Big Banks Own Congress - Sen. Dick Durbin


	Big Banks Own Congress - Sen. Dick Durbin

BartendingBear

5-1-2009 12:47 AM

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"Durbin's explicit admission will be largely ignored. "

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5-1-2009 2:16 PM

aklimento

..."And there is nothing we can do about it. "

5-3-2009 11:35 AM

zizzy

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