Topic: Bailouts

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 20, 2012

Bain Capital Turned Down Chance to Invest in GM

Mitt Romney says that he opposed the government bailout of Detroit because the private market would have provided loans so GM and Chrysler could go through managed bankruptcy, but it turns out the firm Romney once led, Bain Capital, turned down the chance to do so.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 15, 2011

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Banks: Too Big to Care

Cartoonist Steve Breen on America's big banks.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 6, 2011

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How Can Wall Street Profit Off of Occupy Wall Street?

Cartoonist Steve Breen on the view of the protest from above

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 8, 2011

AIG Is Suing Bank of America for $10 Billion

AIG claims they were duped into investing in mortgage backed securities

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By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

Greece Secures a New $156 Billion Bailout

Today's Euro Zone package is roughly the same size as last year's

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By Alex Eichler

May 24, 2011

Chrysler Repays Its Government Bailout Loans

Meanwhile, Democrats rush to take credit for the news

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By Adam Martin

Apr 18, 2011

How Portugal Lost Sunday's Finnish Election

A Finn nationalist party's 19 percent vote share could doom a Portugese bailout

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