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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Deal or no deal...

On-line reactions to the meeting if the troika en La Casa Blanca (Thursday, September 25 2008 6 PM Eastern.)

Los Angeles Times
White House meeting on bailout ends
Lawmakers had seemed close to a deal, but none is reached

Denver Post
Congressional leaders agreed today on a tentative bailout plan for Wall Street. President Bush brought the two men fighting to succeed him to a historic White House huddle on how to sell a deal to lawmakers.

Miami Herald
ECONOMIC BAILOUT PLAN
Tentative meltdown deal: Bush, McCain, Obama meet

Washington Post
Bush Hopes for Quick Deal but House GOP Resists
President Stresses Urgency at High-Level White House Meeting

Washington Post at 6:27 PM
White House Meeting Fails to Yield Bailout Deal
Republicans Resist Agreement Made by House, Senate Negotiators


New York Times
Lawmakers Agree on Outline of Bailout

New York Post
Meeting of the Minds: McCain, Obama join Bush at White House

Boston Globe
Bush urges bailout unity

The Times (UK)
Wall St bailout - the deal is done

My take? Why throw good money ( that we don't have and need to borrow first, mainly from China and at what cost(!) ) after bad money, that we are not likely to recover..?

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