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Bill Clinton's disclosures: Questions yet
The Swampby Andrew Zajac Last month, after his wife was nominated to be secretary of state, former President Bill Clinton attempted to put an end to speculation about his overseas fundraising by disclosing the names of some 208,000 donors to his......Tags: Public Relations, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Social Issues, Government
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Lazio: Running for Gov.?
Spin CycleSomehow, we missed this story in the NYT: Ex-LI congressman Rick Lazio, who ran against Hillary in 2000, is thinking about a run for governor in 2010. He ran for the U.S. Senate against Clinton in 2000 when former......Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Financial and Business Services, Politics, Government, United States
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Financial bailout-angst: 'People are mad'
The Swampby Mark Silva Outrage - that's what members of Congress are voicing at the bankers hauled before them to account for what happened with billions of bailout dollars. (See the Tribune Bureau's story below about the "masters of the universe''......Tags: Stock Broking, Government, Timothy Geithner, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Services and Shopping
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Stimulus exec pay caps roil Wall Street
The Swampby James Oliphant An effort to curb executive pay at the nation's most troubled banks, inserted at the last minute into Congress' mammoth economic stimulus bill, has sparked an outcry from financial services groups and others who warn the caps......Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, White House, Heads of State, Government, Employers
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Wall Street reform next up for Dems
The SwampA trader with now-defunct Lehman Brothers watches the stock market plunge last September. (David Karp/AP) by James Oliphant For weeks, President Obama has been pushing hard on his plan to revive the nation's economy, driving the $787-billion stimulus...Tags: American International Group, Stock Broking, Government, Laws, Services and Shopping
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AIG CEO: bonuses meant to save company, economy
The SwampEdward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group testifies during a House Financial Services Committee (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) by Frank James If AIG hadn't paid those bonuses the entire economy might've gone down the...Tags: American International Group, State Budgets, Government, Federal Reserve, Employees
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For wonks and insomniacs: AIG bonus terms on line!
Spin CycleFrom Newsday's business staff, Ellen Yan tells us the public can read the 15-page retention contract online, courtesy of the House financial services subcommittee, whose members were the ones grilling chief executive Edward Liddy the other day. The...Tags: American International Group, Debt Market, Financial and Business Services, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve
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Obama would rein in masters of universe
The Swampby Frank James The Obama Administration wants to give Wall Street's masters of the universe a new master, the federal government. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will propose greater regulation of the financial markets when he testifies before the House...Tags: American International Group, Business Institutions, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve
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Credit card abuse crackdown: Next move
The Swampby James Oliphant The Obama administration is moving to rewrite the rules of the game for credit card lenders, vowing to crack down on high interest rates and predatory practices it says contributed to the economic crisis. The drive, which......Tags: American International Group, Bank of America Corp., American Express Company, Consumers, Banking
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Rahm Emanuel: 'No czars in White House'
The Swampby Mark Silva Rahm Emanuel was "a big shot'' before President Barack Obama made him chief of staff - so notes the interviewer today. Emanuel, financially set after a stint on Wall Street, congressman from Illinois and architect of the......Tags: John Barry, Energy, Health, Government, Services and Shopping
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Stanford arrest: Massive fraud alleged
The Swampby Josh Meyer The Justice Department is confirming that Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has been arrested and indicted on criminal charges stemming from his alleged operation of a massive investment fraud operation that bilked potentially thousands of...Tags: Fraud, Internal Revenue Service, Services and Shopping, Laws, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Citigroup agrees to settle fraud suit
From Wire ReportsNEW YORK - In the first significant shareholder settlement since Enron Corp. collapsed more than three years ago, Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $2 billion to investors who accused the bank of aiding Enron in its huge accounting scandal by selling the...Tags: Business Enterprises, Stanford University, Global Crossing Limited, University of California, Management Change
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Mar 20, 2009
|Blog| Newsday
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Apr 28, 2009
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Jun 11, 2005
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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