Apr 24th, 2009 - TIME
Coercion and the use of force have been part of the American character since settlers started moving West at the end of the 18th Century. Gentility is not usually an acceptable approach to settling differences in the United States. That may account for the large amount of violent crime here compared with other developed countries. In some states pick-ups still sport bumper stickers supporting capital punishment.
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PREVIEW-For Bank of America CEO, the fun may be over
Apr 26th, 2009 - Reuters
* Lewis pressured to give up chairman, CEO jobs * Merrill merger, disclosures criticized * Annual meeting April 29 NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - In an interview three yearsago...
Effectiveness of harsh questioning is unclear
Apr 26th, 2009 - MSNBC
During his first days in detention, senior al-Qaeda operative Khalid Sheik Mohammed was stripped of his clothes, beaten, given a forced enema and shackled with his arms chained above his head...
Bernanke and Paulson look foolish if Lewis is right
Apr 23rd, 2009 - MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- If Ken Lewis is telling the truth -- and he'd be foolish to lie to New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo -- then Federal Reserve Chairman...
Documents: Bank of America Pressured to Complete Merger With ...
Apr 23rd, 2009 - Washington Post
NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department put considerable pressure on Bank of America to go through with its proposed merger with Merrill Lynch as the global financial system teetered in the final months of 2008...
Barrett Wissman: Pleaded Guilty To Fraud, Cooperating With Cuomo
Apr 15th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
ALBANY -- A hedge fund executive has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and is cooperating with New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo's investigation of corruption at the state pension fund...
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4:18Kucinich Grills Ken Lewis on Fed Emails
Former Bank of America CEO, Ken Lewis, testified June 11, 2009 to congress about the BOA's merger with Merrill Lynch. During the hearing Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, challenged Lewis to be more forthcoming about his dealings with the Federal Reserve during the merger ...
6:09Rep. Welch grills Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis
Rep. Peter Welch grills Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis July 11, 2009, about whether the bank kept critical information from its shareholders about the worsening financial situation at Merrill Lynch, which Bank of America had agreed to buy.
3:45Fire CEO Ken Lewis
www.takebacktheeconomy.org While Bank of America's CEO, Ken Lewis, is calling for business as usual, taxpayers are calling for change. It's time for Bank of America to stop the policies and practices that helped crash our economy and hurts its customers with unfair fees and hidden costs.
4:47Opening Statements - Bank of America - Bloomberg
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