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Obama’s Sept 16 Press Conference on the Economy
Speaking brilliantly on the recent financial woes, in two parts:
Posted in Current Events, Economics, Politics
Tagged banking, economy, fannie mae, finances, freddie mac, obama, regulation
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A Word From My Congressman
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Tagged bailout, economy, king george, mcdermott, paulson
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Reuters: Satellite images show ethnic cleanout in Iraq
Satellite images taken at night show heavily Sunni Arab neighborhoods of Baghdad began emptying before a U.S. troop surge in 2007, graphic evidence of ethnic cleansing that preceded a drop in violence, according to a report published on Friday. Reuters … Continue reading
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Tagged baghdad, iraq war, reuters, shiite, sunni, surge
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Financial meltdown spreads, McCain oblivious
American International Group Inc, thrown a $20 billion lifeline by New York state officials, came under fresh pressure for survival on Tuesday as ratings agencies downgraded the insurer’s debt and the global financial sector meltdown spread. AIG in focus as … Continue reading
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Tagged aig, c.r.e.a.m., financial meltdown, lehman brothers, mccain
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George Bush with big hair – Garrison Keillor
Some tough talk coming from the creator of the A Prairie Home Companion: So the Republicans have decided to run against themselves. The bums have tiptoed out the back door and circled around to the front and started yelling, “Throw … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, Garrison Keillor, palin, reinvent, republicans
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On the attack…
The Obama campaign has signaled that they’re going to come out on the attack more. I haven’t seen it much yet myself, but I think this can be a good sign or a bad sign. So far, the campaign has … Continue reading
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Tagged attack ads, honest, honor, karl rove, mccain, obama, the view
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AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama
It’s not very often that I watch, must less share, speeches by AFL-CIO officers. Nevertheless, I found this one by their treasurer, Richard Trumka, from July particularly poignant:
Paul Krugman – Blizzard of Lies
And now the team that hopes to form the next administration is running a campaign that makes Bush-Cheney 2000 look like something out of a civics class. What does that say about how that team would run the country? Op-Ed … Continue reading
