tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/16/2009
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Here's an interesting item to think about in the debate over executive-compensation limits. A British politician is now calling for bonuses at bailed-out banks to be limited to £2,000, the amount typically received by low-level bank tellers.
At current exchange rates this is equal to ...
online.wsj.com - 2/12/2009
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Bank chieftains including J.P. Morgan's Dimon, Bank of
America's Lewis and Citigroup's Pandit told Congress they are...
lending despite economic headwinds.
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Bank Execs Face House Panel
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U.S. Bankers Need Stiff Upper Lips
Talking Points Memo —
Think U.S. bankers have it tough with the new executive compensation limits? Check out what Conservatives in Britain are proposing for bankers there.
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u.s. bankers should feel lucky....
skippy the bush kangaroo —
... executive-compensation limits. a british politician is now calling for bonuses at bailed-out banks to be limited to £2,000, the amount typically received by low-level bank tellers. at current exchange rates this is equal to $2,854.30 -- less than 1% of the cap that claire mccaskill has advocated over here, and for which she's been either praised or reviled as a populist lefty. the british pol who is calling for this: david cameron, leader of the conservative party. - think progress personally, i think this idea should carry over to these shores. ...
Midday open thread
Daily Kos —
... Op-ed page, liars. Blackwater is rebranding to "Xe", because the mercenary outfit isn't feeling the love anymore. Screw 'em. Also funny are attempts by the religious right to rebrand. I'll have more on this later this week, but fact is that anti-immigrant bashing has been a political loser the last couple of cycles. MN-Sen: Good updates here and here. British conservatives are different creatures than their American counterparts. I got my invitation to ...
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