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Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Administration Seeks Increase in Oversight of Executive Pay — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will call for increased oversight of executive pay at all banks, Wall Street firms and possibly other companies as part of a sweeping plan to overhaul financial regulation, government officials said.
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Stephen Labaton / MSNBC:
NYT: White House takes on executive pay — Government's plan will also target hedge funds, insurance companies — WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will call for increased oversight of executive pay at all banks, Wall Street firms and possibly other companies as part of a sweeping plan …
The Politico:
Geithner to call for new bonus system — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will try to cut down on risky behavior by financial institutions by asking them to tie bonuses to the long-term health of the company rather than short-term gains …
Binyamin Appelbaum / Washington Post:
Bankers Press Case Against Punitive Tax
Bankers Press Case Against Punitive Tax
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Glenn Reynolds / Pajamas Media:
MORE ORLANDO TEA PARTY PICS HERE: Also, Rachel Pereira has posted over 100 pictures. Note the appearance of John Galt: — Here's a news report from the event. And reader Freddy Clayton sends this report from Orlando: “I am an enthusiastic reader who has checked in with Instapundit nearly daily for almost six years.
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wRitErsbLock / Pereiraville:
Orlando Tea Party 032109 — Additional pictures now posted at Bakerstreet. — I have more than a hundred pictures already cropped, so I'll put them all in the extended entry. Rough estimate of 3,000 people showed up, and two people from the media that I saw. — Clearly I need a “Got Glock?” shirt!
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The New / New York Times:
Obama Responds to Criticism From Cheney — WASHINGTON — President Obama has hit back at former Vice President Dick Cheney, calling Bush administration policy on detainees at the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, “unsustainable.” — “How many terrorists have actually …
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Paul Krugman:
Despair over financial policy — The Geithner plan has now been leaked in detail. It's exactly the plan that was widely analyzed — and found wanting — a couple of weeks ago. The zombie ideas have won. — The Obama administration is now completely wedded to the idea …
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James K. Galbraith / Firedoglake:
James K. Galbraith Reponds to Geithner's Toxic Asset Plan — I've just been reading the NYT report. — The central Treasury assumption, at least for public consumption, seems to be that the underlying mortgage loans will largely pay off, so that if the PPIP buys and holds …
Jonn Lilyea / This ain't Hell …:
ANSWER March on the Pentagon — Since the sixth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War was the other day, ANSWER and it's assorted affiliates of beggars, drama queens and ne'er-do-wells picked today out of the air to hold their March on the Pentagon. — So here's the photos — Me either;
Alec MacGillis / Washington Post:
Executives Lay Out Compromise to ‘Card Check’ Labor Bill — As business and labor gird for battle over legislation that would make it easier for workers to organize, the debate could be transformed by a “third way” proposed by three companies that like to project a progressive image: Costco, Starbucks and Whole Foods.
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MJ Rosenberg / Mideast Peace Pulse:
Did Israel Intentionally Undermine Obama's Outreach To Iran? — Yesterday, when the New York Times inexplicably gave Shimon Peres' insulting message to Iran equal play with President Obama"s, I thought it might be no coincidence. — Peres, who is an uberhawk on Iran, suddenly sends …
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Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
Climate Change's Myths and Facts — A recent controversy over claims about climate science by Post op-ed columnist George F. Will raises a critical question: Can we ever know, on any contentious or politicized topic, how to recognize the real conclusions of science and how to distinguish …
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Is Anybody Listening? The Real Faces Of The Economic Crisis — When AIG attempted to rationalize the bonuses given as the only way for them to retain “the best and the brightest” in the workforce, it was all I could do not to lose my lunch. Those guys—who drove the corporation into the ground are the best and the brightest?
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Obama criticizes some Guantanamo release decisions — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the U.S. hasn't done a good job sorting out who should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Ross Colvin / Reuters:
Obama says would not accept Geithner resignation — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he would not accept Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's resignation if it was offered, according to excerpts from a television interview to be broadcast on Sunday.
Juan A. Lozano / Associated Press:
Double jeopardy in before US Supreme Court — HOUSTON - A former Enron Corp. executive is hoping a little known component of the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause will help him avoid a retrial on charges related to financial fraud at the once mighty energy giant.
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