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Politics

January/February 2010 Issue

Federal Campaign Cash From Financial Sector

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This chart is part of Mother Jones’ coverage of the financial crisis, one year later.

Learn more about Wall Street’s accountability deficit.

: What Else Could 14 Trillion Buy?

: 9 Wall Street Execs Who Cashed In On The Crisis

: The Real Size of the Bailout

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: How Banks Got Too Big To Fail

: The Bonus Boom

: Big Finance’s 10 Favorite Lawmakers

: The Bankers On Obama’s Team

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