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Merrill bonuses made 696 millionaires: probe 02/12/2009 @ 8:28 am Agence France-Presse via RAW STORY WASHINGTON (AFP) – Merrill Lynch quietly paid out at least one million dollars bonus each to about 700 top executive even when the investment house was bleeding with losses last year, a probe has revealed. They were part of 3.6 […]
MoreEconomy in Turmoil and Bailout Plans Adrift THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau Sunday, December 7, 2008 Washington — Detroit automakers are in line behind governors who are in line behind banks, seeking emergency aid from Washington. Nearly $8 trillion in federal commitments is already out the door, and half of the […]
MoreTHE NEW YORK TIMES November 30, 2008 One Man’s Military-Industrial-Media Complex By DAVID BARSTOW In the spring of 2007 a tiny military contractor with a slender track record went shopping for a precious Beltway commodity. The company, Defense Solutions, sought the services of a retired general with national stature, someone who could open doors at […]
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