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Wall Street donors shaped bailout politics and policy
Wall Street financiers and firms linked to a 700 billion bailout gave 64.2 million to congressional and presidential campaigns since 2001. Donors include Bear Stearns Goldman Sachs Lehman Brothers Merrill Lynch Morgan Stanley AIG Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Democratic and Republican candidates and parties benefited while oversight fell short amid mortgage market turmoil.
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Washington
Wall Street
Capitol Hill
Nonpartisan
Center For Responsive Politics
Bear Stearns
Goldman Sachs
Lehman Brothers
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
American International Group
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Bush
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congressional
Christopher Dodd
Connecticut
Senate Banking Committee
Dodd
Kate Szostak
Banking Committee
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Barney Frank
Ohio
Michael Oxley
Financial Services Committee
Congress
Oxley
Sen
Richard Shelby
Alabama
SEC
Jonathan Graffeo
Shelby
Sen. Shelby