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To: Little Joe who wrote (100553)	8/8/2009 9:00:19 PM
From: dave9	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) of 116555

Countrywide bribing congressmen. ... Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The chairman of a U.S. House committee who has refused Republican requests to subpoena Countrywide Financial Corp. over questions about preferential treatment for lawmakers received at least two loans from the company, records show. ... Countrywide used the VIP program to finance loans to federal and local legislators, law enforcement officials, judges, industry lobbyists, business partners, homebuilders, entertainers and journalists, among others. One of the program’s purposes was to “ingratiate Countrywide to politically influential people who could help the company,” Feinberg told House investigators earlier this year. ... bloomberg.com I wonder where the congressmen bank at and what perks they get.

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