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Is Release Of Oil Reserves A Signal Of Panic In The White House?

June 29, 2011
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Bernanke is at a loss as to why the economic recovery once again is on life support. 429,000 unemployment claims up by 9000 this past week, the biggest jump in a month.  Obama shortens the time line for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; and now without any sign of a supply disruption, he releases 30M gallons of [...]

Tagged as: Afghanistan, Bernanke, derivative reform, Economy, Federal Reserve, hedge funds, nation's oil reserves, Obama, shadow government, U.S. Foreign Policy, unemployment claims, wall street speculators

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Breaking News: Wisconsin Republicans Convene To Pass Governor Walker’s Request To Bust The Unions!

March 9, 2011

While the  14 Democratic state senators remain in Illinois to prevent a quorum that would destroy collective bargaining for Wisconsin state employees, the word around the state is that the Republicans  met today ostensibly to destroy the unions.  It’s hard to say what legislative loophole or procedural technicality the Wisconsin Republicans  have found to give Governor Walker [...]

Tagged as: Breaking news in Wisconsin, collective bargaining, End run by Republicans and Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, state deficits, Union busting

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The Sins Of The Father…

February 28, 2011

One of the highlight events in last night’s Oscars was the awarding of the best documentary to Inside Job based on the 2008 economic meltdown.  The film’s director, Charles Ferguson, did a reality check for the country in his acceptance speech when he pointed out that: “…three years after a horrific financial crisis caused by [...]

Tagged as: 2008 economic meltdown, 2011 best videos, 2011 Oscars, Academy Awards, Best Documentary 2011, Charles Ferguson, corporate greed, Inside Job, Matt Damon, TARP, Wall Street

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The Cream Doesn’t Always Rise To The Top–The New Republican Shell Game

February 27, 2011

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich makes a good case why the current trend of union bashing by the Republicans is not a result of being financially responsible and trying to curb the excesses of governmental spending.    The not too distant past disproves that.  It is simply done because they can!  As Reich so aptly writes [...]

Tagged as: GOP, Governor Scott Walker, Koch brothers, Middle East, pro-democracy, public sector unions, Robert Reich, Tea Party, Wealth In America, Wisconsin

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Liberal Media Expose Wisconsin Governor’s Plan To Lure Democrats (AudioTapes 1 & 2)

February 24, 2011

In a sting operation reminiscent of Watergate and the Nixon tapes, Ian Murphy, alt-news editor and editor of the online magazine Buffalo Beast.com, posing as David Koch on Wednesday, February 23rd, has Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on tape revealing his plan to lure Democratic state senators back to Madison to establish a quorum necessary to pass his  budget  repair bill.  [...]

Tagged as: Alernative News, Audio Tapes of Gov. Walker, Buffalo Beast.com, David Koch, Duluth News Tribune, Examiner, Gov. Walker Budget Repair Bill, Governor Scott Walker On Tape, Media, Scott Walker, Union busting, unions, Wisconsin, Wisconsin quorum, Wisconsin State Senators in Illinois

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