 bonuses at fannie freddie  in the past few weeks both fannie mae and freddie mac the governmentcontrolled mortgage finance firms have reported huge third quarter losses and asked for billions more in federal tax dollars at the same time they have announced a multimillion dollar bonus package for their top executives congressional members from both sides of the aisle are shocked by the move and a variety of bills are being introduced that would rein in salaries and bonuses for both firms for the full story see  wwwreuterscom article 20111109 ususahousingbonusesidustre7a86r020111109 