Topic: Public-Private Investment Program

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Despite TARP billions, bank prospects are iffy, panel finds

There's been progress, but 'toxic assets' remain on the books of many small banks, which have been failing at a rising rate.
Will anyone want to buy banks’ toxic assets?

Prospective buyers hunt for the good stuff amid all the bad debt, anticipating a supersale.
How not to sell toxic mortgages

The Geithner plan relies on some secrecy to force banks to sell. Congress must back off.
Treasury Secretary Geithner: selling a lending plan and himself
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Dow up nearly 500 points on bank plan

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.