Henry Paulson

When President-elect Obama takes office on January 20th, finding a suitable replacement for Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is one of his top ... video.aol.com

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But, Henry Paulson, the previous Treasury Secretary, decided to invest funds directly in banks. When it took over earlier this year, the Obama ... and more »

Washington in 60 Seconds: Michael Steele Calls Obama 'PR Presidency' Politics Daily (blog) writes in the Washington Post today that criticism of BB is unfair and ignorant and that Bernanke, along with Tim Geithner and Henry Paulson, ...

The current US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner serving under President Obama, as well as his predecessor Henry Paulson who served under George Bush, ... and more »

the political impact of the economic policy decisions of George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's Treasury Secretaries, Henry Paulson and Timothy Geithner, ... and more »

The truth is that Obama is just carrying on the work of George W. Bush and Henry Paulson. He's trying to pry open Chinese markets to US financial services. ... Intentions lost in US media angst — Chua Chin HonThe Malaysian Insider Obama in China Opening the Doors for Wall Street, Nothing MoreThe Ma...

While the Obama administration and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson claim to support a strong dollar, they may actually support a weak currency because, ... and more »

By Robert Scheer Why not now? And why has he accepted the Wall Street line that all this represents a "collective failure," as if the con men and the conned had equal responsibility? According to Obama, "It was a failure of responsibility that led homebuyers and derivative traders alike to take reckless r...

Include Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Ben Bernanke, Barney Frank, Diane Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Henry Paulson and ...

Under President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, we bailed out big banks, Wall Street and AIG; under Obama, cars. Now, the congressional majority ...

The others were then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Timothy Geithner, then the head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and Paulson's successor at ... and more »

 CA He points out that the Administration's current claim that it can use TARP bank-bailout money for an auto bailout is at odds with the Treasury Department's past admissions to the contrary: “Last September, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testified to ...

The Obama administration will get the opportunity to chose leaders for American International Group as Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy steps down. Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson chose Liddy in September to lead the troubled insurer. ...

 DC The big names who wrote to Congress include former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, and former Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Henry Kissinger. Financial Times (19 May.)

By nospam@example.com (Karl Denninger) Thank you Timmy, thank you Ben Bernanke, thank you Henry Paulson, thank you George Bush and thank you President Obama. Distilled to one sentence: The bailout of AIG is equivalent to the US Taxpayer bailing out Madoff's admitted (and now convicted) Ponzi Scheme.

By dandelionsalad Does Paulson think he can “turn off” the public’s pessimism like a light switch? Does Bernanke think he can get people to spend themselves further into debt by lowering interest rates? It can’t be done. And the Obama camp is going to run into the same brick wall. The nation’s confidence has be...

By nospam@example.com (Karl Denninger) We are literally on the precipice of a full-on meltdown despite what the talking heads are saying.  Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke came to you and the rest of Congress about a month ago and said they would "fix it" by buying up illiquid assets. 

The letter increases pressure on the administration of George W. Bush to take action as he prepares to hand power to president-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 20. Obama said yesterday that policy options to help the industry will be a “high priority” for his transition team.

By Blake Hounshell Broader economic recovery will not happen right away," cautioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a closely watched speech in New York. McCain especially hammered Obama on "Joe the plumber," a voter and small business owner the Democratic nominee met in Ohio.

By Azi Paybarah The Financial Times prints this headline: "Undertakers deliver last rites for US capitalism." Barack Obama leads John McCain 50-41 in a new L.A. Times-Bloomberg poll, and 53-39 in a new New York Times-CBS poll. Dan Maffei debates his Republican and Green Populist party opponents in Syracu...

I'm sure that Obama and the Democrats would have cited such reassurances as proof that the Republicans are "out of touch" with "reality". But if I might paraphrase John McCain: I'd rather lose an election than see America in a severe recession.

Obama, however, has spoken frequently by phone with congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson since the talks began, and he and McCain traveled to the White House last week at the President's request to discuss the bailout.

By Blake Hounshell We sent a message to Wall Street - the party is over," declared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "If we don't pass it, we shouldn't be a Congress," added New Hampshire Republican Sen. Judd Gregg. Both John McCain and Barack Obama have offered tepid, carefully hedged support for the bailout plan.

President Bush, seeking swift action, sent Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson back to the Capitol, where lawmakers were working through the weekend.Presidential politics again played a role in the bargaining. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama called key negotiators an...