How Goldman Sachs Created 'Shitty' CDOs, Sold Them To AIG, Forced AIG Into Bankruptcy, Got A $20 Billion Bailout, Paid Themselves Billions In Bonuses, And Watched As Tim Geithner Covered It All Up

And Paulson knew all about it...

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PHOTO - Ben And Pamela Chillin After FOMC

Fake boobs.  Pretend dollars.  It's all the same. 

I sent Banzai a note yesterday asking if he had any pics of The Bernank hanging out, drinking with the ladies, which I wanted for a different post.

This was his response.

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Moody's Responds To Draghi: "The ECB Can Do No More Than Buy Time" (LINKS)

Moody's Responds: "The ECB Can Do No More Than Buy Time"

Drone Pilots Waiting for a Kill Shot 7,000 Miles Away - NYT

Why Wall Street’s Facebook Estimates Are Phony

Google At Center Of Apple-Samsung Patent War - WSJ

NYT FLASHBACK - Obama Lobbies For Geithner To Stay

Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Obamacare Law - NYT

How to Fix TheStreet.com - Reformed Broker

They can’t build homes fast enough here

VA farmers plan pitchfork protest over fines -- for selling farm products!

If Your Bank Makes A Mistake, Don't Do What This Guy Did

EMBARRASSING: Military recruited to fill mass empty seats at Olympics

CONTOVERSY - Ye Shiwen's world record Olympic swim 'unthinkable', says US coach

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LEAKED: House Ethics Report On Countrywide VIP Scam

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BUSTED - BofA Executive Indicted For Fraud In Bond Scam

Justice Dept. is preparing to file charges against LIBOR traders - Bloomberg

Spanish unemployment hits all-time high - 25%

BUSTED - BofA Executive Indicted For Fraud In Municipal Bond Scam

Exclusive: Labor Dept looking into fraud at JPMorgan stable value fund

QE3 disciples explain Why the Fed will look past rising food prices

Fed Governor Raskin Expects Fed To Debate Benefit Of More QE - Bloomberg

Workers on Disability Sets Another Record in July; Exceeds Population of 39 States

Oregon Court of Appeals rules against banks, MERS in foreclosure case

SF Library Installs Computer Privacy Screens For More Discreet Porn Watching

Greece expels Olympic athlete over racist tweets

James Howard Kunstler on Europe's imaginary bailout skyhook - funny

Drug money funds voter fraud in Kentucky - $50 Per Vote

Study: Brain Objectifies Women As Body Parts, Men As Whole

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CRIMINALLY CORRUPT - Eric Holder, Top DOJ Lawyers Were Partners With Big Banks (Reuters Investigation)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 at 1:07 PM by DailyBail

UPDATE July 26 - This story just got much more interesting.  Read this:

REPORT: MF GLOBAL was client of AG Holder's law firm...

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Sheila Bair 'Flabbergasted' By Sandy Weill's Call To Break Up Mega-Banks (CNBC Interview)

Pretty decent interview with the former FDIC Chairman yesterday on CNBC.  She agrees with Weill and calls for a market-driven break-up of Citigroup, JPMorgan and Bank of America as a means of unlocking hidden shareholder value.  Imagine, trillions in mismarked assets just waiting to spun off into entities that no one will want.

Transcript at CNBC...

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Ron Paul Takes A Victory Lap Around The New York Fed While Crowds Chant: "End The Fed!"

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Ron Paul Wins, Bernanke Loses As 'Audit The Fed' Bill Is Approved Overwhelmingly

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Watch Geithner Ignore CNBC Reporter Who Asks About Sandy Weill's Call To Break Up Big Banks

Runs 1 minute.

Video from this morning as Geithner arrived to testify on Libor fraud.  Had I been the reporter, I would have punched Geithner repeatedly until I got a response.

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Lobbyist: 'We Would Vigorously Oppose Breaking Up Banks'

SIFMA President Tim Ryan on CNBC earlier today responding to Sandy Weill's comments calling for a restoration of Glass-Steagall and a break-up of mega-banks.

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LINKS: The Secret Tool Mario Draghi Uses to Run Europe, Regulator Testifies 'Peregrine Fraud Fooled Us', Disgraced Solyndra Figures Attend Swank Obama Fundraiser

Obama tours a Solyndra manufacturing facility in happier times...

• NFA Congressional Testimony - Peregrine Fraud Fooled Us
• ALL IS FORGIVEN - Disgraced Solyndra figures attend swank Obama fundraiser
• The Secret Tool Mario Draghi Uses to Run Europe
• Reuters Analysis: Big banks' glory days feared to be gone for good
• OOPS! - Greece Will Need $250 Billion Bailout Restructuring
• GDP MISS - Britain sinks far deeper into recession than forecast
• Fed strives to replenish depleted toolkit - Reuters
• CHART - Are Canadians Richer Than Americans?
• Think you've read the worst about foreclosure fraud? Read this
• LAWSUIT: Morgan Stanley Conspired With S&P To Inflate Ratings
• Mexico Fines HSBC $28 Million For Failing To Prevent Money Laundering
• RT's Lauren Lyster With Lew Rockwell - The Financial Blogging Counterculture

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REPORT: Geithner Was Silent On Barclays LIBOR Fraud

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PERP WALK - Former CEO & Chairman Of Anglo Irish Bank Arrested For Fraud

The Irish bankster perp walk begins precisely at the 1:18 mark.

It's long-past time this punk faced a jury of his peers.

The former Chief Executive and Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank has appeared in court in Dublin charged in connection with financial irregularities at the bank.  Sean FitzPatrick was charged with 16 offences under Section 60 of the Companies Act.

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