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We must stop the 'vulture funds' that feed on the world's poor

Would you ever march up to a destitute African who is shivering with Aids and demand he "pay back" tens of thousands of pounds he didn't borrow - with interest? I only ask because this is in effect happening, here, in British and American courts, time after time.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders: Is the Recession Over?

Today we have about 17 percent of our workforce - 26 million Americans - who are either unemployed, have given up looking for work because they no longer think a job is possible, or they are working part time when they want to work full time. That's 17 percent of our population.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/is-the-recession-over_b_291564.html



"Option" mortgages to explode, officials warn

The federal government and states are girding themselves for the next foreclosure crisis in the country's housing downturn: payment option adjustable rate mortgages that are beginning to reset.

http://www.reuters.com/article/wtUSInvestingNews/idUSTRE58G5U320090917


From Information Clearing House

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Bernie Sanders: Memo to Wall Street: The Recession Isn't Over
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2009/09/24



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