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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Barack Obama'
Is Obama To Re-Start The Nuremberg Trials Next?
Is Obama ready to re-start the Nuremberg Trials? Or forget Dufar trail in ICC? His decision of not prosecuting CIA officers employs the “I am only following orders” argument which is the exact defense employed during the Nuremberg Trials. O...
Veto The Pork? Thought About The Cost Of Business?
Fourteen Senators are calling Obama to veto the budget (until 2009.09). Will Obama veto? If these 14 Senators are truly against the pork, they could eliminate the bill themselves. They would rather say they are against it, rather than calling t...
Gimmick? What Difference Does It Make?
Obama did not actually ask for pay limit. Obama pretty much asks for pay through options: exercise to sell the stocks when you pay back the money to the government. Obama also asks for more say for the shareholders. Some will say such an ask is...
Obama Administration Begins! (Or ?)
Obama settled on his economic team late Friday afternoon, sending Dow 400 points higher, just above 8,000 points. Then, news about Citi’s (NYSE:C) bailout came about. This news probably marks the beginning of Obama administration. Here is als...
Who Just Financed The Auto Bailout? What Do They Really Want To Buy?
How much money are GM (NYSE:GM), Ford (NYSE:F) and Chrysler asking? $25B. What if someone already lent more than that $25B money to America 2 months ago? Should America use that money for the auto industry or something else? Like the new stim...
How Long Can You Wait For A GM Bailout?
GM (NYSE: GM), Chrsyler and Ford (NYSE: F) are asking for a nagging for an auto industry bailout. This is what should have been expected once the $700B bailout flood gate is open. After the auto industry will be the steel industry, the building...
Prudent Obama Prolongs Uncertainty
Obama is not going to G20 because there is only one president at a time. This is prudent. This also makes him safe. He should not be responsible for anything Bush commits. By being next to Obama, he either has to say sorry to Bush or to th...
