Posted Apr 28th 2009 1:30PM by TMZ Staff
Some dude in the FBI passed out at a President Barack Obama speech today -- but B.O. handled it like a frickin' rockstar, crackin' jokes and saving lives all at the same time. Take that Bono!

Props to Gawker for pointing it out.
Filed under: Barack Obama, Politix
Tags: faint, obama, obama administration, ObamaAdministration, political humor, PoliticalHumor, politics, president, rockstar
Posted Apr 8th 2009 4:45PM by TMZ Staff
Northern Trust -- the company that blew millions around L.A. after taking serious bailout cash -- was just named one of BusinessWeek's Top 50 Companies. Was wasting taxpayer money one of the criteria?
They only placed 49th, but the mag calls them "a conservative wealth manager and a prudent lender." Ironically, no mention of lavish parties, golf tournaments and concerts for shareholders on the Sunset Strip.
You'll remember back in February, we reported on how Northern Trust blew millions around Los Angeles after they received $1.6 billion in federal bailout money. Less than a week after our story, they agreed to pay the money back -- but thus far they haven't, nor have they even filed the paperwork to begin the process.
Filed under: Politix
Tags: bailout money, BailoutMoney, lavish, lavish spending, lavish-style, lavishspending, Northern Trust Bank, NorthernTrustBank, obama, obamaadministration