washingtontimes.com - 10/12/2009
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Court documents show that federal regulators were told about billions of dollars in bonuses awarded to Merrill Lynch executives during the company's takeover by Bank of America - contradicting statements to Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and former Treasury Secretary Henry ...
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Newspaper Roundup for Monday, October 12, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... Monday, October 12, 2009 Monday, October 12, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Washington Times: Hispanics miffed at Obama mull boycotting census Many want Obama to act Boston Globe: Stalled agenda irks labor leaders Unions see little action from Democrats in D.C. Boston Globe: Health plan s effect on costs may be slight Many steps are incremental Chicago Sun-Times/AP: Obama says he will end 'don't ask, don't tell' policy Washington Times: Despite denials, Feds knew of Merrill bonuses Dispute of Paulson, Bernanke testimony ...
The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, October 12, 2009
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ECONOMY / JOBS / BANKING / DEFICIT:
ABC News’ Nia-Malika Henderson: “Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Gov. Mitch Daniels on jobs and the stimulus package” LINK
The Hill's Mike Soraghan: “Democrats again look to economist forum as unemployment figures rise” LINK
The Washington Times' David M. Dickson: “Spending, interest threaten Obama budget” LINK
The Washington Times' Sean Lengell: “SEC says bonuses to Merrill disclosed” LINK
USA Today's Rick Hampson: "For some, hard times are a gateway to new careers" ...
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