Revealed: See Who Was Paid Off In The AIG Bailout Goldman Sachs alone got $14 billion in government money for assets worth $6 billion at the time -- a de facto $8 billion subsidy, courtesy of taxpayers. The list was produced as part of a congressional investigation led by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee into the federal bailout of AIG. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, then led by now-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, purchased a slew of souring assets from the world's biggest banks for 100 cents on the dollar in November and December 2008. A scathing report by a govern... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/27/revealed-see-who-was-paid_n_438933.html Bernanke Is A Political Time Bomb, Stiglitz Says He Would Take Fed Position Republicans appear to have documents linking Ben Bernanke to a decision to give the backdoor bailouts at AIG despite staff recommendations. They are very specific about which documents show this and they want them made public. If they are made public before the confirmation vote, Bernanke is obviously in a lot of trouble. But there's a much worse scenario. If the Democrat leadership and the White House strong arm the Democratic senators into confirming Bernanke with most Republicans voting no - and then the documents are revealed, you have a ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/bernanke-is-a-political-t_b_439035.html Senate approves raising federal debt limit to $14.3 trillion The Senate agreed Thursday to raise the legal limit on government borrowing to a record $14.3 trillion, a total that would permit the Treasury Department to cover the nation's bills through the end of this year. The vote fell strictly along party lines, with all 60 Democrats supporting and 39 Republicans opposing a plan to increase the cap by $1.9 trillion. If lawmakers had approved a smaller increase, Democrats would have had to revisit the deeply unpopular topic of the soaring national debt before facing voters in November. Even as they ex... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/28/AR2010012800522.html?hpid=topnews Justice Alito's conduct at the State of the Union address a serious breach of protocol Glenn Greenwald http://tinyurl.com/ya3zszj ;-) ---- CIA / Wall-Street Tyranny & Atrocities - assorted info/quotes, etc http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnemyBase/message/1109 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shadowgovernment?hl=en.
