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Most Americans still do not understand just how bad the economic horror we are facing really is. Today, millions of Americans are living as paupers in the land that their foreathers built even as America's infrastructure is literally being sold out from under their feet by corrupt politicians. The "official" unemployment rate in the United States has been at nine and a half percent or above for 14 consecutive months, and today it takes the average unemployed American about 35 weeks to find a job. However, the "official" unemployment rate is misleading, because it does not include workers that have...

“And who invests in the giant hedge funds? Sovereign wealth funds that also fund terrorism. So, if your rep voted for TARP, TALP, the stimulus package from last year or this year or any of these other corporate welfare bailouts – they’re directly responsible for redistributing your money to al-Qaida.”

Bank of America, JC Flowers & Co, the financial investor, and China Investment Co, the Chinese sovereign wealth fund, are considering a possible joint bid for Lehman Brothers, the embattled Wall Street bank. According to people familiar with the matter, the BofA-led group is among those examining a rescue of Lehman, which is racing to find a buyer after shareholders, creditors and counterparties gave a thumbs-down to its efforts to survive as an independent entity. Barclays, the UK bank, is also interested.