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Obama says he'll “pursue every legal avenue to block these bonuses and make the American taxpayers whole.”
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Bailout King AIG to Pay Millions in Bonuses
online.wsj.com - 3/16/2009
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Obama instructed Geithner to "pursue every legal avenue"
to rescind $165 million in bonuses to AIG executives...
who were in part responsible for the company's near collapse.
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Obama Wants AIG Bonuses Rescinded
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Why the GOP Should Take the Lead Against the AIG Bonus Babies
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... And isn’t this a moment for the GOP to separate itself from the Bush administration as well as the Obama administration, who together have been responsible for an incompetent and improvident bailout? Figuring out the right policy going forward with respect to toxic assets and the rest is, of course, a major intellectual task. But being on the side of a healthy populist reaction to the AIG situation is at least a good political start.
And, note: President Obama just denounced AIG in a morning event.
And, from the GOP - CRICKETS. ...
AIG, Halt! - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Give Us The Money Back.
Politico:
Obama: Block AIG bonuses
By MIKE ALLEN & EAMON JAVERS
Harnessing public outrage over lavish bonuses for bailed-out executives at insurance giant AIG, President Obama said Monday that he will “pursue every single legal avenue to block these bonuses and make the American taxpayers whole.”
Obama made his forceful remarks at a small-business event at the White House, following a weekend of heavy news coverage of the payments that fueled the populist backlash ...
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They Came for the AIG Bonuses, but I was not an AIG Employee…
proteinwisdom.com 3/21/2009 — Forget for a moment that the legislation to tax back the bonuses from AIG is a Bill of Attainder.
Forget that Bills of Attainder are prohibited by the Constitution. That part is of course easy to forget..Congress gave up on it long ago.
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From NBC's Mark MurrayIn his remarks at the White House this afternoon, President Obama denounced the millions of dollars in bonuses awarded to executives and workers at American International Group. "Under these circumstances, it’s hard to understand ...
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