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Edolphus Towns: The American people are angry. They are angry that while millions of hardworking Americans are losing their homes, their…

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
The American people are angry. They are angry that while millions of hardworking Americans are losing their homes, their life savings, that bank executives are rewarding themselves for failure.
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Edolphus Towns

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Towns addresses public anger over bank executives' bonuses amid financial crisis.

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