This week, various political luminaries gathered in Dallas, Texas, to celebrate the presidency of George W. Bush, who presided over one of the most tumultuous periods in modern American history. Among liberals, Bush is considered a uniquely awful president, having led the United States into the ill-Full story
A government watchdog says that 137 community banks used $2.1 billion from a special fund aimed at boosting lending to small businesses to repay their bailouts from the financial crisis. Full story
(Reuters) - A former Los Angeles-area radio talk show host was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to running a $24.4 million fraud involving fake securities linked to the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday. Full story
CNBC's Rick Santelli compares the TARP vote against stock market activity.
