TPM Muckraker’s Zachary Roth provides an update to Bill Allison’s post on Sen. Carl Levin’s refusal to release bailout contracts... View Article
Continue readingSen. Levin: Transparency for me, not for thee
Sen. Carl Levin, angered by the lack of transparency in the Troubled Assets Relief Program, vowed to subpoena the Treasury... View Article
Continue readingTARP Progress on Transparency?
Here’s some potentially encouraging news. On Wednesday, Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector General of TARP, disclosed that recently-approved agreements with... View Article
Continue readingAuto Industry Bailout: Money-Votes Analysis
Lawmakers supporting the auto bailout received more in campaign contributions on average from the auto industry and auto unions, according... View Article
Continue readingAuto Bailout Voting Patterns Part II
As mentioned in the previous post on voting during the auto bailout, many of the Democrats voting against the bill... View Article
Continue readingAuto Bailout Voting Patterns
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on the Big Three bailout plan (see it here). The proposal passed by a... View Article
Continue readingDaily Outrage: How Fannie and Freddie Bought Congress
If you want your daily rage inducing news piece, this Associated Press investigation into Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae should... View Article
Continue readingBig Three Ask for Money, Spend On Lobbying
Executives for the Big Three auto makers are in Washington again asking for money. (Did you know they drove to... View Article
Continue readingSecret Hold on Bailout Oversight Lifted
According to POGO and TPM Muckraker, the hold on the nomination of Neil Barofsky to head the bailout oversight office... View Article
Continue readingQuite the Understatement
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) came out with its first report on the $700 billion financial bailout. Its title, “Additional... View Article
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