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There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about the Federal Reserve and the actions it has taken over the past few months. Many media pundits have been bending over backwards to praise the Fed for supposedly restoring stability to the market. This interpretation of the Fed's actions couldn't be further from the truth. The current market crisis began because of Federal Reserve monetary policy during the early 2000s in which the Fed lowered the interest rate to a below-market rate. The artificially low rates led to overinvestment in housing and other malinvestments. When the first indications...

In 11 days, I turn 35 years old. Which makes me Constitutionally eligible to run for President of the United States. Since everyone else announced this weekend, I decided to wait until today... I like the limelight and don't like sharing it with Shrillary Clinton. Other than being 35 years old, I have no other qualifications to be President. I am an adult college student at University of North Texas and will graduate with a B.S. in Business Computer Information Systems in May of '08... just in time to attend the Convention to accept the nomination. but I do want...