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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Bankers Took Home Billions While Wall Street Burned If you’re in a good mood, you may just want to skip this bit of news from The New York Times: “Despite crippling losses, multibillion-dollar bailouts and the passing of some of the most prominent names in the business, employees at financial companies in New York ... collected an estimated <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/business/29bonus.html?_r=1&emc=eta1" title="$18.4 billion in bonuses">$18.4 billion in bonuses</a> for the year.” Update <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090129_bankers_took_home_billions_while_wall_street_burned/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090129_bankers_took_home_billions_while_wall_street_burned/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Bankers Took Home Billions While Wall Street Burned If you’re in a good mood, you may just want to skip this bit of news from The New York Times: “Despite crippling losses, multibillion-dollar bailouts and the passing of some of the most prominent names in the business, employees at financial companies in New York ... collected an estimated <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/business/29bonus.html?_r=1&emc=eta1" title="$18.4 billion in bonuses">$18.4 billion in bonuses</a> for the year.” Update <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090129_bankers_took_home_billions_while_wall_street_burned/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090129_bankers_took_home_billions_while_wall_street_burned/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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