craverguy 
Jan 07, 2009 04:00pm Amusing Porn industry seeks federal bailout  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 01, 2009 05:00am General Government aid could save U.S. newspapers, spark debate  Article kal 
Dec 29, 2008 10:00pm News U.S. throws GMAC $6 billion lifeline  Article Jason 
Dec 20, 2008 04:00pm News U.S. Throws Lifeline to Detroit   Article Jason 
Dec 19, 2008 02:00pm News White House May Not Ask for Rest of TARP   Article Jason 
Dec 18, 2008 03:15pm News Bush considering 'orderly' auto bankruptcy  Article particleman 
Dec 17, 2008 05:30pm Opinion Destroying What the UAW Built  Article Bob Sacamano 
Dec 15, 2008 02:00am General Executive pay limits may prove toothless  Article Jason 
Dec 13, 2008 12:00am News Detroit Gets Access to Bailout Funds   Article Jason 
Dec 13, 2008 12:00am News The Key Numbers Behind the Bailouts   Article Jason 
Dec 12, 2008 07:00pm News White House may tap Wall Street fund for autos  Article Jason 
Dec 12, 2008 12:00pm News GOP: 'Action Alert - Auto Bailout'  Article Servo 
Dec 11, 2008 11:00pm Proposed Legislation $14B auto bailout dies in Senate  Article particleman 
Dec 11, 2008 02:00pm News McConnell deals major blow to bailout  Article particleman 
Dec 10, 2008 12:00am News Deal reached in principle on $15B auto bailout  Article particleman 
Dec 09, 2008 11:30pm News Angry Ford dealer in SC blasts imports in ads  Article The Sunset Provision 
Dec 08, 2008 05:00pm News GM, Chrysler could get bailout cash in a week  Article Jason 
Dec 08, 2008 04:00pm News Congress Moves Closer to Auto Rescue Deal   Article Jason 
Dec 06, 2008 10:00am News White House, Democrats Near Short-Term Deal For Automakers  Article Scott³ 
Dec 03, 2008 02:00pm Opinion Saving the Big 3 for You and Me ...A Message from Michael Moore  Article Craverguy 
Dec 02, 2008 09:00pm Perspective Bailout Monitor Sees Lack of a Coherent Plan   Article Karma Policeman 
Dec 02, 2008 04:00pm News GAO Report Says Bailout Program Needs More Oversight  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 01, 2008 12:00pm News GMAC Puts Individuals After Institutions in Bond Plan   Article Chase McFadden 
Nov 26, 2008 06:00pm Opinion Don't Bail Them Out, Take Them Over  Article Craverguy 
Nov 25, 2008 07:20am Analysis Big Bailouts, Bigger Bucks  Article Craverguy 
Sep 30, 2008 12:00am Statement Obama: Long recession possible without bailout  Article Jason 

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