July 14, 2008
The government is racing to prop up our financial system, unveiling a new plan to keep Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae afloat… at taxpayer’s expense.
The plan, unveiled Sunday, is intended to signal the government is prepared to take all necessary steps to prevent the credit market troubles that erupted last year with losses from subprime [...]
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July 9, 2008
Barack Obama stopped by the Capitol today to vote for the reconditioned FISA bill. Regardless of his explanation and the defense he offered for his vote to give the telecoms immunity from prosecution, it was a sad day for those of us who still believe in civil liberties.
Only 28 senators voted against the FISA bill [...]
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