NY Mayor Bloomberg Floated As Geithner Replacement

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WATCH LIVE: Bernanke & Sheila Bair Testify Before Financial Crisis Commission (Links, Reaction, Video)

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Jim Rogers: "Pay The Bankers And Regulators In Toxic Waste And Make Them Trade In Their Lamborghinis For Taxis" (VIDEO)

Rogers goes off.  Geithner gets pounded.

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KC Fed President Thomas Hoenig -- Complete Interview With CNBC's Steve Liesman (Jackson Hole Video)

I'm not just pimping out Becky Quick.  This is an actual screenshot from the Hoenig video.

Excellent interview from last week.  I've got the full 8-minute clip, a 1-minute excerpt, the transcript, a summary, an interesting lnk on 'Fed Group Think' at Jackson Hole, plus a selected Hoenig archive.  It's a solid collection. 

You already know the story on Hoenig.  He's the lone voice of QE dissent at the Fed, preferring tighter money over the Bernanke helicopter.

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The Insanely Bizarre Manifesto Of Discovery Channel Environmental Militant James J. Lee (Shock Video)

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VOTE THEM ALL OUT: Anti-Incumbent, Anti-Spending, Anti-Bailout Express Keeps On Rolling

Meet future Alaska Senator Joe Miller.

• "He pulled off the upset victory of the year because he ran on principles and because Alaskans, like all Americans, want to stop the massive spending, bailouts and debt that are bankrupting our country," said DeMint.

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CLASSIC: Obama's Microphone Malfunctions While Blaming Bush For The Economy (VIDEO)

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Dick Fuld Won't Accept What The Rest Of Us Already Know: He And Other Lehman Execs Were Criminal Bastards Who Routinely Lied About Debt, Leverage & Asset Valuations

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Christina Romer's Final Speech: Defending A Failed Stimulus (Today @ National Press Club, Video & Transcript)

Hold it.  I know what you're thinking -- that her smile could warm the economy all by itself.  Yeah, uh-huh.  Video, transcript, links and background are inside.

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Worst Trader In The HISTORY Of The World: Chinese Central Bank Chief Loses $430 Billion On U.S. Treasuries

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WATCH LIVE: Financial Crisis Hearings (Wachovia's Robert Steel, Lehman's Dick Fuld Both Testifying)

Some background, live video of the hearings and prepared statements from the guilty.

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Roubini: Bernanke's QE Fantasy Will Fail, Double-Dip Odds Now 50% (CNBC VIDEO)

Video:  Dr. Nouriel Roubini on Squawk Box -- Aired Aug. 26, 2010

Outstanding interview.  This is lucid Nouriel.  He predicts Q3 GDP of ZERO.  And says Bernanke has no options and that QE v. 2.0 will fail.  No shit, Sherlock.  Quotes inside.

And for the record, the recession never ended.

• CHART SHOCK: The REAL Unemployment Rate Is 22%

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Corruption Watch: Three Congressman Under 'Further Investigation' For Bribery Tied To Financial Reform Vote

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CHART: FDIC WATCH LIST: 829 problematic banks in Q2 (Now More Than 1 In 10 U.S. Banks In Trouble)

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• FDIC Offical Release

• From the WSJ

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