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June 2009

Going for the Green

by fooksie June 29, 2009
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Going for the Green! Sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men…well, you know the rest.

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Bernanke – An Integrity Question

by cw June 28, 2009
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben . Bernanke testified before the House Panel on Thur. June 25 regarding the Fed’s role in the BofA-Merrill deal. He maintained that “The Federal Reserve acted with the highest integrity throughout the discussions (of the merger)”, and subsequently “The decision .. remained in the hands of Bank of America s board [...]

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On revolution in the USA

by Sascha June 26, 2009
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Yesterday I sat with the director of the Small Business Administration here in Portland and talked about my loan application. I am trying to open a teahouse here in Portland. We eventually split off into talk of the general condition of the economy and this man, an old-school banker and Republican, had this to say; [...]

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Not another sex scandal

by Election Supervisor June 24, 2009

Just when I thought it would be some time before another politician involved sex scandal would surface, enter South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.  When I saw this story unfolding I said to myself “you’ve got to be kidding me”  Governor Sanford vanished for a week and he apparantly told staffers he was hiking on the [...]

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A Series of Convenient Truths

by RadPolitic June 23, 2009
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Has anyone else noticed how with every major policy decision this administration commits to, some sort of compelling news story creeps along or a profoundly influential presidential appointment is announced?  In other words, distraction ensues.  Recall if you will the fact that our economy is failing.  Obama and his team of ‘liberal democrats’ thought that [...]

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Is Obama a Socialist?

by slava June 22, 2009
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Obama s detractors throw around lots of words to describe him. On the one hand, he is a socialist because he apparently believes in redistributing the wealth and, and on the other hand he is a fascist because, like Hitler, he stands in front of large crowds, and they are mesmerized by him. The absurd [...]

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LA mayor says no to 2010 governors race

by jshrhoden June 22, 2009

With tons of politicians in California announcing their candidacy for the 2010 governors race, one politician in California said today on cnn with Wolf Blitzer that he will not join the 2010 California race for governor. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa the 56- year-old mayor of Los Angeles had announced today on cnn with Wolf Blitzer that he will not enter [...]

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GOP has its guns, but no ammunition

by newenglandhoops June 22, 2009

Ok, let’s add it up. Health care. The speech to Muslims. The stimulus package. The trip to New York City. The response to protests in Iran. The response to North Korea’s blustering. Repairing roads. The Supreme Court nominee. The tobacco bill. Capping executive pay. The family dog. Is that about it? Is that all that [...]

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President Obama spends fathers day with daughters

by jshrhoden June 21, 2009

While the Obama girls have only been in Washington for only a few months they sure seem to be enjoying their new home in Washington.Malia, 10, and sasha, 7, had spent time today with their father.The president and his daughters had gone out today to visit The Dairy Godmother, an ice cream parlor in the [...]

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Obama’s Financial Regulatory Reform

by cw June 21, 2009

Financial Regulatory Reform by President Obama – 6/17/09 White Paper Full Text: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/document-preview.aspx?doc_id=7400122 Obama’s Financial Regulatory Reform White Paper addresses 5 points – 1. Promote Robust Regulation of Financial Firms 2. Comprehensive Regulation of Financial Market 3. Protect Consumers from Financial Abuse 4. Provide government with tools to Manage Financial Crisis 5. International Regulation and [...]

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