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Rebound on Track?
Steven Ricchiuto, of Mizuho Securities USA, and Robert Froehlich, of The Hartford, share their economic insights.
Economic Roundtable
David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff, and the CNBC news team look ahead to today's GDP data and share their economic outlooks.
Reid's Health Care Hurdle
Discussing the future of President Obama's health care plan, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson and Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO).
Loopholes in Lobbying
Weighing in on whether excessive lobbyists will bring abuse to the system, with Dan Mitchell, Cato Institute and Christian Weller, Center for American Progress.
Reform Bill: Let's Make a Deal
Details on the deal-making game regarding health care reform, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson,

Why the push to regulate the Fed more tightly, with Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and member of Financial Services Committee; James Reynolds, Loop Capital Markets; and CNBC's Rick Santelli, Steve Liesman, Joe Kernen & Becky Quick.

Fed Under Fire

Parsing Ron Paul's bill to tighten oversight on the Federal Reserve, with Randall Kroszner, former Federal Reserve Board governor & U of Chicago professor, Booth School of Business, and CNBC's Steve Liesman.

NABE Outlook
The National Association of Business Economics upgrades its own economic forecasts, with CNBC's Steve Liesman, Becky Quick & Joe Kernen.
The State of Health Care
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) discusses the Senate vote tomorrow on the health care bill.
Geithner Under Fire
Discussing whether Geithner is really in danger of losing his job, with Eamon Javers, Politico and CNBC's John Harwood

NUMBERS

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Strong Banks, Weak Credit: Treasury Rethinks TARP

Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury. Taxpayers won't recoup the full sum of the government's unprecedented infusion to the financial sector, but the returns are ahead of schedule.

NEWSMAKERS

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Heroes And Zeroes
As we mark the final months of 2009, we thought it would be interesting to identify the big winners and losers in what has been an extraordinary year.

GOVERNMENT

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Wave of Debt Payments Facing US Government

The ultralow interest rates the U.S. has been paying on its colossal debt may not last much longer, and the White House estimates that the tab will exceed $700 billion a year in 2019, the New York Times reported.

MONEY & POLITICS WITH LARRY KUDLOW

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An Interview with Tom Coburn
President Zero Sum Goes to Asia
Is Government-Run Health Care Going to Pass?
The Congressional Assault on Fed Independence

SPECIAL REPORT: BOOM, BUST & BLAME

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The Recession by the Numbers
How consumers and companies alike leveraged themselves to the max, leading to a boom and a bust.
A Timeline of the Financial Meltdown
Alan Greenspan: The Crisis In His Own Words
Behind the Scenes: CNBC and Covering the Crisis
Who's at Fault? Take our Poll

TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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Virginia Reclaims #1 Spot
Virginia is No. 1 in our 2009 Top States for Business ranking, taking back the top spot from last year's winner, Texas.
Complete 2009 Rankings
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Full 2008 Results

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ECONOMIC CALENDAR

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TREASURIES

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