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It was milken's genius that created an entire market and fueled this takeover phenomena. >> we romanticize these characters, but these are fat cats, first cousins to the financial manipulators, the robber barons of the late 19th century. >> >> they're trying to make a buck by doing nothing and putting people out of work. >> economists agree that some up unemployment, some hardship is unavoidable in the vitally important process of making the unite d states lean and mean again. but the takeover specialists call corporate restructuring. >> corporate america needs some kick now and then to become...

Several decades have been voaghtd for politicians who have been signing loans in my name, my daughter's name and maybe my grandchildren's name. >> reporter: the greek prime minister also blames on blames olagarks which he says are modern day robber barons. there is some really bad blood between the greeks and the germans. the greeks people the germans have been stingy and unforgiving. one in two german voters doesn't want to support another bailout. it's not a great moment for european unity. but itmate may -- but it may end

Part this can the former secretary of state cultivate populist thread while hobnobbing with goldman and pocketing money from it and other waum street firms. during a recent speech she remarced we're all in this together which we totally believe. yet her association with goldman might cause some to wonder how firmly she holds this belief and how serious she is about reigning in those robber barons. moving on now, a top member of chris mcdaniel's campaign and two others are being investigated this morning as mississippi prepares for the republican senate runoff. the group was found locked in a c...

Step but it's another step on the road to the political system that the supreme court is headed down. they wish to dismantle all limits on giving piece by piece until we are back to the days of the robber barons when anyone or anything could give unlimited money, undiscloesd and make our political system seem so rigged that everyone will lose interest in your democracy. >> senator chuck schumer hours after this week'g ruling. kate, just talking about the idea of disclosure. we're talking about mccutcheon but we's also talking about citizen's united, what we're really talking about is the influ...

Federal election commission because a conservative activist shaun mccutcheon sued the commission arguing those donation limits violated his right to free speech. now, under this new ruling, mr. mccutcheon and other high-dollar donors can donate to as many federal candidates and political committees as they want. the case did not, did not alter the donation limits on the total amount people can give to each candidate. now, instead of being limited to about $123,000 spread across candidates and groups, there is no limit under the new ruling on those total contributions in a campaign cycle. senat...