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Nancy Pelosi referred to the Republicans as the E.coli club. But what she said is much, much worse.

Book on Afghan War By Catherine Herridge Published September 10, 2010 | FoxNews.com Print Email Share Comments (153) Text Size The Defense Intelligence Agency has blocked a book about the tipping point in Afghanistan and a controversial pre-9/11 data mining project called "Able Danger." On the eve of Sept. 11, Fox News has learned the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has attempted to block a book about the tipping point in Afghanistan and a controversial pre-9/11 data mining project called "Able Danger." In a letter obtained by Fox News, the DIA says national security could be breached if "Operation Dark Heart"...

An argument put forth earlier today seemed to point to consistency problems with the Obama administration. On Dec.24, 2009 the underwear bomber attempted mass murder on a flight into Detroit, Mich. The attack was thwarted by the action of a Danish gentleman aboard the flight. The bomber, by all accounts of eyewitnesses, 'set himself on fire'. We were immediately told, as were members of Congress, that the attacker was interrogated for 50 minutes and the FBI received all pertinent information which the perpetrator had knowledge of. Yet, to be consistant this means he was interrogated after setting himself on fire....

(Page 1 of 273, totaling 1363 entries) » next page Corruption: Banks Lending UNSECURED To Terrorists? This is pretty interesting... and infuriating. Remember the "scare" recently when The FBI descended on Queens NY on some sort of terrorism tip? The FBI is grilling this guy, a Denver man: The Afghan national at the center of a reputed Al Qaeda terror cell probe was trying to cut a deal Friday after two days of FBI grilling, sources told the Daily News. Ok, good enough. Except for this... Between 2005 and 2008, he opened credit card accounts with Bank of America, Chase,...

(Page 1 of 271, totaling 1355 entries) » next page WARNING: Deflationary Collapse Dead Ahead The Video Version: For those of you who prefer text...... You have heard me talk about this before. I have written Tickers for more than two years. I have sent multiple petitions to our Congress, and you have signed them. I raised an unbelievable amount of Hell when TARP was under debate, arguing that we must allow those banks that are underwater to collapse and we must force the bad debt from the system. The fact of the matter is that you have been lied...

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8"No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall, without concent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreigh state."Is this a stretch in reading of the Constitution?

<p>02/05/09 02:15 PM Fla. doctor investigated in badly botched abortion By CHRISTINE ARMARIO Associated Press Writer Story tools: Larger Smaller Save Print Email Share this story: Buzz up! Eighteen and pregnant, Sycloria Williams went to an abortion clinic outside Miami and paid $1,200 for Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique to terminate her 23-week pregnancy.</p>

EU calls for clear plan on valuing derivatives The Associated PressPublished: October 17, 2008 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union regulators called Friday for a clear plan on valuing some of the shadowy high-risk credit derivative investments — estimated at around US$600 trillion (€444 trillion) — that are now a key issue in easing the global financial crisis. Billions of euros (dollars) have been wiped off banks' balance sheets in recent months on fears that some complex investments may be based on assets that are nearly worthless — such...

Ominous talk of big names and big sums continues to haunt global markets, thwarting efforts by the US and European Authorities to unlock inter-bank lending. Traders have noted with acute interest that insurer AIG - now nationalized - says it will need another $38 billion from teh US government, on top of the $85 billion bail-out it has already received. AIG is teh worlds' biggest underwriter of credit protection.

The Man Says He Knows Nothing About the Economy - Then, "I'm Going Back to Washington to Fix the Economy." This is when the the election turned against McCain. What was he thinking. Like a balloon at a childs party, he began letting the air evacuate and he went in every direction. Then, offered another chance to adhere to his mantra of "no earmarks", he votes for a $700 billion earmark to the bankers, then a second vote for the same $700 billion along with $150 billion for things like sheep research, #200 million for Rum research, and wooden arrows....

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< Go To Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor Main Page The world is at severe risk of a global systemic financial meltdown and a severe global depression PrintShare Delicious Digg Facebook reddit Technorati Nouriel Roubini | Oct 9, 2008 The US and advanced economies’ financial system is now headed towards a near-term systemic financial meltdown as day after day stock markets are in free fall, money markets have shut down while their spreads are skyrocketing, and credit spreads are surging through the roof. There is now the beginning of a generalized run on the banking system of these economies; a collapse...

205 (Page 205 in the link above) 1 SEC. 211. TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFIT TO BICYCLE 2 COMMUTERS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 132(f) 4 is amended by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(D) Any qualified bicycle commuting re 6imbursement.’’. 7 (b) LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (2) of 8 section 132(f) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 9 of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end 10 of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 11 at the end the following new subparagraph: 12 ‘‘(C) the applicable annual limitation in 13 the...

I am struck that this 'credit' debaucle had its origins in the effective repeal the Glass Steagall in 1995, the unilateral decree by Mr.Greenspan declaring investment banks can get into equities up to 25% of their net assets, which was later changed to 40%, Mr.Greenspan dropping interests rates in 2001 to effectual giveaway rates to member banks, and the heavy promotion (to the point of punishment for noncompliant banks) of the Community Reinvestment Act which allowed, yea required, banks to give ARM loans, initiated at $0.00 as down-payment to people who could not afford prime loans (Ninja loans-no job, no...

Banking crash hits Europe as ECB loses traction The global credit crisis has slammed into Europe with stunning violence over the last two days, triggering five major bank rescues and a near total shut-down of the region's credit markets. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Last Updated: 10:37AM BST 30 Sep 2008 Comments 65 | Comment on this article Banks have deposited billions at the ECB Photo: REUTERS The Dutch-Belgian bank Fortis, Britain's Bradford and Bingley, and Iceland's Glitnir, were all partially or fully nationalized after failing to roll-over debts in the short-term money markets, while the French state pledged support for the...

Bailout bill "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" searchable summary. By Lynn Sweet on September 28, 2008 4:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION Section 1. Short Title. "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008." Section 2. Purposes. Provides authority to the Treasury Secretary to restore liquidity and stability to the U.S. financial system and to ensure the economic well-being of Americans. Section 3. Definitions. Contains various definitions used under this Act. Title I. Troubled Assets Relief Program. Section 101. Purchases of Troubled Assets. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP") to...

Home Finance Finance Topics Financial CrisisUS Economy: Even Hank Paulson's bail-out plan cannot detox global banking Can the rescue package really halt our slide into a new Depression, asks Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Last Updated: 3:30AM BST 27 Sep 2008 Comments 102 | Comment on this article Even if Congress backs the Paulson bail-out, the $700 billion blast cannot save the US, Britain or the world from the deepest economic slump since the Thirties. If Congress balks, God help us. The credit system is suffering a heart attack. Inter-bank lending is paralysed.

Bailout deal breaks down; Bernanke back to Capitol Sep 25 07:49 PM US/Eastern By JENNIFER LOVEN and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press Writers 57 Comments President Bush, center, meets with Republican presidential candidate Sen.... President Bush, fourth from left, meets with Republican presidential candid... Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd., D-Conn., center, speaks... WASHINGTON (AP) - Urgent efforts to lash together a $700 billion rescue plan for the national economy broke apart Thursday night, hours after key lawmakers had declared they had reached a deal. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sped to Capitol Hill...

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