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Subprime Questions
Labyrinth of the Mind | 8 hours ago
Why are there so many foreclosures? Why would banks, the pillars of fiscal responsibility and risk aversion, lend money to people who couldn't afford to repay their loans? How did Wall Street manage to hide the risk and sell the subprime mortgage read more
AubreyJ’s Energy Update Report - Saturday, July 26, 2008
AubreyJ.org | 9 hours ago
AubreyJ’s Energy Update ReportTaking a Look at Oil Billionaire T. Boone Pickens' One Man Energy PlanSaturday, July 26, 2008.. T. Boone Pickens Photo from PickensPlan.com.. ...Our oil dependence has gone from 24% in 1970 to 70% today. Oil dependence read more
Akin Refuses to Mortgage America’s Future….Says Bailout Is On…
Elect Mitt Romney in 2008!` | 11 hours ago
I have been so busy blogging for Mitt Romney and for conservative Republican Congressional candidates around the country, that I have inadvertently over looked my own Congressman! One of the reasons I haven’t been posting about Todd Akin here i read more
America has the second highest corporate tax rate in the world
Kevin Colby: Libertarian political news blogger | 12 hours ago by Kevin Colby
A lower corporate tax rate is essential to keeping good jobs in the United States. Currently, America has the second highest corporate tax rate in the world, making America a less attractive place for companies to do business. The average combined read more
Congress Fails America on Energy: Let’s Just Do The Job Ourselv…
Schreiner's Media Landscape | 17 hours ago by Ken Schreiner
As word of stalemate comes out of Congress over energy legislation, it should be evident that the responsibility for conserving energy, creating more efficient systems for our homes and businesses, and finding new sources of energy falls directly on read more
Ted Stevens Doesn’t Understand the Internet
Scholars and Rogues | 18 hours ago by Scholars and Rogues
Not exactly breaking news, I know. His campaign manager, Mike Tibbles, sent an attack email to supporters the other day which indicates exactly how clueless they are. Just last quarter, the mayor raised more than $37,000 from just one liberal Lower read more
Alan Grayson: A Congressional Candidate Who Fights Against War Pr…
The Moderate Voice | 19 hours ago
As someone who is concerned about government accountability, I admire exceedingly Alan Grayson, now running for our 8th District here in Florida (see here and here). He’s an attorney (see the Vanity Fair article about him here) who has aggress read more
Don't Lose Heart, Just Yet
Everyday Citizen | July 26th 2008 by Everyday Citizen
Well, it finally happened. If your local daily covers it, it'll probably be a paragraph hiding near the classified section. But, let's hope Friday July 25th was an important beginning. What was it? Six hours of testimony to the House Judiciary Comm read more
कार्टून : दिल्ली में ज़्य…
Cartoonist Kirtish Bhatt's Daily Cartoons | July 26th 2008 by bamulahija
बामुलाहिजा Cartoon by Kirtish Bhatt• http://www.bamulahija.com/ चिट्ठाजगत के पुरस्कार : चिट्ठाजगत के पुरस्कारों में मेरा ब्लॉ read more
Congress deadlocked on ways to lower gas prices
Ecoralguy | July 25th 2008
Washington - With a gallon of gas hovering at $4 a gallon and energy prices the No. 1 issue on voters' minds, congressional leaders are increasingly deadlocked over what to do. In response, frustrated rank-and-file members on both sides of the aisle read more
Resounding Bipartisan testimony on validity of Impeachment remedy…
WeThePeople | July 25th 2008
I watched and listened to CSPAN coverage of the House Judiciary Committee session headed by Rep. John Coyers, Committee Chairman, considering the issue of Impeachment of President Bush. Rep. John Kucinich was one of about 16 witnesses who gave sound read more
Shark Conservation Legislation Passed!
