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Quick Turnaround

by David Kurtz
01.12.09 | 6:39 am

During his press conference just a little while ago, President Bush said Obama hadn’t yet asked for him to request the second installment of the TARP money. But apparently Obama has now asked and Bush has already agreed. That didn’t take long.

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