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Santelli, Sen. Kyl Push Back Against "Outrage" Over AIG Bonuses [UPDATE]

Mar. 17, 2009
UPDATE: Rick Santelli appeared on MSNBC this afternoon to respond to criticism over his AIG remarks. "The people who love to misinterpret you are already out there doing their work," an MSNBC anchor said while introducing him. Santelli insisted that he wasn't defending taxpayer-funded...
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler