"the government's latest investment in Bank of America could set the stage for second rounds of investments at other banks"
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"Wall Street gave $7.1m to inaugural committee
WASHINGTON - Wall Street may be bruised and battered, but it still donated more money than any other US industry to President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities Tuesday, a study has found.
The Center for Responsive Politics said executives of finance, insurance, and real estate companies and their family members gave $7.1 million to Obama's inaugural committee. Top donors from the world of high finance included George Soros, Ronald Perelman, and David Shaw, the center said (Boston Globe January 18 2009)."
