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Mortgage deal is great — for politicians and banks - latimes.com

Seeded on Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:57 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Big mortgage deal--too little too late. sounds like another bailout.

economy, crisis, politics, mortgage, banks, theft, bailout, middle-class, equity

Pentagon Scientists Use 'Time Hole' to Make Events Disappear

Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 10:33 PM EST (Wired News)

Who says time travel is impossible?

army, pentagon, war, military, research, science, secrecy, time-travel, illusion

The Big Lie - just saying it doesn't make it so...

Seeded on Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:37 AM EST (The New York Times)

the myth is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac support for home ownership caused the financial crisis... As Karen Petrou, a well-regarded bank analyst, puts it: “The S.E.C.’s facts paint a picture in which it wasn’t high-minded government mandates tha …

economy, fraud, housing, politics, mortgage, fannie-mae, banks, housing-crash

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NY judge rejects $285M SEC-Citigroup agreement

Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:05 PM EST

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press (Clipped by David Hutchinson)

A judge on Monday used unusually harsh language to strike down a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission over toxic mortgage securities, saying he couldn't tell whether the deal was fair and criticizing regulators for shielding the public from details of the firm's wrongdoing.

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business, us, new-york, sec, citigroup, exchange-commission, us-news

Will this federal program save your home?

Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:42 PM EDT ()

"The government has bailed out the banks. It has bailed out AIG, but consumers have not been bailed out yet, and that fact is becoming evident in the protests spreading across the country," McCabe said.

wall-street, housing, mortgage, banks, debt, bailout, equity, tarp, occupy

New Book Details Jobs's Fight Against Cancer

Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The New York Times previews the new Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. Good article.

business, cancer, apple, computer, mac, steve-jobs, iphone, ipad

Riverdale teacher rides to wild horses' rescue

Seeded on Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:09 PM EDT (News Press)

WildHorseOfficialAid.org is a new non-profit formed to help wild horses and burros in the American West. I know the founders and highly recommend reading this article.

water, environment, west, not-news, mustangs, wild-horse, burros

Seniors, Guns and Money - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Fri May 13, 2011 4:47 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Given the realities of the federal budget, a party insisting that tax increases of any kind are off the table — as John Boehner, the speaker of the House, says they are — is, necessarily, a party demanding savage cuts in programs that serve older Americans.

politics

How Your ISP's Data Caps Will Kill The Cloud [Opinion]

Seeded on Mon May 2, 2011 7:04 PM EDT ()

"I think its time to convert the internet services that transmit data provided by Comcast and AT&T into utilities just like my electric company. After all, the costs for bandwidth are steadily dropping.

technology, internet, at-t, comcast, bandwidth

Let them eat sprawl

Seeded on Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:09 AM EDT (newurbannetwork.com)

Smart Growth really is smarter...debunking an argument against better growth and development

development, environment, planning, growth, land-use, urban, regulation, cities, property-rights, smart-growth

Experiencing Sidewalk Rage May Be Sign Of Intermittent Explosive Disorder

Seeded on Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:00 PM EST (newyork.cbslocal.com)

"Aggressive walkers can express their frustration in different forms and intensity levels – ranging from staring down a slow walker to physically bumping into them.

new-york, civil, unrest, legal, us-news, civility, road-rage, rage

Expert: World will run out of chocolate in a few years

Seeded on Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:16 PM EST (ktar.com)

Now this is serious...

shortage, world-news, chocolate, supply, cocoa, chocaholic

Controversial Muslim cleric is arrested while sneaking into the U.S

Seeded on Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:10 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

caught in trunk of BMW near Tecate, after sneaking into the US through the desert at night.

mexico, terrorism, international, border, terrorist, us-news, deport, smuggle

Pakistan says law must take its course in U.S. diplomat case

Seeded on Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:33 AM EST (Reuters)

Showdown at the Middle East corral...at exactly the wrong moment, perhaps...

pakistan, middle-east, international, diplomat, gun, world-news, embassy, immunity, self-defense

No stemming red ink: Federal deficit to hit $1.5T

Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:33 PM EST

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press (Clipped by David Hutchinson)

Far from slowing, the government's deficit spending will surge to a record $1.5 trillion flood of red ink this year, congressional budget experts estimated Wednesday, blaming the slow economic recovery and last month's tax-cut law.

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us, budget, politics, deficit

Governor Rick Scott media relations: Recalling media relations of past Florida Governors - OrlandoSentinel.com

Seeded on Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:26 AM EST (The Orlando Sentinel)

Florida Governor gets no honeymoon with media...this is an interesting perspective that relates relevant historical anecdotes.

florida, politics, press, tallahassee, public-relations, media-relations, rick-scott, capitol-press-corps

While Super-Rich Get Tax-Cut Extension, Middle Class Get Rude Surprise: A Tax Increase

Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:31 AM EST

By SkeeterVT (Clipped by David Hutchinson)

Republicans Not Only Forced Obama and the Democrats to Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts for the Super-Rich, They Also Blocked an Extension of Obama's Little-Known 2009 'Making Work Pay' Tax Credit for the Middle Class, Resulting in Smaller Paychecks Since the Start of the Year -- and Con …

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on, tax, politics, gop, class, middle, ripoff

Why the Rich Are Getting Richer

Seeded on Mon Jan 3, 2011 10:13 PM EST (foreignaffairs.com)

the crux of their argument: that not just the U.S. economy but also the entire U.S. political system has devolved into a winner-take-all sport.

taxes, politics, policy, rich, inequality, fairness

Road rage in India growing along with economy

Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:46 AM EST

By Nirmala George, Associated Press (Clipped by David Hutchinson)

On a recent chilly evening, Gaurav Kumar eased his small truck onto a congested road in the Indian capital and accidentally scraped another vehicle in the honking mass of cars, scooters and motorbikes.

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india, world-news, as, road-rage, gaurav-kumar

FCC's Open Internet Order bodes ill for Net neutrality

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:15 PM EST (infoworld.com)

Once again, it seems the government is working to protect special interests and big business...

technology, cable, internet, telecom, communications, cellular, net-neutrality

Florida insurers rely on dubious storm model to raise rates

Seeded on Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:23 PM EST (heraldtribune.com)

Questionable science used by insurers to raise rates

insurers, hurricane, insurance, rates, florida, science, climate-change, risk

Safer Social Security

Seeded on Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:52 AM EST (The New York Times)

Social Security reform and deficit reduction without privatization

congress, democrats, deficit, social-security, federal, government, obama, us-news, rebublicans

In Senate Races, New Republican Blood Is Mostly Old

Seeded on Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by Blearc (Clipped by David Hutchinson)

Among them, Rob Portman, who spent 12 years in the House before serving in the Bush administration and now seems likely to win an open Senate seat from Ohio, has a well-established reputation for working across the aisle.

politics, university, party, insurgent, senate-republican, roy-blunt, republican-senate, mcconnell, pat-toomey, tea-party-backed

Red rocks tar sands mine project approved

Seeded on Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:49 AM EDT (moabtimes.com)

A Canadian company received approval for a new tar sands strip mining project near Moab, Utah, in spite of concerns raised by environmentists.

energy, oil, pollution, environment, colorado-river, carbon, alternative-energy, tar-sands, water-quality, earth-energy

Warren Reaches Out to Bankers, Pledges Credit-Card Review

Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:57 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

Talk about spin--here's some from Citibank: "Citi is very focused on helping consumers in our country," said Molly Meiners, a Citigroup spokeswoman... Yeah, right.

white-house, consumer, banks, banking, credit-card, us-news, watchdog, citibank, advocate, citigroup-call-one

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