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“ Those of you who may have followed this issue know that we did have some concerns with this bill because we think it will increase the cost of near-term claims on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation -- the PBGC -- and could also result in some benefits lost to workers over the long term ”
Bush signs pension bill
United Press International
“ I think it's clear from the auto loan announcement on Friday that additional funds for TARP will be needed as early as February ”
Bush has not made decision on TARP funds
United Press International
“ If the treasury secretary determined that he had an immediate need for it, he wouldn't hesitate to come to the White House and ask the president to request that authority from Congress ”
Bush has not made decision on TARP funds
United Press International
“ I think we are satisfied with the aggressiveness of our response, that when we saw the problems in the housing market we quickly tried to develop programs to deal with it ”
Frank criticizes White House over housing
United Press International
“ I don't think there's any chance of a second stimulus from this administration in the days we have remaining ”
White House rules out second stimulus
United Press International
“ It's a huge industry, and both the problem and the potential solutions are complicated ”
Senators: Money alone won't save carmakers
United Press International
“ President Bush initiated preparations for the transition earlier, and with more extensive planning, than has ever been done before ”
Obama transition teams examine agencies
United Press International
“ But when you have systemically large companies that can bring down not just the entire U.S. financial system but the global financial system, and have a devastating effect on our broader economy, the government has to step in ”
WH won't say who's next on help list
United Press International
“ If you had said two weeks ago that they were going to have to take this action for Citibank, I think that would have seemed unlikely ”
WH won't say who's next on help list
United Press International
“ We'll have to see what Speaker Pelosi is proposing. There are no details, so there's nothing to react to ”
Pelosi pushes for more auto industry aid
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Prostitutes offer free sex in protest (8 min)
Markets gains ease back Friday (12 min)
Report: Stern sees women in the NBA (21 min)
Teen and young adult sore throat warning (42 min)
Orphaned gorilla babies return home
Moms who lash out have poor working memory
Job creation won't have legalized sins
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