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bloomberg.com - 2/10/2009

Congress Misreads Public Anger at Wall Street: Caroline Baum

— bloomberg.com — Commentary by Caroline Baum Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- There’s only one thing more revolting than watching Wall... Street abuse taxpayer dollars: watching Congress bloviate about it. Our elected representatives are gleeful at the opportunity to fan public ... (more) Congress Misreads Public Anger at Wall Street: Caroline ...

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