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Recap – Bernanke Testimony – Bloomberg

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Senate Budget Committee Hammers Fed’s Bernanke on AIG Bailout; Bernanke Says AIG Was Hedge Fund Attached to Unstable Insurance Company, Insists Bank Bailout is Essential to Ending Recession and Helping Main Street (Bloomberg News)

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February 4th, 2010 at 10:20 pm

DRIVING MR. & MRS. JONES ON MAIN STREET: Are Paulsons $700B Turncoats to buy Wall Street Toxic Bonds or Dole them to Bernanke to cover the FEDS Trillion lent to the Defunct Oil Speculators Corporate America against same Devilish Stock Insurance Circle.

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We need to stop sending our e-waste overseas Pakistan gets 0 mln loan to aid ailing economy Paulson Moves On to Nuts and Bolts of Rescue Paulson vows to speed rescue to financial system Personal Finance Daily: The week’s 10 best Personal Finance stories: Sept. 29-Oct. 3 Personal Finance Perceptions Polo’s Pro Future Prospect Fades for Joint EU Bank Bailout Shrinking Job Market: The Next Crisis? Slower growth expected in tech industry Small Bank Looms Large in Volatile Market Steve Jobs …

Inside Look – Financial Crisis Panel Meets – Bloomberg

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Interview with FCIC Chairman Philip Angelides (Bloomberg News)

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January 1st, 2010 at 3:11 am

In-Depth Look – Financial Flip – Bloomberg

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Troubled Financials Shares Rising Despite the 0 Billion Black Hole Looming (Bloomberg News)

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September 5th, 2009 at 5:30 am

Inside Look – Fixing the Financial System – Bloomberg

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Interview with Alan Beattie, Former Bank of England Economist and Author of “False Economy” (Bloomberg News)

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August 27th, 2009 at 5:29 am

Regulated Insurance Firms are Solvent, Can Pay Claims

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Interview with NY State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo

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August 4th, 2009 at 10:17 am

Arpaio, SCA and GOP Breaking Campaign Finance Laws?

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The “Sheriff Command Ascociation” gave the GOP 5K to run dishonest and filthy ads against Dan Saban. But who is the SCA? The AZ GOP party found themselves in trouble by taking the money and may have broken 8 seperate laws. Some are felonies.

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July 14th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

Survey Says – Signs of Strain in Commercial Real Estate – Bloomberg

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Commercial Real Estate Concerns – Interview with Susan Smith of PricewaterhouseCoopers (Bloomberg News)

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July 12th, 2009 at 10:13 pm

People and Politics | Out of Control – Germany Under the Spell of the US Finance Crisis

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The US government wants to push through an emergency bail-out package, and buy up toxic bad debts at a cost of up to 0 billion. The financial crisis is also affecting German banks. Losses could be in the billions, and Germany’s taxpayers are likely to have to carry some of the costs. The economy will also suffer. Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the US Government for failing to prevent the crisis. On Thursday the German government will make a statement on the matter. … Deutsche …

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July 3rd, 2009 at 12:38 pm

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Alan Grayson on Large Financial Institutions: Who will say ‘enough is enough’?

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Rep. Alan Grayson asks a group of witnesses representing parts of the hedge fund industry what the rules should be to prevent large financial institutions from threatening the financial system. The witnesses at this hearing are as follows: The Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing on Hedge Fund Registration on May 7, 2009 at 11am. The witnesses were: * Mr. Todd Groome, Chairman, Alternative Investment Management Association * The Honorable Richard H. Baker …

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June 29th, 2009 at 12:50 am


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