Citibank
Twenty years of boredom
Balloon Juice - 17th Dec 2010I haven’t finished beating the Peter Orszag Citibank thing into the ground yet, so here’s some more. Ezra Klein thinks the money wasn’t so important to Orszag, that Orszag would be bored by academic research, Think Tank work, w…
Read more >>An Unfortunate Decision by Peter Orszag
The Atlantic - 10th Dec 2010Last night, on the "Virtually Speaking" discussion about the media with Jay Rosen of NYU, we talked about the phenomenon of things that everyone in the press corp "knows" but that don't make their way into news stories or broadcasts. One such cat…
Read more >>Conservative radio hosts claimed HUD said 5 million illegal immigrants were given subprime mortgages, despite HUD's reported denials
Media Matters - 13th Jul 2010On October 10, Radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Lee Rodgers repeated a variation of the claim that on October 9, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reported, in Limbaugh's words, "that 5 million Illegal Aliens were given" Sub…
Read more >>Another D.C. fundraiser for Rossi
Seattle Times - 7th Jul 2010Dino Rossi will get another big D.C. campaign Fundraiser later this month, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Political-action Committee. The business PAC is hosting a breakfast Fundraiser for Rossi July 27. The suggested donation is at le…
Read more >>Wachovia Chooses Wells Fargo, Spurns Citi
The Wall Street Journal - 6th Jul 2010By DAVID ENRICH and DAN FITZPATRICK Citigroup Inc.'s takeover of Wachovia Corp. was torpedoed on Friday when San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $15.4 Billion to buy Wachovia. Wells Fargo's offer upended the Government'…
Read more >>Michele Bachmann: 'I'm Not Here to Shill for BP' But 'We Don't Want These Payouts to Become Political'
Crooks and Liars - 17th Jun 2010You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! DOWNLOADS: (125) PLAYS: (364) Michele Bachmann appeared on John King USA and backtracked slightly from the statements she made at the Heritage Foundation lun…
Read more >>Why Mr. President? Why Support Wall Street?
Booman Tribune - 17th Jun 2010
No this is not a post to bash President Obama. This is a blog post which raises an honest question about the Financial Reform Bill. That Legislation will do nothing to prevent another Financial Derivatives bubble like the one that cratered our …
Read more >>3 candidates fail to file disclosures
The Commercial Appeal - 17th Jun 2010WASHINGTON -- Three Candidates seeking House seats representing the Greater Memphis area failed to file required Financial Disclosure statements with the clerk of the House of Representatives, according to records released Wednesday. Former mayor…
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