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Help for small business, condemnation for AIG bonuses
whitehouse.gov - 3/17/2009
Help for small business, condemnation for AIG bonuses
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The President discusses his proposals to help deserving small businesses get credit and keep creating jobs, while pledging to fight the greed and recklessness demonstrated in the AIG bonuses.
nytimes.com - 3/17/2009
Dealbook - The Case for Paying the A.I.G. Bonuses
— nytimes.com — Do we really have to foot the bill for those bonuses at the American International Group ?... It sure does sting. A staggering $165 million — for employees of a company that nearly took down the financial system. And heck, we, the taxpayers, own nearly ... (more) Dealbook - The Case for Paying the A.I.G. Bonuses

Comments vote down Booman Tribune found this 3/17/2009found this
The White House Seeks to Block Bonuses at A.I.G.
nytimes.com - 3/17/2009
The White House Seeks to Block Bonuses at A.I.G.
— nytimes.com — President Obama told Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to “pursue every single legal avenue to block these... bonuses.” (more) The White House Seeks to Block Bonuses at A.I.G.

Comments vote down Talking Points Memo found this 3/17/2009found this
Obama Administration: We Didn't Find Out About AIG Bonuses Until This Month
blogs.abcnews.com - 3/18/2009
Obama Administration: We Didn't Find Out About AIG Bonuses Until This Month
— blogs.abcnews.com — Sources in the Obama administration Tuesday said that despite previous media reports administration officials did not know... until a couple weeks ago that the officials of the controversial AIG Financial Product Division were set to receive $165 million ... (more) Obama Administration: We Didn't Find Out About AIG ...

Comments vote down NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias found this 3/18/2009found this

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Oliver Willis:  The Washington Post Makes Up News For The Front Page

SCSUScholars:  What happened last time we tried this

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The Washington Post Makes Up News For The Front Page
Oliver Willis — ... The entire article is 897 words, but it gives a paltry 37 to the President’s clear and direct statements addressing the issue at hand. And the Post commits this act of cowardice in the hinterlands of paragraph 5. ...

What happened last time we tried this
SCSUScholars — ... , which is how I took it, President Obama's statement about "pursue every legal avenue" to prevent their payment is fine. I assumed when he spoke that the effort was understood to be futile, since Larry Summers ...

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