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huffingtonpost.com - 3/16/2009
AIG Outrage Dominates Sunday Shows
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Republicans, Democrat and administration officials alike expressed annoyance and indignation with the news that insurance giant AIG had decided to pay out $165 million in bonuses despite receiving $170 billion in taxpayer bailout funds. "There are a lot of terrible things that have happened ...
realclearpolitics.com - 3/18/2009
The AIG Outrage
— realclearpolitics.com — This whole AIG fiasco -- where the entire political class is suddenly screaming over bonuses paid to... derivative traders in AIG's financial-products division -- is just a complete farce. What it really shows is how the government has completely bungled ... (more) The AIG Outrage

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abcnews.go.com - 3/15/2009
Transcript: Summers & McConnell
— abcnews.go.com — 'This Week' Transcript: Larry Summers & Mitch McConnell "This Week" Transcript of Guests: Obama's Chief Economics Adviser... Larry Summers and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Mar. 15, 2009 — ABC'S "THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS"  ... (more) Transcript: Summers & McConnell

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article.nationalreview.com - 3/18/2009
Kudlow: The AIG Outrage
— article.nationalreview.com — The government shouldnt run anything, because it cannot run anything.... (more) Kudlow: The AIG Outrage

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Fake Outrage by Politicians About AIG Bonuses
The Latest on Air America — ... . How clear was it to me - and anyone paying attention - that they were going to give away our money to executives who did not deserve it? Crystal clear. Time after time, the Bush administration, the Obama administration and Congress had an opportunity to attach limits on executive pay to legislation authorizing bailout money. And time after time, they refused. So, please spare me the bullshit outrage . If you didn't see this coming, then you are an absolute moron. It turns out if you let people take millions of dollars in money they didn't deserve, they'll take it every ...

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