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October 15, 2009

Report: Wall Street to Pay Record $140B in Bonuses
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting major US financial firms are on
pace to pay a record $140 billion in employee bonuses this year. The
record payouts come less than a year after taxpayers bailed out many of
these same financial institutions.



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