It may not be called nationalization, but the reported deal that has been struck between the government and Citigroup sure displays a lot of elements that would reflect such a move.
According to the Reutersstory and other news reports, “the U.S. government and Citigroup have reached a deal to convert up to $25 billion in government-held preferred [...]

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It was Barack Obama vs. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal tonight, each trying to frame for Americans what they view as the fix for what is ailing the American economy.
Obama’s speech before a joint session of Congress was long, took on everything from health care to Iraqi troop withdrawals and outlined plans for some pretty ambitious [...]

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It certainly didn’t take Secretary of State Hillary Clinton long to totally sell out to the Chinese government when it comes to the issue of human rights there.  And, since she is speaking presumably for the president, that means Barack Obama has sold out as well.
The  President of the United States wannabe, Clinton, is on [...]

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There was a time–like during the campaign–when Barack Obama seemingly could do no wrong. Every word out of his mouth was cherished by his cultish followers; every policy initiative was labeled innovative or post-partisan or historical.
And now, welcome to the real world,Barack.
Even though, by any measure, Obama has, indeed, done some pretty historic things in [...]

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Done deal.  Congress passes President Obama’s so-called stimulus plan. A few problems, though:
No GOP support of any substance. No Republicans voted yes in the House and only three in the Senate…
The Plan is less than what Obama said he initially needed and much less than most experts think is demanded by the current crisis…
Obama gave [...]

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Well, the day arrived and left and took the stock market with it.
This was the day Barack Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, was supposed to unveil the administration’s brilliant new plan to save the banking system in the U.S. from itself.
Only, it didn’t exactly work out that way.
Investors were so unimpressed…largely due to [...]

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