Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNN Thursday his department asked Sen. Chris Dodd to include a loophole in the stimulus bill that allowed bailed-out insurance giant Americ ... more

James Joyner, Dave Schuler, and Steve Verdon discuss the Geithner Plan and a whole lot more.

But but but Timmy protests, the Europeans must bail out Greece! Oh really? Maybe not. And more importantly, maybe it doesnt really matter much. Well look at the underlying economi ... more

We forecast economic conditions in real time from a Macroeconomic perspective,the aggregated indicators such as GDP, unemployment rates, and price indices to understand how the wh ... more

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