thinkprogress.org - 12/22/2008
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An Associated Press analysis finds that the executives of Wall Street firms that have been bailed out by taxpayer dollars received “ $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses and other benefits ” last year. “Benefits included cash bonuses, stock options, personal use of company jets ...
Bailed-Out Banks Donating To Obama's Inauguration
huffingtonpost.com 1/16/2009 — Citibank executives, who are expected to ask for another billion-dollar federal bailout on top of the $45 billion in rescue funds they received in November, are trying to buy the goodwill of Barack Obama -- or they just want to help the ...
Where's my bailout? (video)
youtube.com 10/30/2008 — The government bailed out Wall Street executives, homeowners, and struggling auto companies. But what about the rest of America?
AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
huffingtonpost.com 12/21/2008 — Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits in the calendar year 2007, an Associated Press analysis reveals. The rewards came even at banks where poor results last ...
AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
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news.yahoo.com 12/22/2008 — AP - Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits in the calendar year 2007, an Associated Press analysis reveals.
FT.com / US & Canada - Obama slams Wall Street over bonuses
ft.com 1/30/2009 — President Barack Obama lashed out on Thursday at “shameful” Wall Street executives for claiming billions of dollars in bonuses while their stricken institutions asked taxpayers for support. Mr Obama was responding to a report showing that financial ...
Citigroup Bailed Out
motherjones.com 11/24/2008 — CITIGROUP BAILED OUT.... The feds have finally agreed on a plan to bail out Citigroup. The Wall Street Journal has the details: Under the plan, Citigroup and the government have identified a pool of about $306 billion in troubled assets. Citigroup ...
Obama Should Do Wall Street Road Trip
simplifythepositive.blogspot.com 1/30/2009 — 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.
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