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Obama Should Do Wall Street Road Trip
Obama Should Do Wall Street Road Trip
If I were President Obama, I'd go to Wall Street. Not the normal way a president goes to New York, by flying on Air Force One. I'd drive there.
What Red Ink? Wall Street Paid Hefty Bonuses
nytimes.com — Despite crippling losses in 2008, financial employees in New York collected an estimated $18.4 billion in bonuses... for the year. > (more) What Red Ink? Wall Street Paid Hefty Bonuses
Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses ‘Shameful’
Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses ‘Shameful’
nytimes.com — The president criticized bankers for giving themselves $18.4 billion in bonuses as the government was rescuing firms.... > (more) Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses ‘Shameful’
Obama: big Wall Street bonuses 'outrageous'
msnbc.msn.com — President Barack Obama believes the multibillion-dollar bonuses that Wall Street banks awarded themselves for 2008 are "outrageous",... White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Thursday. (more) Obama: big Wall Street bonuses 'outrageous'
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