Mr Justice Mitting of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) granted Abu Qatada bail on Tuesday with strict conditions.

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Banks have a special status in the economy: that is why they receive bail-outs when other companies should not.

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Barofsky, the former special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, which was crafted to bail out teetering banks.

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Under that law, if the FDIC decides to bail out big uninsured bank depositors or other creditors, it must first get special approval from the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Secretary.

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