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Avoiding the Business Backlash to AIG Bonus Outrage

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - March 23, 2009

Governing with AIG-anger is dangerous. But businesses acting out of fear could be worse. more >>

Bailout Backlash: The Furor Over AIG Bonuses Won't Go Away Quickly

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - March 23, 2009

The huge bonuses spark death threats and a classic freeing frenzy with more fireworks coming this week. more >>

Under President Obama, Big Government is Back

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - March 19, 2009

From the stimulus bill to the bank bailouts, the policies alter the social and political landscape. more >>

How General Motors Sees Its Future

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - March 17, 2009

Now running on federal bailout money, GM is counting on new technologies, products, and markets. more >>

President Obama to Bailed-Out AIG: I Will Pursue 'Every Single Legal Avenue to Block These Bonuses'

Nation & World - March 16, 2009

The insurance giant's $450 million in bonuses are becoming a political lightning rod. more >>

The AIG Bonus Solution: Fire the Financial Products People Who Got Us Into This

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 16, 2009

Surely these contracts must have outs for gross incompetence? more >>

GM Warns It May Fail Without Billions More in Aid

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - March 5, 2009

The Detroit automaker says that its viability is in "substantial doubt" unless it gets more cash. more >>

AIG Gets 4th Government Bailout After Record Loss

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - March 2, 2009

The insurance giant lost $99 billion in 2008 but says its failure would have dangerous ripple effects more >>

Uncle Sam To Take Up to 36% Stake in Citigroup: 5 Things to Know

By Luke Mullins - Money - February 27, 2009

The federal government comes to the banking giant's aid for the third time. more >>

GOP Plans to Police Stimulus Fraud, Earmark Requests

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - February 26, 2009

Republicans plan to hammer the Democrats and make spending an issue in 2010 congressional elections. more >>

GM Posts $31 Billion Loss as It Awaits Government Response to New Bailout Request

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - February 26, 2009

The troubled carmaker has submitted a restructuring plan to Washington amid new planned job cuts. more >>

Obama Address Will Focus on Stimulus, Bailouts

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - February 24, 2009

Aides say the president will tell Americans better days are ahead. more >>

As Obama Signs $787 Billion Stimulus, the Question Is, Will it Work?

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - February 17, 2009

The hard-fought deal passed largely on partisan lines, but some economists worry it won't be enough. more >>

Obama Economic Stimulus Offers Too Much Waste, Not Enough Job Creation

By Mortimer Zuckerman - Opinion - February 16, 2009

In debate over quick vs. smart spending, the latter—and perhaps the economy—lost out. more >>

Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Stimulus for a Return to the Era of Big Government

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - February 12, 2009

Little-known stories of a well-remembered line. more >>

Summary of the Spending Programs in the $789 Billion Stimulus Compromise

Nation & World - February 12, 2009

The House Appropriations Committee offers details on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. more >>

Obama Needs to Be an Educator in Chief to Fix the Economy

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - February 11, 2009

The president needed to use his bully pulpit to move the stimulus bill forward. more >>

Barack Obama Stimulus Could Suck the Life Out of the Private Sector Economy

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - February 11, 2009

Making big government bigger. more >>

President Obama's Tough Love Rattles Wall Street as Dow Drops 382 points

Nation & World - February 11, 2009

Wall Street was unhappy with Obama's $1 trillion bailout plan. more >>

Obama Explaining Geithner Plan to Save Banks Will Pay Off in Consumer Confidence

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - February 10, 2009

Obama is a great explainer, and that's precisely the role he should fill. more >>

Geithner Outlines Treasury's Ambitious New Bailout Package

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - February 10, 2009

The Obama administration wants to change a "dangerous dynamic" in the financial system. more >>

What Do You Think of the Economic Stimulus Package?

Opinion - February 10, 2009

The bill passes with a 61 to 37 Senate vote. more >>

Should Congress Change Labor Law on How a Union Can Organize?

Opinion - February 9, 2009

Safety in numbers for Unions, says Hoffa. Card check is about special interests, counters Boehner. more >>

Eisenhower Interstate Highways Offer a Road Map for Obama Stimulus

By Matthew Dallek - Opinion - February 5, 2009

Lost in talk of FDR's New Deal and Obama's agenda is Ike's infrastructure boost, writes Matthew Dallek. more >>

Where $300 Billion in Bailout Cash Went

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - February 5, 2009

From the Troubled Asset Relief Program's inspector general, details on how the money was spent. more >>