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...proposed auto-industry bailout was discussed, however. Paulson met with General Motors chief Rick Wagoner in October, and he held conversations with Keith Hennessey, the head of Bush's National Economic Council (NEC), Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and others over the phone in the days after the election. Yet there was not sufficient disagreement between the men to warrant a full meeting...
More important than the battles between parties or among Democrats, though, are the disputes within the Republican Party. The nastiest fight has been over the program to restructure mortgages nationwide. On Oct. 30, staff from the Treasury Department met with staff from the FDIC to discuss a $50 billion plan to get banks to rewrite troubled loans to make them affordable for distressed homeowners. The FDIC side saw the Treasury's interest as a sign that the plan would be approved...
...Yemeni-Jewish mother and a Turkish-Muslim father. I grew up in Germany. I met my Indian Hindu wife when I lived in London for some 20 years. I am often asked where I feel I belong. I always used to answer that I am a citizen of the world. I didn't have a better answer as I could never feel true patriotism toward any country. Obama's win has been like an open-armed welcome. Today, if someone asked me where I feel I belong, I would proclaim sincerely: "Ich bin ein Amerikaner!" Gan Amram-Oymak, BERLIN...
...system has been in place in Paris for more than a year [Nov. 10]. I'm sure Parisians would be miffed to find that a city - Montreal - that appropriated its language is now getting credit for a bike system, known in Paris as Vélib', that has already met with much acclaim across Europe. Jonah Peppiatt, BOSTON...
...Garton went for a sweep right and is met by Carl Ehrlich for a loss...