Senate quietly stripped measure restricting bonuses from bailout legislation
by John Byrne -- Wednesday March 18, 2009* http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Senate_quietly_stripped_measure_restricting_bonuses_0318.html The measure, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), was removed by negotiators in a late-night, close door meeting. Hedge funds could reap billions from AIG by John Byrne -- Wednesday March 18, 2009 http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Hedge_funds_could_reap_billions_from_0318.html The massive now mostly-government owned insurer American International Group is slated to shell out billions of dollars to hedge funds that bet against the US housing market, according to documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Shoes and words fly as Canadians protest Bush at Calgary speech* RAW STORY -- Tuesday March 17, 2009 http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Shoes_and_words_fly_as_Canadians_0317.html Plenty of shoes were thrown as at least 100 protesters gathered and chanted "war criminal," angry that Bush chose Calgary for his first speech after leaving the White House in January. Leaked Red Cross report renews call for probe of Bush era* Agence France-Presse - Tuesday March 17 2009 A leaked Red Cross report on CIA "torture" of detainees offers fresh ammunition to demands that officials from the Bush administration be prosecuted for their conduct, rights groups have revealed. * **For more go to: *http://www.rawstory.com* *http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/ * **RSS Feeds: *http://rawstory.com/rss.php* *http://feeds.feedburner.com/rawstory/gKpz * Facebook*: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raw-Story/20324257234 *Twitter:* http://twitter.com/rawstory =========== Kyle F. Hence Director of Outreach [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://www.rawstory.com ============================================================================================================= To be removed from /The Rawstory Wire/ please reply with "REMOVE" in the subject line. To add your address please send an email to [email protected] with"ADD" in the subject line. If per chance you are receiving duplicates please let me know and I'll address it. Thank you. ======== March 18 Senate quietly stripped measure restricting bonuses from bailout legislation John Byrne -- Wednesday March 18, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Senate_quietly_stripped_measure_restricting_bonuses_0318.html>http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Senate_quietly_stripped_measure_restricting_bonuses_0318.html The measure, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), was removed by negotiators in a late-night, close door meeting. Hedge funds could reap billions from AIG John Byrne -- Wednesday March 18, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Hedge_funds_could_reap_billions_from_0318.html>http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Hedge_funds_could_reap_billions_from_0318.html The massive now mostly-government owned insurer American International Group is slated to shell out billions of dollars to hedge funds that bet against the US housing market, according to documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Shoes and words fly as Canadians protest Bush at Calgary speech RAW STORY -- Tuesday March 17, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Shoes_and_words_fly_as_Canadians_0317.html>http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Shoes_and_words_fly_as_Canadians_0317.html Plenty of shoes were thrown as at least 100 protesters gathered and chanted "war criminal," angry that Bush chose Calgary for his first speech after leaving the White House in January. Leaked Red Cross report renews call for probe of Bush era Agence France-Presse - Tuesday March 17 2009 A leaked Red Cross report on CIA "torture" of detainees offers fresh ammunition to demands that officials from the Bush administration be prosecuted for their conduct, rights groups have revealed. For more go to: <http://www.rawstory.com>http://www.rawstory.com<http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/> http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/ RSS Feeds: <http://rawstory.com/rss.php>http://rawstory.com/rss.php <http://feeds.feedburner.com/rawstory/gKpz>http://feeds.feedburner.com/rawstory/gKpz Facebook: <http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raw-Story/20324257234>http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raw-Story/20324257234 Twitter: <http://twitter.com/rawstory>http://twitter.com/rawstory =========== Kyle F. 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