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Caught My Eye: TARP Watchdog: 'We Do Not Seem To Be A Priority For The Treasury'

The watchdog for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the government's financial rescue plan, said today that the Treasury Department has not been cooperating with oversight efforts up to this point. "We do not seem to be a priority for the...

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March 31, 2009 in The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (64)

Caught My Eye ...

New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows confidence rising ... President Barack Obama holding steady and strong with less GOP and Independent support ... Michelle's a star ... Deficit's a worry. Another blockbuster from Sy Hersh in The New Yorker ......

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March 31, 2009 in Caught My Eye, What I'm Reading | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Caught My Eye: Clinton's 'Ah-Ha' Moment

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed this weekend that she was "sort of a tomboy" when she was growing up and wanted to be a baseball player, an astronaut, or a journalist. "I did love to play sports and played...

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March 30, 2009 in Caught My Eye | Permalink | User Comments (26)

White House: Bankruptcy May Be Leading Option for GM

The DOW plunged over 250 points today with General Motors and Chrysler facing the possibility of bankruptcy. As I discussed tonight on World News with Charles Gibson, bankruptcy is very much on the table right now, and Obama administration officials...

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March 30, 2009 in Barack Obama, The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (36)

Obama's Toughest Decision?

The president said last week that the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan was his most difficult to date. I wonder if he'd now say that the GM-Chrysler decision he announced today was even tougher. Make no mistake: Obama...

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March 30, 2009 in Barack Obama, The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (67)

Wondering ...

...which story line will take hold today: Tough love team Obama demands accountability from corporate America? Or team Obama tougher on Main Street than Wall Street? --George Stephanopoulos

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March 30, 2009 in Question of the Day | Permalink | User Comments (35)

Caught My Eye ...

I think David Carr is on to something in today's New York Times -- especially in his final lines. So how do all of us covering politics adjust with the times? Props to Huffington Post for new economic I-team! Evan...

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March 30, 2009 in Caught My Eye | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Today on 'This Week'

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told me this morning on "This Week" that his department has roughly $135 billion in uncommitted money left over in the TARP plan. "George, we have roughly $135 billion left of uncommitted resources," Geithner said on...

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March 29, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (15)

'This Week' Roundtable: Krugman vs. Geithner

I asked Nobel-prize winning economist, and ABC contributor, Paul Krugman about his public opposition to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's plans to restore the nation's economy. Watch Krugman and the rest of the "This Week" Roundtable -- ABC's George Will, Cokie...

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March 29, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (23)

Caught My Eye

This morning on "This Week" I asked Nobel-prize winning economist and ABC News contributor Paul Krugman about this YouTube video by Jonathan Mann that has received 144,864 hits on YouTube and counting. Watch Paul Krugman's reaction on our "This Week"...

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March 29, 2009 in Caught My Eye | Permalink | User Comments (7)