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July 23, 2009

Top Banks Set Aside $74B for Bonuses
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And new figures show some of the top beneficiaries of the Wall Street
bailout are increasing their employee bonuses over a year ago. According
to the Washington Post, the top six US banks have allotted $74 billion
to pay their employees, up from $60 billion at the same point last year.



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