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Geithner’s GDP Whopper

Posted on July 28, 2010

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner made a false claim about the size of government spending being proposed by the Obama administration. On NBC’s "Meet the Press" July 25, he said the president is proposing spending "as a share of our economy" that is "lower" than it was during the Bush administration …
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‘Blame Dodd’ Attacks Ignore Facts

Posted on March 19, 2009

Some Republicans have been quick to blame Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut for allowing big bonus payments to AIG executives. They get the facts backward. The public record shows Dodd authored an amendment that would have prevented “any bonus” being paid to top executives of firms getting bailout money …
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