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	<title>Comments on: More bank stress tests an unnecessary sequel</title>
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		<title>By: Bill</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/06/09/more-bank-stress-tests-an-unnecessary-sequel/comment-page-1/#comment-141</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s imagine how a modern writer-employee/news-boss meeting plays out at a typical major news organizational today.

Boss --- you know, it would really be in the best interests of your career here if you took the view of our owners into account when you write your stories.
Writer-employee -- Ahhhh... I understand completely (i.e. I need a steady income &#039;cause I&#039;ve got all these bills and new news gigs aren&#039;t a happening. Therefore, I&#039;ve no choice but to toe the line and write to company line).

Could it be any less apparent what&#039;s happening?

Reuters...you RUIN any credibility you once had when you do &quot;hatchet&quot; jobs such as this one. 

Elizabeth Warren seems to be a singularly honest &amp; competent person. As such, I imagine she&#039;s a real burr in the side to many in the U.S. government.

Government in turn lets it corporate backers know it&#039;s intent on who should be denigrated so as to remove them from public view. And thus...this pressure builds where character assassination is taking place. 

SHAME on you Reuters for crumbling to the pressure.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s imagine how a modern writer-employee/news-boss meeting plays out at a typical major news organizational today.</p>
<p>Boss &#8212; you know, it would really be in the best interests of your career here if you took the view of our owners into account when you write your stories.<br />
Writer-employee &#8212; Ahhhh&#8230; I understand completely (i.e. I need a steady income &#8217;cause I&#8217;ve got all these bills and new news gigs aren&#8217;t a happening. Therefore, I&#8217;ve no choice but to toe the line and write to company line).</p>
<p>Could it be any less apparent what&#8217;s happening?</p>
<p>Reuters&#8230;you RUIN any credibility you once had when you do &#8220;hatchet&#8221; jobs such as this one. </p>
<p>Elizabeth Warren seems to be a singularly honest &amp; competent person. As such, I imagine she&#8217;s a real burr in the side to many in the U.S. government.</p>
<p>Government in turn lets it corporate backers know it&#8217;s intent on who should be denigrated so as to remove them from public view. And thus&#8230;this pressure builds where character assassination is taking place. </p>
<p>SHAME on you Reuters for crumbling to the pressure.</p>
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		<title>By: Disappointed Guy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Disappointed Guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not necessary to re-run the stress tests... We don&#039;t need to be told the same lie twice. The banks will be OK anyway since they are allowed to conceal any losses thanks to the new &quot;mark to myth&quot; accounting rules. And if the banks will need help, I am sure that Meister Geithner and Spin Doctor Bernanke will find another elaborate way to funnel some more taxpayers money into the banker&#039;s pockets. So, all is well in Lalaland... (LOL)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not necessary to re-run the stress tests&#8230; We don&#8217;t need to be told the same lie twice. The banks will be OK anyway since they are allowed to conceal any losses thanks to the new &#8220;mark to myth&#8221; accounting rules. And if the banks will need help, I am sure that Meister Geithner and Spin Doctor Bernanke will find another elaborate way to funnel some more taxpayers money into the banker&#8217;s pockets. So, all is well in Lalaland&#8230; (LOL)</p>
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