Ask the man with the plan, Mr G.

In Crucible of Crisis, Paulson, Bernanke & Geithner Forge a Committee of Three

By David Cho and Neil Irwin
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, September 19, 2008; Page A01

Global stocks have experienced wild fluctuations this week in the wake of the U.S. government's seizure of insurance giant American International Group, the failure of Lehman Brothers, the disappearance of Merrill Lynch as an independent company and reports the U.S. government will set up a government entity to take on bad debts from financial institutions.