| Back from the brink | Previous Administration | Earmark | Infrastructure | Security |
| Bottom up | Loophole[s] | Regulation[s] | Retirement | Republicans |
| Signs of recovery | [Alternative] Energy | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Wall Street | Trust |
| Economy / Economic | Out of the loop | Strategic fit | At the end of the day | Strategy / Strategic |
| Fannie / Freddie | American[s] | Empower (or empowerment) | Senator / Senate | Look |