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The Bank 'Stress Tests' Were Neither Stressful Nor Tests

David Sirota, Open Left. May 12, 2009.

What's amazing is that the media and the administration even called these "stress tests" tests at all.

Why Obama Is Low-Balling the Banking Crisis

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. May 11, 2009.

It's been suggested that Obama is focusing on Republican self-destruction and that he'll get around to reforming Wall Street next year.

Banks Successfully Lobbied Fed to Make 'Stress Tests' Less Stressful

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. May 9, 2009.

"The Fed used a different measurement of bank-capital levels than analysts and investors had been expecting ... "

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