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Hypocritical posturing by Obama over AIG bonuses
OpenMarket.org by Hans Bader In response to public outrage, Obama is belatedly criticizing the millions of dollars in bonuses that AIG, which is being bailed by taxpayers at a cost of $170 billion, is... ...
Outrage against AIG set to mount
Outrage against American International Group (AIG) is set to grow after the ailing insurance giant said that more than half the taxpayer bailout money it has received has been paid to investment firm Goldman... ...
IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global quantitative easing'
The International Monetary Fund is poised to embark on what analysts have described as "global quantitative easing" by printing billions of dollars worth of a global "super-currency" in an unprecedented... ...
Still no end in sight to the corruption in Washington
Let the Thing Be Pressed Marc Ash, Truthout: "Still no end in sight to the corruption in Washington. While the Democrats now control both houses of Congress and the White House, the raging wildfire of... ...
Beware of “let government do it”
Orange County Register by Steve Greenhut Those of us who advocate freedom and capitalism run up against a difficult problem. Even though these ideas, hampered as they have always been by government intervention,... ...
Stop Corporate From Taking Over Our Food Supply
Please note: We told you about this issue last week and many of you responded. But we still need your comments with the USDA by the end of the day, Monday, March 16, to stop the incredibly destructive... ...
45 percent of world's wealth destroyed
Blackstone CEO "Between 40 and 45 percent of the world's wealth has been destroyed in little less than a year and a half," Schwarzman told an audience at the Japan Society. "This is absolutely unprecedented... ...
Federal Budget Deficit Reaches $765B In 5 Months
Foreclosure Filings in U.S. Jump 30%, Thwart Prevention Effort Foreclosure filings in the U.S. climbed 30 percent in February from a year earlier as the worsening economy thwarted efforts by the government... ...
Reforming the Global Financial System
Haircut Time For Bondholders By Mike Whitney When George Soros recently said that the financial system had "effectively disintegrated", it caused quite a flap. But Soros was not exaggerating. The financial... ...
Freddie Mac Seeks $30.8 Billion in US Aid After Fourth Quarter Loss
Alan Zibel, The Associated Press: "Freddie Mac, facing mounting damage from the US housing crisis, said Wednesday it will ask the government for nearly $31 billion in additional aid after posting a gargantuan... ...