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48 Bonuses to execs: “Letting the Banking Rats out of the Bag,” by Robert Scheer, August 11, 2009, www.truthdig.com.
49 Goldman employee earnings: “A Year After a Cataclysm, Little Change on Wall St.,” by Alex Berenson, New York Times, September 12, 2009.
50 Goldman profit surge: “Goldman to Make Record Bonus Payout,” by Philip Inman, June 21, 2009, www.guardian.co.uk.
51 Liddy and Goldman: “AIG Chief Owns Significant Stake in Goldman,” New York Times Dealbook, April 17, 2009.
52 Durbin on banking lobby: “Top Senate Democrat: Bankers ‘Own’ the U.S. Congress,” by Glenn Greenwald, April 3, 2009, www.salon.com.
53 $5 billion: Sidebar to “Wall Street’s Best Investment,” Multinational Monitor, op.cit.
54 Senators and Banks: “Senators Held Stock in Bailed-Out Banks,” by Reid Wilson and Kevin Bogardus, June 13, 2009, www.truthout.org.
55 TARP quote: “Good Billions After Bad,” by Donald R. Barlett and James B. Steele, Vanity Fair, October 2009.
56 TARP report: “Thievery Under the TARP,” by Robert Scheer, April 22, 2009, www.truthout.org.
57 TARP quote: “no problem here”: “Good Billions After Bad,” by Donald R. Barlett and James B. Steele, Vanity Fair, October 2009.
58 TARP program: Ibid.
59 GE Capital: “How a Loophole Benefits GE in Bank Rescue,” by Jeff Gerth and Brady Dennis, originally in ProPublica and Washington Post, June 29, 2009, www.truthout.org.
60 Goldman as Obama donor: Taibbi, “The Great American Bubble Machine,” op.cit.
61 Obama contributions: Center for Responsive Politics.
62 Summers and earnings: “Awake and Sing!”, by Frank Rich, New York Times, April 12, 2009.
63 Summers crusade: “Larry Summers, Tim Geithner, and Wall Street’s Ownership of Government,” by Glenn Greenwald, April 4, 2009, www.salon.com.
64 Geithner’s proposal: “Member and Overseer of the Finance Club,” by Jo Becker and Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, April 27, 2009.
65 Geithner’s phone contacts: “When Wall St. Calls, Geithner Answers,” www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/08/business/main5371216.shtml%20.
66 Geithner chief of staff: “Obama’s top economic adviser is greedy and highly compromised,” by Matt Taibbi, April 10, 2009, www.alternet.org.
67 Blankenfein compensation: “AP Study Finds $1.6 billion went to bailed-out bank executives,” December 22, 2008.
68 TV ad spending: Organizing for America release, October 24, 2009, citing Associated Press.
69 “Medical Loss Ratio”: “The S-Word and Dr. Kevorkian’s Accountant,” by Greg Palast, October 15, 2009, www.truthout.org.
70 Bonuses to traders: “Bankers Reaped Lavish Bonuses During Bailouts,” New York Times, July 31, 2009. Citing a report by New York attorney general.
71 IRS and wealthy Americans: “Tempo of Audits Drops for Wealthy,” by Lynnley Browning, March 23, 2009, www.nytimes.com.
72 Citigroup tax havens: “Report: Over 8 in 10 Corporations Have Tax Havens,” by Ken Thomas, January 16, 2009, citing GAO report.
73 Caymans as tax haven: “Lax Little Islands,” by David Cay Johnston, The Nation, June 1, 2009.
74 IBM workers: “IBM offers to move laid off workers to India,” by Paul McDougall, Information Week, February 2, 2009.
75 The BIS: “The Bloodless Coup of the Global Financial Stability Board: From Guidelines to Rules,” by Ellen Brown, June 24, 2009.
76 Jefferson warning: Letter to James Monroe, January 1, 1815.
77 National debt, 1791: www.brillig.com/debt_clock/faq.
78 Budget deficit, dollar situation: “The American Empire is Bankrupt,” by Chris Hedges, June 14, 2009, www.truthdig.com.
79 Bush overpayment: “Bush Overpaid Banks in Bailout, Watchdog Says,” Associated Press, February 6, 2009.
Chapter Fourteen
1 Senate report: “The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush’s Torture Programs,” by Scott Horton, April 28, 2009, www.alternet.org.
2 Torture manual: “New CIA Docs Detail Brutal ‘Extraordinary Rendition’ Process,” by Scott Horton, August 28, 2009, www.huffingtonpost.com.
3 CIA videotapes: “Trail of Torture Tapes,” by Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, December 27, 2007.
4 “Battle Lab”: “CIA Experiments on US Soldiers