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Negotiators agree on $790B price for stimulus bill »
Posted by: STONERS 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Negotiators for Congress and the White House have tentatively settled on a $790 billion price tag on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill and ...
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House OKs $819B stimulus bill in win for Obama »
Posted by: STONERS 10 months, 1 week ago in Political News
In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night with spending increases and ...
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Freddie Mac official found dead in apparent suicide »
Posted by: orndorffter 7 months, 1 week ago in News
David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead at his home Wednesday morning in what police said was ...
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AIG chairman says retention payments distasteful »
Posted by: Progressive 8 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON - The chief of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday to skeptical congressional interrogators that the company's multibillion bonuses to employees were "distasteful" to ...
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Blackwater founder Prince steps down as CEO »
Posted by: tehranchik 9 months ago in Political News
Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater who used an auto parts inheritance to build the security firm into one of the world's most respected ...
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Obama trying to temper furor over AIG bonuses »
Posted by: STONERS 8 months, 1 week ago in Political News
President Barack Obama is trying to dampen a fire he once stoked, urging a more tempered response to public furor over bonuses paid to executives ...
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Ill. gov unanimously convicted, tossed from office »
Posted by: y_soitenly 10 months ago in Political News
Gov. Rod Blagojevich was bounced from office Thursday without a single lawmaker rising in his defense, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his ...
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Citi boosting salaries to offset lower bonuses »
Posted by: engineer 5 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Citigroup Inc. is increasing base salaries for many of its employees ? reportedly by as much as 50 percent for some workers ? as it restructures its ...
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GOP Governors Press Congress To Pass Stimulus Bill »
Posted by: TimALoftis 10 months ago in Political News
Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that ...
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Administration, Congress work on pay restrictions »
Posted by: STONERS 10 months ago in Business & Finance
The Obama administration plans to mandate new executive pay limits on Wednesday for government-assisted financial institutions in a new get-tough approach to bankers and Wall ...
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Obama seeks a new era of energy exploration in US »
Posted by: mafihotz 7 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Marking Earth Day with a pitch for his energy plan, President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for a “ new era of energy exploration in America ...
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11 wounded at German Embassy bombing in Kabul »
Posted by: iamamaniac 10 months, 2 weeks ago in News
KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb blast at a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base set the embassy on fire ...
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House passes bill taxing AIG and other bonuses »
Posted by: Progressive 8 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led House overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday to slap punishing taxes on big employee bonuses from AIG and other firms bailed out ...
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Police investigating death of Freddie Mac official »
Posted by: mafihotz 7 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
The chief financial officer of money-losing mortgage giant Freddie Mac was found dead in his basement early Wednesday morning in what police said was an ...
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Even in a recession, some companies are hiring »
Posted by: engineer 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Help wanted: pharmacists, engineers and nurses. Believe it or not, even some banks are hiring, at least for their technology teams. While the recession has ...
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