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google.com - 2/11/2009
The Associated Press: Stimulus bill seeks to recover Wall Street bonuses
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1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Financial institutions that received federal bailout money and paid large executive bonuses would be required to compensate taxpayers under the economic stimulus bill approved by the Senate. The $838 billion measure includes an amendment penalizing companies that paid ...
csmonitor.com - 2/9/2009
Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously
— csmonitor.com — Stimulus is unconstitutional. And history shows that the economy can recover strongly on its own, if politicians... stay out of the way. (more) Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously

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Stimulus Plan Places New Limits on Wall St. Bonuses
nytimes.com - 2/14/2009
Stimulus Plan Places New Limits on Wall St. Bonuses
— nytimes.com — A provision buried in the stimulus bill passed by Congress would impose restrictions on executive bonuses at... companies reaping bailout money. > (more) Stimulus Plan Places New Limits on Wall St. Bonuses

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politico.com - 2/11/2009
Clawing back bonuses
— politico.com — Currently roiling Wall Street types is an amendment to the stimulus bill that started drawing attention last... night: A move that could effectively limit bonuses to $100,000, making the $500,000 executive compensation limit harder to evade and ... (more) Clawing back bonuses

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BlueOregon:  Wyden pushes $3.2 billion payback of Wall Street bonuses

TPM Election Central:  Fight Over Executive Pay Caps Isn't Over

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Wyden pushes $3.2 billion payback of Wall Street bonuses
BlueOregon — ... The Wyden-Snowe amendment would basically take back all those big Wall Street bonuses from the firms that took bailout money. From the AP: ...

Fight Over Executive Pay Caps Isn't Over
TPM Election Central — ... , Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) aren't done fighting for their proposal to claw back $3.2 billion in bonuses paid out by banks after they got government rescue money last year. ...

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Size of stimulus drops below $800 billion as talks continue — CNN Political Ticker 2/11/2009
Collins and Lieberman are among those negotiating the latest version of the stimulus bill. WASHINGTON (CNN) – The size of the final stimulus bill, still being worked on at this hour, has dipped to about $789 billion, according to several ...
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two key senators involved in talks over the economic stimulus plan emerged from closed-door talks in the Capitol to say negotiators have essentially reached an agreement on a $789 billion package but still need to resolve ...
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(CNN) – Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine joined President Barack Obama just outside Washington in the latest event in the new president’s efforts to push his economic stimulus package. “The time for talk has passed and now is the time to take bold and swift ...