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The Sad State of Our Country

October 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Bailout, Banks, Corporate Power, Credit Default Swaps, Federal Reserve, Mortgages, Obama, Policy, Politics, Restructuring, Stock Market, Taxpayers, Treasury, Video, Wall Street

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Obama Redeems Himself

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Bailout, Banks, Bonds, Corporate Power, Credit Default Swaps, Debt, Federal Reserve, Financial, Interest rates, Obama, Policy, Restructuring, Treasury, Video, Wall Street

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How BIG is a Trillion Dollars?

March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Bailout, Banks, Credit Default Swaps, Debt, Default, Economics, Federal Reserve, Financial, Nationalization, Restructuring, Wall Street

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Hedge Funds Betting on Housing Collapse May Get AIG Cash

March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Bailout, Banks, Bonds, Credit Default Swaps, Debt, Default, Economics, Federal Reserve, Financial, Global Economy, Housing, Interest rates, Mortgages, Policy, Regulation, Stock Market

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The AIG Bonuses Are Not the Problem

March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Bailout, Banks, Bonds, CDS, Credit Default Swaps, Federal Reserve, Financial, Housing, Nationalization

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