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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Oct 30, 2008
It was only a few weeks ago that most right-thinking economists and left-leaning bloggers were jumping on Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson for his plan to jump-start the markets in asset-backed securities by having the …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Oct 15, 2008
Even as President Bush signed the $700 billion rescue plan for the financial system two Fridays ago, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. was beginning to realize that the way he had planned to spend the money might …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Sep 28, 2008
After a week of political brinksmanship and 100 pages of concessions to political reality, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson seems to have finally won the power and money he asked for to mount an unprecedented rescue of …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - In Congress - Sep 26, 2008
Behind closed doors at an early breakfast this summer, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke shared his concerns with Henry M. Paulson Jr. about the treasury secretary's plans for a massive bailout of a troubled …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Sep 25, 2008
The Bush administration's pitch for a sweeping bailout of the financial system has centered on two simple premises: that the economy could suffer a crippling downturn if action is not taken very quickly and that this …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns - Sep 24, 2008
Call it Paulson's Panic. That's both unfair and accurate. It's unfair because Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson didn't create the underlying conditions that led to today's financial turmoil, and the failure for not …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business Policy - Sep 23, 2008
The administration needs to give taxpayers more protection and more accountability.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns - Sep 22, 2008
Liberal Democrats are in agony over bailing out Wall Street. Conservative Republicans are in agony over massive government intervention in what they like to call the free market. Yet neither side wants to be blamed if …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns - Sep 15, 2008
In taking the top job at Treasury two years ago, Hank Paulson said he wouldn't be content to keep the seat warm. He was running Goldman Sachs, the preeminent investment bank, and he had no need to come to Washington if …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business Policy - Sep 8, 2008
Hurricane Hank swept through the nation's capital yesterday with gale-force regulatory winds and a tidal surge of federal cash, upending two of Washington's biggest enterprises and permanently changing the landscape of …
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