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Fact vs. Fiction: McCain and the Keating Five scandal »
Posted by: Beau7890 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
Here are the truths and falsehoods regarding Sen. John McCain's role in the Keating Five savings and loan scandal:
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1) John McCain was "exonerated ...Read (151) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at suntimes.com
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Amid meltdown, cities slash services »
Posted by: ameliog 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
Around the country, the mortgage crisis and the slumping economy are causing tax revenue and investment returns to plummet, forcing cities big and small to ...
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Larisa Alexandrovna: Welcome to the Final Stages of the Coup »
Posted by: Emmanuel70 1 year, 2 months ago in Political News
In 2000, the long fought for and long admired democracy of the United States of America began a slow and steady decline toward fascism - a ...
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PSC tells companies to explain spikes in customer complaints | Electricity Deregulation Blog »
Posted by: MiamiOnline 9 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The Maryland Public Service Commission, which has received a significant increase in customer complaints about big bills, ordered the state’ s gas and electric companies ...
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SEC's '04 Rule Let Banks Pile Up New Debt, and Risk »
Posted by: Beau7890 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
Many events in Washington, on Wall Street and elsewhere around the country have led to what has been called the most serious financial crisis since ...
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Health Care Destruction »
Posted by: Beau7890 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
The McCain healthcare plan makes no sense at all, unless you have faith that the magic of the marketplace can solve all problems. And Mr ...
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Gordon Brown wants to rewrite the rules of capitalism »
Posted by: ameliog 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
The Prime Minister wants dozens of world leaders to meet for a major one-off summit where they would rewrite the rules of international capitalism that ...
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Bank on this: bank failures will rise in next year »
Posted by: ameliog 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
Here's a safe bet for uncertain times: A lot of banks won't survive the next year of upheaval despite the U.S. government ...
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New Obama Ad Keeps Hammering McCain on Healthcare »
Posted by: capj71 1 year, 2 months ago in News
The hits just keep coming for Barack Obama against John McCain. Today, the Obama camp released an ad that uses McCain’s advocacy for the ...
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McCain's past collides with the present Wall Street debacle. »
Posted by: hyperbola 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Once upon a time, a politician took campaign contributions and favors from a friendly constituent who happened to run a savings and loan association. The ...
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Deregulated Right Into the Ground »
Posted by: omnipotentpoobah 9 months ago in Business & Finance
Hero of the Hudson, Sully Sullenberger, testified to Congress this week about the beleaguered airline industry. It was frighteningly familiar testimony to many non-Wall Street ...
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How Wall Street Paid For Its Own Funeral »
Posted by: bowsnumba1 9 months ago in Business & Finance
A new report says that Wall Street has only itself to blame for the misguided deregulation that led to the current deepening financial crisis.
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Reagan's Socialist Legacy »
Posted by: bowsnumba1 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
How in the world can conservatives blame the economic mess we're in on Obama, who was in college when the Reagan Revolution launched the ...
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The End Of American Capitalism? »
Posted by: ameliog 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression is claiming another casualty: American-style capitalism.
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Bush Forces Deregulation in Waning Days of Administration »
Posted by: Neophile 1 year ago in Political News
The Bush administration has begun making last-minute changes in rules and regulations before it leaves office, just as many presidents have done in their waning ...
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