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Republican Senator Wants Failed Company Executives To Give Back Their Dough… »

ABC’s Jake Tapper covers an interesting proposition from Republican Senator Bob Corker on financial reform for Wall Street — he wants a “clawback provision” forcing failed executives who have driven companies into the red to give back their earnings for the past five years. Loving it!!! Read how Austan Goolsbee, one of Obama’s chief economic [...]

How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America!! »

While politicians, bankers, regulators, and commentators can and will point fingers as to where and how our system of financial oversight broke down, make no mistake it was due to too many people making and taking too much money!! I have highlighted the grotesque system of lobbying that has developed and corrupted our society in [...]

I’m No Economist »

But Paul Krugman is. And he had this to say about the team Obama has put together to deal with the economy: All the President’s Zombies. Nice title, eh? Pretty much sums it up, but Mr. Krugman does go on to explain: Ben Bernanke’s testimony over the past two days gives us our best clue [...]

I’m live-blogging the Madoff hearing – join me: »

You can listen / watch live on C-Span 3 — use C-Span 3′s direct link — or CNN. The hearing is ongoing now via C-Span 3.