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Constitutional Experts: Obama's 'Czars' Are Perfectly Legal

latimes.com | Joe Markman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

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In Senate testimony, constitutional experts say the president has the right to appoint independent advisers as long as the distinction between practic...

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Bailed-Out Banks Act Before Pay Czar Announcement

AP | DANIEL WAGNER and STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: CEO Pay, Executive Compansation, Bailout, Bank of America, Banks, Pay Rules, Gmac, Kenneth Feinberg, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON — Several firms that received large taxpayer bailouts have adjusted executive compensation to trim cash payouts before the Obama admi...

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Benmosche, AIG CEO, Has $10.5 Million Pay Package Approved By Pay Czar

Oct. 6, 2009 | David Goldman, CNNMoney.Com Staff Writer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- AIG Chief Executive Robert Benmosche's $10.5 million annual pay package has been formally approved by Obama administration ...

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Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg Plans To Cut Salaries, Increase Stock Compensation

wsj.com | By DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's pay czar is planning to clamp down on compensation at firms receiving large sums of government aid by cutting...

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Friday Talking Points [96] -- The Impressiveness of Alan Grayson

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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First, let's get rid of the distractions this week. Chicago will not be getting the Olympics in 2016, even after President Obama went over to Copenha...

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Ken Lewis Bonus: BofA CEO's $53 Million Pension Plan

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

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For those of you worried about Ken Lewis' financial well-being since his announcement on Wednesday night that he was stepping down as Bank of America'...

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'Pay Czar Clause': Banks Use New Loophole To Void Contracts

Reuters | Steve Eder | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

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Citigroup, Bank of America and AIG are forging new employment contracts that let them void compensation agreements if they are challenged by the U.S. ...

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Obama's Pay Czar Leaning Against Naming Names

Reuters | Steve Eder and Karey Wutkowski | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street salaries have become everybody's business lately, but the Obama administration's pay czar may try to keep ...

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Pay Czar Says He Can 'Claw Back' Exec Comp

Reuters | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

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MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS, Aug 16 - Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's pay czar, said on Sunday he has broad and "binding" authority ...

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Citigroup Traders $100M Pay Package Eyed By Pay Czar

nytimes.com | STEPHEN LABATON and ERIC DASH | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- Citigroup is planning to claim that an energy trader who is due to receive compensation of $100 million this year should be exempt from...

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Pay Czar To Begin Reviewing Pay At 7 Bailed-Out Firms

New York Post | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

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Six weeks into his tenure as President Obama's compensation czar, Kenneth Feinberg has his sights set on pay packages he thinks are too rich for compa...

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White House Set To Appoint Pay Czar

Wall Street Journal | DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration plans to appoint a "Special Master for Compensation" to ensure that companies receiving federal bailout funds a...

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AUTO CZAR: Who Will Be The Car Czar?

The Huffington Post | Nour Akkad | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business

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President Bush and the Congressional democrats have reached an agreement to send $14 million in emergency loans to the struggling auto manufacturers b...

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Bush Would Pick "Car Czar," Pelosi Likes Volcker

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Weary Democratic congressional leaders and White House officials agreed in principle Tuesday on a $15 billion bailout of U.S. autom...

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9/11 Fund Overseer Kenneth Feinberg Floated As New Auto 'Czar'

Posted 01.08.2009 | Business

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UPDATE 3:30pm EST: A spokeswoman for Feinberg tells Huffington Post that he has not been approached about the position. "He doesn't know anything abo...

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