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huffingtonpost.com - 1/16/2009
Bailed-Out Banks Donating To Obama's Inauguration
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Citibank executives, who are expected to ask for another billion-dollar federal bailout on top of the $45 billion in rescue funds they received in November, are trying to buy the goodwill of Barack Obama -- or they just want to help the president-elect throw the best inauguration party in ...
mediamatters.org - 1/19/2009
Boehlert: The media myth about the cost of Obama's inauguration
— mediamatters.org — Did you hear that "some are saying" Barack Obama's inauguration will cost "$160 million," which is $100... million more than George W. Bush's last swearing-in? That's the tale the crew at Fox & Friends was telling on January 15. "Why does the ... (more) Boehlert: The media myth about the cost of Obama's ...

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Open Left - Front Page — ... After campaigning on populist economic themes, and promising that one of his first presidential priorities would "turn(ing) the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street," Obama decided to make his very first exercise of presidential power a veto threat aimed at keeping taxpayer money flowing to the same Wall Street firms that underwrote his campaign, and are underwriting his inauguration festivities. This is disappointing, to say the least. As the ...

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