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Immigration Reform and the Dirty Little Secrets of Immigration Jails

January 9, 2010

Thanks to the New York Times and the ACLU,  information finally obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, we are finally getting the “rest of the story” — the ugly story of immigration detainees and immigration jails. 
Whatever position an American may have on the immigration reform our nation so desperately needs, none among us can [...]

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Where is the Change I Believed In?

December 18, 2009
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President Barack Obama campaigned on the power of hope.  We supported his dream for America — and what we thought was the dream for us.  For many of us, hope is all that is left now that reality has slapped us in the face.  In recent days we have seen the administration discount some of [...]

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The Failures in Health Care Reform Bill Mount

December 15, 2009
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President Barack Obama called the Democratic Caucus to the White House for a meeting today.  Apparently, the ultimatum was to pass health care reform even if there is little or no reform in the now deformed bill. 
I’m still on the mailing list and yes, I still have a glimmer or hope.  Recently I received a [...]

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American Public Wins in House over Credit Card Banks

April 30, 2009

Perhaps, it was the November election of President Barack Obama that helped wake up Congress.  Or, perhaps the banks are short of lobby cash to pay off the reps and senators.  Or, perhaps change is really happening.
Whatever is going on, the House of Representatives slapped the banks and bankers today when they voted on some [...]

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Geithner Goes to Congress, Obama Goes Online

March 26, 2009

The G-O team of Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner and President Barack Obama were the stars of today’s showtime.
Secretary Geithner once again faced questions before the House Financial Services Committee, this time about reform:
“To address this will require comprehensive reform,” Geithner said in prepared testimony for a House Financial Services Committee hearing. “Not modest repairs [...]

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AIG Gets Some Bonuses Back with Resignations

March 23, 2009

Under pressure to return the over $200 Million in bonuses, 15 of 20 executives in the Financial Products division have returned their bonuses.  The Financial Products group, most commonly referred to in Congressional testimony as the “FP” is the rogue division that took AIG from a well respected insurance company to the high rolling gambler [...]

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SEC Trains Market Cops (to Take the Blinders Off?)

March 23, 2009

Oh, please!  According to Reuters
Burned by their failure to uncover the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, U.S. securities regulators are ramping up training of staff on how to spot the warning signs of market swindles.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been widely criticized for failing to spot the $65 billion fraud carried [...]

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Citigroup Spends $10 Million to Redecorate

March 19, 2009

So, where is the outrage?  This evening it was announced that Citigroup is spending $10 Million to redecorate the executive offices.  Yep!  That’s the same Citigroup that took billions in taxpayer dollars, tried to buy a $50 Million French airplane, and is behaving like a child who broke into the piggy bank.
Of course, the excuse [...]

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House Taxes AIG Bonuses Back to Taxpayers

March 19, 2009

By a vote of 328-93, the House of Representatives voted to tax the AIG bonuses totally $165 Million by 90%.  It was nothing short of a two-ring circus in the House as the Republicans held dominated one ring and the Democrats the other.  Finally, due to the majority of votes being held by Democrats, Republicans [...]

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I Work for AIG… and So Do You

March 15, 2009

And, perhaps the time has come for all of us to stage a walk-out!  We learned today that the UN-American International Group, which has survived on the dollars generated from the work you and I do by way of our tax dollars, is paying out millions of dollars in bonuses to those who are “too [...]

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