‘Daily Show’: American Grandstand, Banking Episode
Was it too much to expect a show of contrition or sacrifice when CEOs from eight of the nation's biggest banks turned up on Capitol Hill last week to dodge questions about how they used their respective chunks of bailout change? Probably.Was it too much to expect a show of contrition or sacrifice when CEOs from eight of the nation’s biggest banks turned up on Capitol Hill last week to dodge questions about how they used their respective chunks of bailout change? Probably.
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