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Barack Obama: Shareholder-in-Chief
After the stimulus bill, the President's next economic challenge will be another massive bailout. We talk about how much federal control should come with increased federal ownership of America's major financial institutions. Also, hot and heavy politicking over the stimulus bill, and faith-based initiatives — Obama style.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAfter the stimulus bill, the President's next economic challenge will be another massive bailout. We talk about how much federal control should come with increased federal ownership of America's major financial institutions. Also, hot and heavy politicking over the stimulus bill. On Reporter's Notebook, Barack Obama's faith-based initiative: a new policy or more of the same?
Banner image: President Barack Obama listens as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner delivers remarks about executive compensation. Photo:Win McNamee/Getty Images
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3 storiesHot and Heavy Politicking over the Stimulus Bill
Last week saw 626,000 new claims for unemployment benefits, 30,000 more than the week before, and enough to create a new sense of urgency for the President's stimulus package .
Read the story6 minGetting the Biggest Bang from the Next Bailout
Big chunks of America's biggest banks are now owned by the taxpayers and, with billions more bailout money to come, they're going to own more. The Obama Administration is faced with a major question: with federal ownership on the increase, should there be more federal control?
Read the story35 minIs Obama's Faith-Based Initiative Even Bigger than Bush's?
One of George W. Bush's most controversial creations was what came to be called the faith-based initiative. It raised questions about the Constitutional separation of church and state.
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