Bailout Recipients Hosted Call To Defeat Key Labor Bill

Huffington Post by Sam Stein | Jan. 27, 2009 (News Report)

As evidenced by its dual interpretation of the legislation, Bank of America's role in the EFCA fight is a bit murky. The company, as stated by an official there, hosted the call for the purposes of equity research, meaning that their goal was to represent the opinions of clients and not the bank itself. But their involvement in an effort to drum up support for defeating the labor-backed legislation, so soon after getting bail out funds from the federal ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Congress, Lobbying, Money and Politics, Finance
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 28, 2009 - 11:50 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jan 28, 2009 - 11:54 AM PST

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 28, 2009

An important story, though not particular well presented in this article. Needs to be researched and presented better.

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    Huffington Post by Lawrence Lessig | Jan. 28, 2009 (Comment)
    () Not only are some of the most non-trusted companies in America blatantly trying to buy off Congress, but they're using our bailout money to do it. Enough!
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