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Bank Bailout Turns Out to Have Been Good Business for US
Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers: "When Congress passed the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package last fall, critics said it'd be a money loser. But when 10 banks returned $68 billion of the money... ...
rudkla - 10. Jun, 17:23
Gates seeks $ 700 million for Pakistan counterinsurgency fund for 2010
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday sought congressional support for $ 700 million for Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund for the fiscal year 2010 as part of a massive $ 130 billion... ...
rudkla - 9. Jun, 23:19
GM, Amtrak and an increasingly fascist America
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) 06/08/09 Last week, General Motors finally declared bankruptcy. Many in government thought $20 billion in taxpayer dollars would save the company, but as predicted, it only... ...
rudkla - 9. Jun, 10:07
Canadian, US, UK Life, Health Insurers Investing Heavily in Tobacco Companies
Agence France-Presse: "Major US, Canadian and British life and health insurance companies have billions of dollars invested in tobacco companies, says a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine." http://www.tru thout.org/060809HA ...
rudkla - 9. Jun, 05:53
“Legacy of debt” gives fiscal stimulus bad name
Bloomberg by Caroline Baum 06/05/09 By the time the U.S. government unveiled its Public Private Investment Partnership in March, the toxic loans and securities clogging bank balance sheets had become... ...
rudkla - 8. Jun, 11:14
Major problems found in war spending
In its first report to Congress, the Wartime Contracting Commission presents a bleak assessment of how tens of billions of dollars have been spent since 2001. The 111-page report, obtained by The Associated... ...
rudkla - 8. Jun, 09:16
Securitization: The Biggest Rip-off Ever
By Mike Whitney Is it possible to make hundreds of billions of dollars in profits on securities that are backed by nothing more than cyber-entries into a loan book? It's not only possible; it's been... ...
rudkla - 5. Jun, 23:31
Stimulate economy through deregulation
Competitive Enterprise Institute by Clyde Wayne Crews and Ryan Young 06/04/09 The economy is contracting at a rate of more than 6 percent this year to date. This is hurting the country and especially... ...
rudkla - 5. Jun, 09:52
U.S. bankruptcy filings up 37% last month
U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings soared 37 percent in May compared with the same period last year, according to figures released Tuesday by the American Bankruptcy Institute. http://snipurl .com/jdd2n... ...
rudkla - 4. Jun, 09:57
Politics and the Price of War
Bill Moyers Journal: "From $1 billion sought for embassies in Pakistan and Afghanistan to May's highest casualties for US forces in Iraq since September, the wars abroad are taking their toll on our nation.... ...
rudkla - 4. Jun, 05:46
