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By: OPISO » Watchdog Finds "Unacceptable Risk" in Treasury’s Oversight of Bailout Law Firms

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:43:53 +0000

[...] repeatedly criticized Treasury for not providing enough transparency in its contracts. The Washington Independent pointed out that one of the bailout law firms, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, had a long history of working [...]

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By: dbrandell

dbrandell — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:42:36 +0000

I read recently Kerry, the Clintons, and who knows who else.had stocks in AIG. I notice the Speaker of the house hires migrants for her vineyards while passing laws affecting those workers and padding her own pockets. She does business with Martha's Vineyard, an international mulitibillion dollar non-profit (?) island.
I noticed NY(D) Carolyn Maloney's husband died in a mountain climbing accident. While I am sorry for the family, I couldn't help notice he was a multimillion dollar bank investor. Maloney helped pass the bank bailout. hmmmm. How many more of our elected officials invest in utilities, cars, banks, hospitals, pharmaceuticals… City camera's that don't work? We need a megavac for this.

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By: Analiese’s Reading 6/2 | Quiche Moraine

Analiese’s Reading 6/2 | Quiche Moraine — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:05:45 +0000

[...] The Treasury Department knows that the law firms and investment managers hired to aid its salvage effort could be influenced by their ties to bailed-out banks; in fact, the department released a rule in January aiming to mitigate the problem. Washington Independent [...]

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By: CrackDealer.org » Blog Archive » Bank Bailout Conflict of Interest

CrackDealer.org » Blog Archive » Bank Bailout Conflict of Interest — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:51:05 +0000

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By: Derivatives Lobbying and Bailout Conflicts | The Paris - San Francisco

Derivatives Lobbying and Bailout Conflicts | The Paris - San Francisco — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:46:18 +0000

[...] to help manage the bailout, but many of those firms have conflicts of interest that let them “work both sides of the rescue,” reports the Washington Independent. Treasury issued a rule to address the problem in [...]