Mortgage Bailout: Questions Without Answers
Here is the full text (PDF) of the proposed bailout of the mortgage industry. It isn’t very long, take the time to read it. In essence, it permits the federal…
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Appeals Court Invalidates Detainee’s ‘Enemy’ Status A federal appeals court in Washington has invalidated the Bush administration’s finding that a detainee held for more than six years in the Guantanamo…
Read moreFISA: Democrats Capitulate to the GOP – Where’s Obama?
Silent, that’s where. On a day where he announces (wisely) that he will decline public funding, the Democrats in Congress bow backwards to the GOP and say ‘put it right…
Read moreExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron et al Claim Victors’ Spoils
The horsemen of the apocalypse are on the hunt. Here’s the latest news on the pale horses of death: ExxonMobil, Total, Chevron, Shell, et al who have been given preferential…
Read moreDiplomacy or Death?
That’s the fundamental choice we all have in the general election. If anyone still believes that John McCain’s inner hawk isn’t dangerous, his statements today should remove all doubt. I.…
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