Mad Money: The AIG edition
Members of Congress are outraged over bonuses for AIG. We check their facts.
Members of Congress are outraged over bonuses for AIG. We check their facts.
We examine Obama's policy to prevent the "revolving door" for lobbyists and find that he's broken his promise. The policy has a big loophole.
We examine a couple of promises on energy. One makes Obama's budget plan, another doesn't.
We find Sen. Tom Coburn is wrong with his claim that under Obama's health plan, all care will be run by the government.
Obama's budget says bye-bye to Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
Obama promised a three-month moratorium on foreclosures. He hasn't delivered, but others have.
We rate how well Obama's foreclosure plan fulfills his campaign promise.
We check out two Republican claims on the stimulus bill and find both are wrong.
In our latest mailbag, we get a lively mix of criticism, praise, and a new idea for the Obameter
Obama says critics are picking on 1 percent of the plan. A Republican lawmaker says only 15 percent of the package will be spent this year. We check the math.
Obama signs a fair pay law — Promise Kept! But no 'sunlight before signing' — Promise Broken!
We revisit our ruling on the new revolving door policy and conclude Obama's "no lobbyists" pledge has a loophole.