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Talking Economic Accountability With Rep. Alan Grayson
Talking Economic Accountability With Rep. Alan Grayson
Please welcome Rep. Alan Grayson in the comments. And don't forget to reward good behavior -- you can donate to Rep. Grayson's campaign here -- jh You probably know Alan Grayson for his greatest hits collection on YouTube. It was his questioning of Fed Vice Chair Donald Kohn that ...
Alan Grayson Questions CEO Edward Liddy on AIG Cover-up (video)
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Alan Grayson Questions CEO Edward Liddy on AIG Cover-up (video)
youtube.com — Rep. Alan Grayson asks AIG CEO Edward Liddy to name the employees of AIG who managed the... credit default swap business that destroyed the company. At first L... (more) Alan Grayson Questions CEO Edward Liddy on AIG Cover-up ...
Alan Grayson Questions AIG Math: Let's Change the Length of Inches So I'm Shorter! (video)
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Alan Grayson Questions AIG Math: Let's Change the Length of Inches So I'm Shorter! (video)
youtube.com — Congressman Alan Grayson discusses a change in accounting rules demanded by the banks that caused this mess.... Robert Herz of FASB actually talks about how in... (more) Alan Grayson Questions AIG Math: Let's Change the Length ...
Talking Economic Accountability With David Cay Johnston
Talking Economic Accountability With David Cay Johnston
firedoglake.com — Please welcome Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston back to FDL. He's joining us in the... comments -- jh David Cay Johnston wrote the book Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense [and Stick ... (more) Talking Economic Accountability With David Cay Johnston
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Jane Hamsher: Cancer Patients Die While "New Democrats" Help Bankers Get Billions
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Yesterday, Rep. Alan Grayson, member of the House Financial Services Committee, said that "AIG blew up because it was a casino that dabbled in insurance on the side." ...

Dem Congressman on AIG: 'One of Those Times We Have to Amputate'
TPM Election Central — ... I just spoke with Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), a freshman on the House Financial Services Committee who's become a fast-rising star thanks to his tenacious advocacy for transparency in bailout lending by the Federal Reserve. ...

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