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As Goldman Sachs Posts Record Profits, Matt Taibbi Probes Role of Investment Giant in US Financial Meltdown
democracynow.org - 7/16/2009
As Goldman Sachs Posts Record Profits, Matt Taibbi Probes Role of Investment Giant in US Financial Meltdown
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Goldman Sachs, the nation's most powerful financial company, has reported the richest quarterly profit in its 140-year history: $3.44 billion between April and June. Goldman's record profits come just one month after it repaid $10 billion of TARP money to the US Treasury, freeing itself from ...
Matt Taibbi - Taibblog - The real price of Goldman’s giganto-profits
trueslant.com - 7/16/2009
Matt Taibbi - Taibblog - The real price of Goldman’s giganto-profits
— trueslant.com — Equity underwriting boomed during the period as dozens of banks raised money to strengthen capital and repay... Troubled Asset Relief Program funds. The business reported record revenue of $736 million.via Article - WSJ.com . So what’s wrong with Goldman ... (more) Matt Taibbi - Taibblog - The real price of ...

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business.theatlantic.com - 7/11/2009
Matt Taibbi Gets His Sarah Palin On
— business.theatlantic.com — This Eric Martin post reminds me that a number of you have asked me what I thought... of Matt Taibbi's Rolling Stone piece on Goldman Sachs.  What I think, sadly, is that Matt Taibbi is becoming the Sarah Palin of... (more) Matt Taibbi Gets His Sarah Palin On
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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 7/11/2009
Matt Taibbi Gets His Sarah Palin On
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — This Eric Martin post reminds me that a number of you have asked me what I thought... of Matt Taibbi's Rolling Stone piece on Goldman Sachs.  What I think, sadly, is that Matt Taibbi is becoming the Sarah Palin of journalism.  He seems to ... (more) Matt Taibbi Gets His Sarah Palin On

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Good morning
Eschaton — I see Amy Goodman had Matt Taibbi on Democracy Now!. (And, btw, I never did like Lanny Davis, who is now a lobbyist for supporters of the Honduran coup.) Signed, Not Atrios ...

Seen on the web
The Sideshow — ... it." I'm sure they'll do their best to correct the oversight - but it was pretty obvious that a bill that penalized generic drug-makers for selling a drug that was too much like a patented drug would cost consumers money, and so it has. Southern Beale is gleeful that the right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group is facing Chapter 11, but I have a feeling that it's not David Smith and his family who will bear the brunt of the economic downturn for their network. I see Amy Goodman had Matt Taibbi on Democracy Now! (And, btw, I never did like Lanny Davis, who ...

Required Reading
Rising Hegemon — Did you read this? And read this followup? And watch this? If not, what are you waiting for? Test tomorrow, people! ...

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