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...Analysts are also upset because the presentation did not come with a Gantt chart showing the details and timing of each aspect of every program in the bailout. They are afraid that it is simply written on a cocktail napkin, which is exactly what Henry Paulson did with the diagram of how he intended to spend the $350 billion that he wanted to put into the banking system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How The Treasury Can Always Add More to the Bank Rescue | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...extent of Obamamania, we had been surprised the night before when the restaurant we had gone to served no such drink as “The Obama.” Street vendors sold Obama condoms, but this overflowing eatery hadn’t thought to create a celebratory cocktail? Unacceptable. “If you come up with one, and it’s good, we’ll put it on the menu,” our waiter told us. Or rather, challenged us. As it turns out, he had told the bartender to come up with a rival...

Author: By Charles R. Melvoin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Window 21 to the World | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...that, yeah, we can go through this dance, but at the end of the day, this was going to be a tutorial for the Obama folks," a House staffer close to Pelosi told Politico. "They're all going to vote against you and then come to your cocktail party that night." (See pictures of Obama's college years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama vs. Pelosi: Can the President Work with the Democrats? | 2/4/2009 | See Source »

...decisions, has surely passed" to his frequent promise of smarter government, Obama has reflected a national consensus - which seems to exclude only the 535 sitting lawmakers - that the old way stinks. And beyond his rhetorical insistence on transparency and reform, Obama has invited Republicans to the party - first a cocktail party, next a Super Bowl party - as though he cares about what they think and where they disagree with him. (See pictures of Obama's Inauguration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's First Test: Stimulus Today, Change Tomorrow | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...accommodation for you and a friend, along with two pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, a voo-doo doll and a copy of He's Just Not that Into You, so you can avoid tragic mistakes in the future. Get back on the horse with a New Orleans Cocktail Tour, and recover the next day with a massage at a local day-spa. $369 per person for three nights. 4125 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweet Treats and Other Presidents' Weekend Getaways | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

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