Posted on 04/04/2009 10:41:14 PM PDT by Nachum
Lawrence Summers, a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, pulled in more than $2.7 million in speaking fees paid by firms at the heart of the financial crisis, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America Corp. and the now-defunct Lehman Brothers.
He pulled in another $5.2 million from D.E. Shaw, a hedge fund for which he served as managing director from October 2006 until joining the administration.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
The List, Ping
“Friends of Larry” bump.
Makes this interview all the more pertinent: William Black interviewed by Bill Moyers.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/watch.html
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