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Banks weren t the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government also was handing out millions of dollars to bank regulators, rewarding superior work even as an avalanche of risky mortgages helped create the meltdown.The payments, detailed in payroll data released to The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act, are the latest evidence of the government s false sense of security during the go-go days of the financial boom. Just as bank executives got bonuses despite taking on dangerous amounts of risk, regulators got taxpayer-funded bonuses despite missing or ignoring signs that the system was on the verge of a meltdown.The bonuses were part of a reward program little known outside the government. Some government regulators got tens of thousands of dollars in perks, boosting their salaries by almost 25 percent. Often, though, rewards amounted to
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vaso stanley 01: A Space Odyssey禄 1968, dir. Stanley Kubrick 芦Alien禄 1979, dir. Ridley Scott 芦Aliens禄 1986, dir. James Cameron 芦Armageddon禄 1998, dir. Michael Bay 芦Avatar禄 2009, dir. James Cameron 芦Battleship禄 2012, dir. Peter Berg 芦Cargo禄 2009, dir. Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter 芦Elysium禄 2013, dir. Neill Blomkamp 芦Europa Report禄 2013, dir. Sebasti谩n Cordero 芦Event Horizon禄 1997, dir. Paul Anderson 芦Gravity禄 2013, dir. Alfonso Cuar贸n 芦Guardians of the Galaxy禄 2014, dir. James Gunn 芦Interstellar禄 2014, dir. Christopher
stanley tumbler Nolan 芦Lockout禄 2012, dir. James Mather, Stephen St. Leger 芦Lost in Space禄 1998, dir. Stephen
stanley cup Hopkins 芦Man of Steel禄 2013, dir. Zack Snyder 芦Mission to Mars禄 2000, dir. Brian De Palma 芦Moon禄 2009, dir. Duncan Jones 芦Oblivion禄 2013, dir. Joseph Kosinski 芦Pandorum禄 2009, dir. Christian Alvart 芦Prometheus禄 2012, dir. Ridley Scott 芦Solaris禄 1972, dir. Andrey Tarkovskiy 芦Solaris禄 2002, dir. Steven Soderbergh 芦Star Trek禄 2009, dir. J.J. Abrams 芦Star Trek: Into Darkness禄 2013, dir. J.J. Abrams 芦Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope禄 1977, dir. George Lucas 芦Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi禄 1983, dir.Richard Marquand 芦Starship Troopers禄 1997, dir. Paul Ver