Millions of voters voice outrage over ill-conceived Bush bailout plan designed for bankers, stock barons
The House defeat of the administration’s proposed bailout for big bankers was a triumph for populists throughout America, who bombarded Congress with phone calls, Internet petitions and emails, then took their protests to the streets of America.
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Jack Shafer - Sept. 16, 2008
The key to Fannie Mae’s survival was the patronage operation it ran. As Wall Street Journal reporter James R. Hagerty wrote two summers ago, “For years, high-level jobs at Fannie Mae were lucrative prizes for lawyers, bankers and political operatives waiting for their next U.S. government post.” Now that the jig is up, let’s meet some of the bipartisan warriors who fought for Fannie Mae’s right to plunder.
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