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Larry Summers: Stop the AIG Bonuses. Yes You Can.

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 04.15.2009 | Business

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Aaron Zelinsky

Larry Summers claims that nothing can be done about the AIG bonuses. As a former Secretary of the Treasury, he should know better.

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Larry Summers: The Country Needs Him

Beth Dozoretz | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Beth Dozoretz

NOW is insisting that the mistake Summers made four years ago should disqualify him from Treasury Secretary. I strenuously disagree.

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Will Obama's First Term Really Just be a Hybrid of Clinton III and GW Bush III?

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

There is a strong chance that Lawrence Summers is going to be returned to the post of Secretary of the Treasury. Larry will have to prove to us that he is different and not the harbinger of Clinton Term III.

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Lawrence Summers: Africa Is

Max Blumenthal | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Max Blumenthal

If Obama nominates Summers, he will send a dispiriting message to governments of developing countries -- especially in Africa -- just as they have begun to look at the United States as a beacon of hope.

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Seth Colter Walls

NOW President Questions Summers As Treasury Secretary

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Since Barack Obama has signaled that his transition team will move quickly, it shouldn't come as a surprise that advocacy organizations are acting jus...

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