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December 2008

US Refused to Sign Declaration Decriminalizing Homosexuality

December 20, 2008

Gay and lesbian rights were considered for the first time by the United General Assembly this week, creating a nonbinding declaration to decriminalize homosexuality. The declaration in a general session was defeated as only sixty-six of the 192 member nations signed the declaration. That should come as no surprise. What should shock [...]

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The Tangled Web of the SEC

December 19, 2008

It seems that everyone is connected to the Madoffs in one way or another. Mary Shapiro, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the SEC once appointed one of Bernie’s sons to a regulatory group that oversees American securities firms.
It has emerged that in 2001, Ms Schapiro, currently chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory [...]

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Bush May Pass the Buck, All $350 Billion

December 19, 2008

The Bush administration has said that it may not go to Congress to ask for the remaining $350 Billion that Paulson wants.
The White House said it won’t necessarily ask Congress to release the second half of the $700 billion Trouble Asset Relief Program, suggesting that the decision will fall to President-elect Barack Obama.

However, Paulson wants [...]

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Hank Wants More

December 19, 2008

Henry Paulson is looking for the rest of the $700 Billion for Christmas. He has “invested” $350 Billion and now is asking for the final $350 Billion before the holidays.
Paulson’s call for the other $350 billion may set off a debate in Congress, where some members have criticized the Treasury chief’s management of TARP [...]

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Obama Slaps Gay Supporters in the Face

December 18, 2008

We will vanish just as quickly as we mounted our support for Barack Obama if he continues his moves not to the center, but to the right… the far right. We have turned the other cheek, in the spirit of compromise more times than most of us care to count. It started with [...]

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The Bernie BS Straight from the Mouth of Madoff

December 18, 2008

Well, this is about as deep in BS as it gets and straight from the mouth of Bernard Madoff.

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A Close Knit Band of Bandits

December 17, 2008

The plot thickens, much like soup that has been warmed up too many times. It seems now that there is a disclosure that Ruth Madoff, wife of the now infamous Bernard Madoff, is under scrutiny. But, that’s not the end of it. In fact, there is a side act going on. [...]

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