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Citigroup Deal Banged Out Over Domino's Pizza

20081125-citios.pngDomino's latest slogan is "You've got 30 minutes ..." But this gives a whole new meaning to that tagline:

Meanwhile, about 20 staffers were working at FDIC offices a block from the White House, subsisting on Domino's pizza for dinner at around 8 p.m. and working on the deal until about 11:30 p.m., according to a person familiar with the matter. The agency's board met at 10 p.m., discussing the package for about 30 minutes before the vote to aid the bank.

We're all doomed.

5 Comments:

oh, how much of a tip did the taxpayer's give the delivery man?

i guess 5-5-5 refers to 555 billion tax dollars that's going towards this bailout.

they shoulda sent out for 2 Amy's or a bunch of other DC joints that serve better pizza than Dominos.

@dc caps -- not on my dime!

kidding but its a small relief that the staffers weren't as blind to outside perception as the automakers were..anyone with a brain would have known not to take a private jet to a bailout meeting. lets just hope against hope that this deal turns out better than the meal.

ha! nah, we're good...FDIC pays for the pizza out of their own pocket. Unless you count the fact that they're a US government owned institution being paid a salary with our taxpayer money. Since I'm in DC and know how government agencies work, I'm pretty sure these FDIC staffers did it out of their own wallets. You'd have to fill out a government form to get cash from some imprest fund and then turn in the receipt blah blah blah...

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