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Tag Archives: Troubled Asset Relief Program
DCCC Calls Latham Out on TARP
A Democratic robocall in Iowa accuses GOP Rep. Tom Latham of “looking out for himself” by profiting from legislation he actually opposed. The Des Moines Register reports that the call from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee charges Latham with “only looking out for himself, not the middle class,” for having …
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Tagged Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Iowa, Tom Latham, Troubled Asset Relief Program
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More Bailout Baloney
Four more freshman House Democrats are claiming in ads to have opposed the Wall Street bailout. We wrote last week about five ads being run by first-term Democrats claiming they voted against the bailout, which created the unpopular Troubled Asset Relief Program. But Congress approved the bailout program before these …
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Tagged Ann Kirkpatrick, Bailout, Betsy Markey, Mark Schauer, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Walt Minnick
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Tussling Over TARP
A recent TV ad from Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter claims that Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln "says she voted against bailing out Wall Street." That’s not what Lincoln said. The two are campaigning in the Democratic primary for the Senate. Halter’s ad refers to a Lincoln campaign ad from March in …
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Tagged 2010 elections, Arkansas, Bailout, Bill Halter, Blanche Lincoln, TARP, Troubled Asset Relief Program
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