Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Alleged Threat to Inspector General

Is America a failed state? (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Bernanke Seeks to Defuse Criticism Through GAO Audit (Update1) (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Big Banks Have Already Figured Out The Loophole In Obama’s New Rules (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Assessing Obama’s promises of jobs in a hub of manufacturing

Debt Ceiling Debate Begins

Obama slams banks with more reforms

FDIC Chief Got Bank of America Loans While Working On Its Rescue (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Morning Bell: Conservatives Deserve a Voice Toward Real Health Reform

Reuters: “France Welcomes Obama’s Bank Regulation Proposals”

Why Is Opposition to ObamaCare a Surprise?

Economic Freedom: The Key to Making Our Prosperity Enduring

BANK BUSTER: President calls for biggest regulatory overhaul since 1930s

Bloomberg rips; Warns of more lay offs in city

SPLIT: Geithner has concerns over proposed limits

Senate Dems Not Sure Enough Votes to Reconfirm Bernanke

Stocks Flux

Obama seen as anti-business by 77% of investors

Obama acknowledges health overhaul hit ‘buzz saw’

Obama Stands by Bernanke

SurvivalBlog:

Top U.K. Economist Dumas: Euro Will Collapse.

The Global Debt Bomb: “If 2008 was the year of the subprime meltdown, 2010 will be the year entire nations start going broke.”

Why Americans should care about the debt crisis in Greece

Identifying Sure Signs of the Final Economic Plunge

Banks Pull Another $1 Billion from Small Business Lending

One Million Americans Give Up on Job Searches

Chevron to Shrink Refining Business

Ship Engine Maker Warstila to Lay Off 1,500 Globally

Stocks Slide as Obama Calls for Tougher Bank Rules

Oil Tumbles as Stock Market Stumbles