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    • 14 Ratings
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    Swiss government revealed as knowing Nazi collaborator

    JANUARY 28, 2013 2:17PM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: refugees, jews, banking, nazis, third reich, germany, switzerland

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1124 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Being Eliza Doolittle

    JANUARY 6, 2011 8:21AM

    By toritto


    Topics: opening eyes, pygmalion, white collar, training, citibank, banking, highschool 1959, first job, feminism, family, economy, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 4224 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Take My Home, Please: New Plans to Help Underwater Borrowers

    MARCH 9, 2010 6:34PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, banking, hamp, treasury plan to help homeowners, real estate bust, real estate boom, underwater mortgages, mortgages

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1599 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Why I'm not celebrating the end of the bailout

    DECEMBER 14, 2009 1:31PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: economy, politics, ceo compensation, compensation limits, tim geithner, treasury, is bailout one word or two, president barack obama, citibank, citigroup, ceos, banking, bankers, fat cats

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 9205 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Geithner 2.0 debuts on Hill, sinks claws into congressman

    NOVEMBER 20, 2009 5:29PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: banking, the ed show, is bailout one word or two?, tarp, bailout, economics, larry summers, congressman peter defazio, congressman kevin brady, congress, is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?, treasury secretary, tim geithner

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1313 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Banks to Hike Card Rates Ahead of New Restrictions

    NOVEMBER 20, 2009 8:22AM

    By J.E. Robertson


    Topics: interest rates, foreclosures, borrowing, bankruptcies, economic crisis, credit, banking

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 2232 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    At Big Banks, Are the Little Guys Also to Blame?

    OCTOBER 28, 2009 6:05PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: kerry killinger, htww, andrew leonard, seattle times, is bailout one word or two, financial meltdown, finance, banking, jpmc, j.p. morgan chase, washington mutual employees, washington mutual, wamu

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 320 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    When Banks Fail To Serve

    AUGUST 28, 2009 2:06PM

    By Cash Coleman


    Topics: banking, globalization, economy, theft

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 3775 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    Tell me again why we didn't just let the banks fail

    JULY 20, 2009 9:53AM

    By Lisa Kern


    Topics: banking, banks are evil, bail out bitching, i'm convinced they hate me, economy killers, business, politics, bank of america, santander

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1274 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Bipartisan lovefest in Toronto

    MAY 28, 2009 5:14PM

    By Bart Hawkins Kreps


    Topics: news, politics, bush, clinton, toronto, canada, banking

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1283 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    NY Fed Chair Resigns - About Time

    MAY 7, 2009 6:47PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: goldman sachs, banks, banking, stephen friedman, federal reserve, new york fed, wsj, wall street journal

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2903 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    A Hot Wheels Primer to Chrysler's Bankruptcy Day

    APRIL 30, 2009 3:59AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: chrysler, bankruptcy, hot wheels, fiat, beep beep, j.p. morgan chase, jpmc, banking, treasury, politics, obama, is bailout one word or two?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 2705 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Ninety-two Days of Timothy F. Geithner

    APRIL 29, 2009 4:12AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: geithner, timothy f. geithner, tim geithner, treasury, obama, 100 days, politics, economy, paul krugman, banks, banking, aig, the onion, is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2946 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Gov't for Grown-Ups: I have Federal Reservations for 3

    APRIL 26, 2009 11:54PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: fed, federal reserve, government for grownups, banking, banking industry, monetary policy, u.s. history, alexander hamilton, treasury

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 1713 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Transgender Awareness Miles Ahead In Argentina

    APRIL 23, 2009 2:34AM

    By Max the Communist


    Topics: banking, television, media, advertising, lgbt, transgender

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4552 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    A Terrible Day for Tim Geithner (Small Wonder)

    APRIL 22, 2009 2:55AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: tim geithner, geithner, banks, banking, finance, economics, econ, tarp, ppip, sigtarp, cop, congressional oversight panel, elizabeth warren, is bailout one word or two?, treasury, politics, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, small wonder, is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 3325 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    New Treasury Plan: Yo' Momma's TARP

    APRIL 21, 2009 2:26AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: paul krugman, banks, banking, finance, tarp, felix salmon, economics, econospeak, is bailout one word or two?, bailout, bank bailout, whisky

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1365 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Dear Public Officials: Stop Being Dumb

    APRIL 20, 2009 7:51PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: congress is like mtv's the real world only with more crazy, kwame kenyatta, senator burr, senator richard burr, is bailout one word or two?, politics, financial crisis, banking

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1122 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Why This, Not That?

    APRIL 14, 2009 9:31PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: brad delong, obama speech at georgetown, obama, politics, banking, banks, finance, financial crisis, tarp, tim geithner, ben bernanke, geithner plan, ppip, talf, is bailout one word or two?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1711 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Higher Bank Fees: Problem or Solution?

    APRIL 13, 2009 1:30AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: banking, banks, finance, financial crisis, tarp, elizabeth warren, congressional oversight panel, is bailout one word or two?

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