Tag: 2008 Financial Crisis

President Barack Obama announced he would nominate Jason Furman, a veteran White House economic official, as chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

On the rise: Jason Furman, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

Joseph Lawler · June 21, 2013 4:00 am

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Americans now owe nearly $1 trillion on their student loans, an amount that's nearly tripled since 2004 and is now higher than credit card or auto debt.

The trillion-dollar question of the student-loan crisis

Joseph Lawler · June 21, 2013 4:00 am

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Ryan budget aims to avert an even worse economic catastrophe

Washington Examiner · August 22, 2012 6:25 pm

Risk-taking is back for banks 1 year after crisis

The Examiner · September 12, 2009 4:00 am

Hank Paulson says he pressured Bank of America CEO

The Examiner · July 15, 2009 4:00 am

Hank Paulson defends response to financial crisis in bipartisan probe

The Examiner · July 14, 2009 4:00 am