It was dedicated to fixing a broken financial system and building a new financial architecture.

NPR: Expanded Bailout Differs From Original Plan

Fiscal stimulus, indispensable as it is, cannot create a lasting economic recovery in a country with a broken financial system.

ECONOMIST: Saving the banks

To ensure the safety of the financial system and America's democracy these behemoths must be broken up.

ECONOMIST: The financial crisis and the future of regulation