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LIBOR Banking Scandal Deepens; Barclays Releases Damning Email, Implicates British Government
Rolling Stone Politics ^ | 4 July 2012 | Matt Taibbi

Posted on 07/04/2012 1:56:35 PM PDT by Colonial Warrior

"This Libor-manipulation story grows crazier with each passing minute. We have officially disappeared now down the rabbit-hole of the international financial oligarchy.

Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond is testifying before parliament in London today...."

(Excerpt) Read more at rollingstone.com ...


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1 posted on 07/04/2012 1:56:41 PM PDT by Colonial Warrior
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To: Colonial Warrior

There goes the Royal Family...the House of Cards is starting to fall!


2 posted on 07/04/2012 1:59:35 PM PDT by Colonial Warrior (Help us OB/GYN! You are our only hope!)
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To: Colonial Warrior
Now they are attacking indices. That is how far it has gone.

I can't wait until somebody decides to investigate what "Prime Rate" is.

3 posted on 07/04/2012 2:07:27 PM PDT by elkfersupper ( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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To: elkfersupper

“Indices” is the plural of “Index”, for those of you in Rio Linda.


5 posted on 07/04/2012 2:09:06 PM PDT by elkfersupper ( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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To: Colonial Warrior

The LIBOR is all connected to variable credit lines (ARMs, credit cards, etc.). This could be huge.


6 posted on 07/04/2012 2:13:08 PM PDT by nhwingut (Sarah Palin 12... No One Else)
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To: Colonial Warrior

Matt is a rabid Communist who hates capitalism, so take his spin with a grain of salt.


7 posted on 07/04/2012 2:16:48 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: WashingtonSource

He’s a refugee from some Daily Collegian who apparently could only land a job at Rolling Stone.
I remember when Rolling Stone was cool, 40 years ago.
Now? LMAO


8 posted on 07/04/2012 2:28:05 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: nhwingut
Where do we sign up for the class action lawsuit?

I know I am a victim on this! /sarc

9 posted on 07/04/2012 4:30:33 PM PDT by pointsal
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To: nhwingut

It is, and as I read the story, ordinary consumers benefited from this ‘deception’, and the banks took it in the shorts.


10 posted on 07/04/2012 6:49:15 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Liberals, at their core, are aggressive & dangerous to everyone around them,)
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