Underwater Thrills: Swimming With Sharks | July 25th 2008 by Shark Diver-Worldwide Shark Diving Adventures
From the RTSea Blog this week and Richard Theiss who's always a great source of eco news:Here's some goods news as a follow-up to my posting on July 4th regarding pending legislation that should have a positive impact on shark fishing and finning: It read more
OBAMA CAMPAIGN FEELS THE EFFECTS OF ANTI-OBAMA OPPOSITION GROUPS
Hillary and Me | July 25th 2008 by sportsone234
While Barack is out there playing Super Star, while the MSM continues its to swoon over his every word, a quiet revolution is taking place . . . one that will change politics and the political parties forever. The most recent polls show that John McC read more
Congressional Ratings Drop To All Time Low
Aisha Music | July 25th 2008 by Aisha
In a sign of how dissatisfied and upset the American people are with Congress, approval ratings have hit single digits, dropping to an all time low. These newly released numbers reflect what I stated last week - the current Congress is going to b read more
Mitt Romney’s Free & Strong America PAC Endorses Jason Chaffetz
Elect Romney in 2008 Blog! | July 25th 2008
It has been a while since I clicked on the Free & Strong America PAC website. When I went on the site this afternoon, I scrolled through the list of endorsees and discovered Jason Chaffetz’ name as well as two other candidates that I have read more
Richard Simmons to Congress: No Child Left Behind is Killing Our…
Rafael Román Martel | July 25th 2008 by Rafael Martel
Fitness guru Richard Simmons of “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” fame testified before Congress today on the severe damage that No Child Left Behind has caused to American children’s health. The program has cut millions of dollars in read more
Candidate video raps Bush failures including border fence
The Issue: immigration | July 25th 2008
Democratic congressional candidate Steve Young, who is challenging Rep. John Campbell (R.- Newport Beach) in November, has released a campaign video in which he “raps” about the Republican administration’s failures, including th read more
Government agencies not securing your information
Kevin Colby: Libertarian political news blogger | July 25th 2008 by Kevin Colby
I was listening to the Clark Howard show the other day and he was talking about how the feds and local government are doing a horrible job on protecting information about ourselves. The federal government is not doing enough to secure sensitive info read more
Republican Senators Dodging Republican Convention!
The Democratic Daily Blog | July 25th 2008
According to Congress Daily, 9 of 12 targeted Republicans running in the most competitive U.S. Senate races this fall “are either skipping the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., or have not decided whether to attend.” Among those w read more
Today on Air America 7-25-08
The Mark Riley Show | July 25th 2008
With Andrew Vergolina & Logan Pollard read more
Democrat’s Senate Energy Bill flops, because of Democrat Stupid…
Political Byline | July 25th 2008 by Chuck Adkins
Commentary: Bush’s Support for African AIDS Relief Could Be the…
11.12.74 | July 25th 2008 by Derrick
By: Judge Greg Mathis Congress, after some hesitation from its conservative members, finally passed legislation that would provide $48 billion to treat AIDS and other diseases in Africa and key Third World nations over the next five years. Passed by read more
Congress could use an ass beating like this
Kevin Colby: Libertarian political news blogger | July 25th 2008 by Kevin Colby
Alright, some good 'ole fashion American violence: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmUalmQSgf8 400 332] read more
With Fannie/Freddie Bailout Plan, Treasury Secretary Paulson is A…
Jutia Group | July 25th 2008
With the nation’s financial infrastructure crumbling before our very eyes, the country’s top two economic policymakers made their way to Congress last week for an extraordinary episode of political theater. Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE read more
Everybody Talking About U.S. Foreclosures
Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy | July 25th 2008 by TNTalk
Everybody is into reporting foreclosures, but little is being done about the foreclosure frenzy until October 1st. Matters are made worse by the fact that system is not easily reformable in its current configuration. The best answer rests in trying t read more
Krishnarpanam – 250 crore worth government land for Super Star…
Chirugali | July 25th 2008
15 months ago the government took over the part of the land that AP government gave for Padmalaya Studios for Rs. 1.75 per square yard in 1983, for trying to sell this land illegally to Zee Tele films instead of studio development, but now the same g read more
The Jeff Beatty Quarterly Report July 2008
Elect Romney in 2008 Blog! | July 25th 2008
Although Jeff Beatty acknowledged from the very start of his campaign that it would be “an uphill battle” to unseat 6 term incumbent John Kerry from the US Senate, his campaign has made jaw-dropping progress in the last several months. Be read more
Commentary: How to Really Handle the Foreclosure Problem
Real Estate Investing For Real | A BiggerPockets Blog | July 25th 2008 by Joshua Dorkin
Last week I opened my big mouth and said I’d present another solution to the foreclosure problem we are facing today. Before I do, I happened across this law: “every insolvency of a bank shall be deemed fraudulent, and the president and direc read more
Why it is important for the Congress to start Impeachment hearing…
WeThePeople | July 25th 2008
Many believe that while Bush deserves to be impeached for what he has done to this country in taking us into a war with Iraq based upon lies, it is too late to do anything meaningful and that they should just let his term come to an end. Well that ar read more
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