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Obama: agent of change

Joseph Goldstein in Washington, Accountancy Age, Thursday 13 November 2008 at 11:58:00 Obama’s presidency could be a boost for fair value The victory of Barack Obama and the expansion of the Democratic Party’s control over Congress are likely to dampen ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN IN WASHINGTON, VNUNet.com,  12 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress,  Lawrence Summers

Bailout Failure Puts McCain on the Spot

The surprise defeat of the $700 billion bailout plan before the House of Representatives will soon show what downside, if any, Senator McCain faces for his bold gambit last week declaring his campaign suspended as he briefly jumped into the thick of ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  30 Sep 2008
Related Topics: José Serrano (politician),  John McCain,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Republican Party,  Tom Cole

Bailout Plan Would Shift Capital Power

WASHINGTON Congress will vote today on whether to give the Treasury secretary unprecedented power to purchase troubled assets from financial institutions. Advocates say the aim of the legislation is to precipitate an upturn in the nation's economy and ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  29 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Christopher Dodd

Paulson May Get Leeway To Set Executive Compensation

WASHINGTON Under the $700 billion economic bailout plan being discussed in the nation's capital, Secretary Paulson would have significant leeway in setting standards over the pay levels of financial executives that receive assistance. MONEY WOES The ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  25 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barney Frank,  U.S. Congress

President Asserts That 'Our Entire Economy Is in Danger'

WASHINGTON Warning that a "long and painful recession" could loom unless the Treasury Department intervenes on Wall Street, President Bush is pressing to convince the nation that there is no alternative to his $700 billion bailout plan. During a ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  25 Sep 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  Walter Jones,  U.S. Republican Party

Bernanke, Paulson Face Tough Audience

Key lawmakers are ignoring a warning by the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, that "absent a plan," the financial markets will worsen. Most members of the Senate's Banking Committee yesterday told Mr. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Paulson, who ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  24 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Ben Bernanke,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Federal Reserve,  U.S. Democratic Party

Bailout Meets Resistance From Congress

President Bush's request for $700 billion to buy up mortgage-related assets from financial institutions is meeting resistance from both Republicans and Democrats. A key Republican on the Senate's banking committee, expressing worries that the Treasury ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  23 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barney Frank,  U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush

Psychology Group Changes Policy on Interrogations

In a dramatic turnaround that could strain the long-standing ties between the psychology profession and the military, the American Psychological Association has reversed its policy of encouraging members to assist in the interrogation of suspected ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  17 Sep 2008
Related Topics: US Department of Defense,  Central Intelligence Agency

Dangers of Recycling Computers Will Be Examined in Washington

WASHINGTON It turns out recycling a used computer could be worse for the planet than just throwing it away. A Hewlett-Packard (HP) recycling worker prepares a box of metal separated by the computer recycling shredder machine, at the HP Recycling Center ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  16 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Hewlett-Packard,  Environmental Protection Agency

Obama, McCain Lay Blame Amid Wall Street Crisis

Senator Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Pueblo, Colo. yesterday. In statements responding to the downfall of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch & Co., both presidential candidates appeared to call for additional regulation of the market. Neither ...

From JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, The New York Sun,  15 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Lehman Brothers,  Merrill Lynch,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Democratic Party

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