biz.yahoo.com - 2/4/2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC - News ) shares fell below $5 for the first time since 1990 on speculation that spiraling losses at newly acquired Merrill Lynch & Co might lead to government control of the largest U.S. bank, wiping out shareholders. Shares fell more than 11 ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/6/2009
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Last month, Theresa Hatt died at 52, after
a brief struggle with cancer. Hatt, who lived in
Portland, Maine, and worked for the city of Scarborough, had had several credit cards in her name. So, shortly after her death, Hatt's son, Paul Kelleher, ...
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How Theresa Hatt Caused The Financial Crisis
spectator.co.uk - 2/8/2009
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spectator.co.uk —
President Obama has had, by general consent, a
torrid First Fortnight. To put it another way, it
has taken precisely two weeks for the illusion that brought him to power to be exposed for the nonsense that it so obviously was. The transformational ...
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America -- what have you done?
jimtreacher.com - 2/10/2009
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jimtreacher.com —
Hey, remember this one? This is a man
who can give an entire speech about the wars
America is fighting, and never use the word "victory" except when he's talking about his own campaign. But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed... when the roar of the ...
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You Can't Say You Weren't Warned
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How the stimulus plan will work - UPDATED
The Anchoress —
... better than I do. I do wish, though, that the press had done due diligence on Obama’s companions and associations during the campaign. It might have made him a little more cautious in his appointments. But the press only does due diligence on those they dislike, and that’s a disservice to all of us.
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Tony Blankley: Obama’s Defense Budget Mystery
Bank of America tumbling
Jules Crittenden: Deeply unpopular plan. The markets are ...
From Banks to Battered Wives
Hit & Run —
... resentment against anyone's, particularly when it comes to billionaire hosebags scarfing at the public trough. However, the only "outrageous" thing going on here is that the government forced itself upon a comparatively successful private company, bitched about the host's ingratitude, and is now doing what the federal government does best: Setting compensation rates at commercial banks. What's that you say? Bank stocks tumbling on "nationalization" fears? Why I never! ...
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