APRIL 20, 2010 An Economy of Liars By GERALD P. O’DRISCOLL JR. (Excerpt from the article): Congressional committees overseeing industries succumb to the allure of campaign contributions, the solicitations of industry lobbyists, and the siren song of experts whose livelihood is beholden to the industry. The interests of industry and government become intertwined and it […]
Morning Bell: Wall Street Bailouts Forever Posted By Conn Carroll On April 14, 2010 [1] There is no person more central to Washington’s bailouts of Wall Street than Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. As President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he oversaw the federal bailout of Bear Stearns [2] and under former Treasury
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REVIEW & OUTLOOK APRIL 5, 2010 ‘The Mystique of Washington’ For lobbyists, this is the Golden Age. The National Journal last week rolled out its 10th annual survey of pay levels for Washington trade associations, confirming that for lobbyists this is the Golden Age. And needless to say, the political class is not clamoring for
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