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AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 12/22/2008
AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs (AP)
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AP - Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits in the calendar year 2007, an Associated Press analysis reveals.
AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
hosted.ap.org - 12/21/2008
AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
— hosted.ap.org — Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and... other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals.... (more) AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs

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msnbc.msn.com - 12/22/2008
$1.6 billion went to bailed-out bank execs
— msnbc.msn.com — Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and... other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. (more) $1.6 billion went to bailed-out bank execs
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huffingtonpost.com - 12/21/2008
AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
— huffingtonpost.com — Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and... other benefits in the calendar year 2007, an Associated Press analysis reveals. The rewards came even at banks where poor results last ... (more) AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs

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Little Green Footballs:  Bailed-Out Bank Execs Got Multi-Million Dollar Rewards

Say Anything:  $1.6 Billion Of Bank Bailout Money Went To Executive Pay

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Bailed-Out Bank Execs Got Multi-Million Dollar Rewards
Little Green Footballs — ... Nice work if you can get it: AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs. ...

$1.6 Billion Of Bank Bailout Money Went To Executive Pay
Say Anything — ... The American taxpayers were told that we needed to bailout the banks to save jobs and keep our economy from collapsing.  Little did we know that the jobs we were saving were those of the millionaire executives who guided these companies into insolvency. ...

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