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Wall Street Posts Strong Gains on Knowledge it Can Do Whatever the Fuck it Wants

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared above 10,000 again Tuesday, chiefly on the strength of a report that Wall Street executives can do “basically anything they fucking want, whenever they fucking want.”

Paulson Admits Pressuring Bank of America on Merrill Deal

Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson testified Thursday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Obama Meets with Bank Executives to Ask for Better Pin Number

President Barack Obama met with the CEOs of some of the nation’s major banks at the White House to ask them for a better pin number for various personal accounts of his.

California Cancels 2010

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that his state will not participate in the year 2010 at all, “and will skip directly to 2011.”

Consumer Self-Confidence at All-Time Low

The Commerce Department said Tuesday the Consumer Self-Confidence Index sank to 38.1, an all-time low.

Bernanke Testifies That Ben Bernanke is Pretty Sick of Testifying

Appearing before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke testified that “Ben Bernanke is frankly pretty sick of testifying to committees like these.”

What This Economy Needs is to Win the Lottery

by Rep. Chip Daniels (D-MD)

Obama Announces He’s Waiting till Sweeps Week to Fix Economy

Mr. Obama said that he knows the move requires patience on the part of the American people, but that it will pay off “when we get super-galactic ratings.”

Treasury: Okay, Who’s Good With Numbers?

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held a press conference today to announce a need on the part of the Treasury for “people good with numbers, figures, economics – things of that nature.”

My Mother and Father Must Start Lending Again

This parent-child economy only works if there is lending from the parent to the child.