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    Chairman: Alan Greenspan

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    Chairman: Ben Bernanke

  • Geithner attends a dinner party at Kissinger's apartment

    Geithner attends a dinner party at Kissinger's apartment on the East River, where he assures guests that "We have the ability to impose a solution. We're the United States." ---Stress Test, p. 219

  • House rejects TARP

    The US House of Representatives votes down TARP, 228-205. Most Democrats supported it, but two-thirds of Republicans voted no. The stock market plunged nearly 9%, wiping out $1tr in wealth. ---Stress Test, p. 221

  • TARP passes Senate

    Tweaked TARP bill passes Senate, 74-25

  • TARP passes House, signed by President

    Tweaked TARP bill passes house and is signed into law by George W. Bush.