businessweek.com - 2/15/2009
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Ken Lewis defends acquisitions of Merrill Lynch, Countrywide
BloggingStocks —
... In an interview with Maria Bartiromo, Lewis managed to express confidence and, even more amazing, a belief that his decisions to acquire Merrill Lynch and Countrywide Financial will ultimately prove to have been intelligent -- within two years: "I'm not making predictions, but I think that in the next two years we can show that every acquisition was a good acquisition. " ...
Ken Lewis defends acquisitions of Merrill Lynch, Countrywide
BloggingStocks —
... In an interview with Maria Bartiromo, Lewis managed to express confidence and, even more amazing, a belief that his decisions to acquire Merrill Lynch and Countrywide Financial will ultimately prove to have been intelligent -- within two years: "I'm not making predictions, but I think that in the next two years we can show that every acquisition was a good acquisition. " ...
Lobbying and Bailout Dollars
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From Business Week: Looks like BofA has a competitive advantage in converting lobbying dollars to bailout funds.
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