Tag: rejection

Vikram Pandit is out at Citi
ecthompsonmd October 16, 2012

Vikram Pandit came in as the Citigroup CEO back in 2007. Remember that there was a ton of stuff going on the financial world in 2007. It blew up. I have no idea whether or not Vikram Pandit was a good or bad CEO. All I know is that Citigroup is a huge company. I think it would be hard for any one person to get their arms around this company. From WSJ: Vikram Pandit, who was named chief executive of Citigroup Inc. C +1.61% on the eve of the financial crisis and led the bank through a bruising five-year stretch

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Obama Speaks to Muslims
ecthompsonmd June 4, 2009

I think that President Barack Obama did a great job in Cairo. He reached out without bending over. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy From Political Animal:  In his speech in Cairo this morning, President Obama early on established some credibility and goodwill with his audience. He talked about the sources of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world, heralded the culture and contributions made by Muslims throughout history, quoted the Koran, cited the burgeoning Muslim communities in the U.S., and explained his belief that he has a “responsibility” to “fight against

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Senate Passes "Rescue Plan"
ecthompsonmd October 1, 2008

I haven’t had time to review this bill but I will be reading on it later on tonight. From the New York Times: The Senate strongly endorsed the $700 billion economic bailout plan Wednesday, leaving backers optimistic that the easy approval, coupled with an array of popular additions, would lead to House acceptance by Friday and end the legislative uncertainty that has rocked the markets. In stark contrast to the House rejection of the plan on Monday, a bipartisan coalition of senators — including both presidential candidates — showed no hesitation in backing a proposal that had drawn public scorn, though

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