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Scott Jagow

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  • You can read the AIG bonus contracts right here. Congressman Barney Frank posted them this afternoon. Let me warn you, the legalese is blinding. …

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  • Mar 18, 2009

    Hurricane AIG

    As I've pointed out the last couple days, I worry that the whirling dervish of AIG's bonuses might be diverting our attention from issues more…

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  • To say Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is on the hot seat would be an understatement. The chorus calling for him to lose his job is decidedly…

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  • Mar 18, 2009

    AIG — The Movie

    I can only stew about AIG so many hours of the day. At some point, I have to diffuse the frustration. Last night, I channeled it into my favorite…

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  • Tonight, the Treasury said it will make AIG repay the government the $165 million in bonuses handed out last week. In a letter to Congressional…

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  • It's a sad day in Seattle. After 146 years, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its last newspaper this morning. The P-I is moving entirely…

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  • Mar 17, 2009

    I, renter

    I signed the lease on a new apartment yesterday, and let me tell you, it's a good time to be apartment hunting. My fiancee and I got a great deal…

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  • I'm struggling with how we should proceed on the AIG bonus payouts. How much time, energy and money should go into stopping bonuses retroactively…

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  • A month ago, I wrote about the future of satellite radio or more precisely, the potential lack of a future. Well, a lot has changed since then, so…

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  • Who's handling the economic crisis better — the US or Europe? Today, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman points out the stark differences in…

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