President Obama continues economic stranglehold on Cuba

On Monday, President Obama continued the economic stranglehold on Cuba for another year claiming "...that the continuation for one year of the exercise of those authorities with respect to Cuba is in the national...

Attorneys General's Probes Reveal AIG's Boundless Greed

In light of the fact that Wall Street, over the years, has a habit of paying big bonuses even when the companies are reporting large losses. By the same token, in the recent years, state attorneys general have been...

President Obama & NY Attorney General Cuomo Outraged by AIG

""Taxpayers of this company are now supporting AIG, and they deserve at the very least to know how their money is being spent." Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General. " When word got out that AIG, the failed...

Your Sunday morning AIG surreality check...

So I was in Google News this morning and found this totally awesome CNN story - Treasury pressure leads to AIG scaling back bonuses - You can find it at http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/14/aig.bonuses/ (Sorry, but I run Ubuntu and Firefox and can't get my highlight tool to...

Band-Aid Still Stuck on Big Bailout Banks

" In September last year, the Bush regime left behind its old refrain that “the fundamentals of the economy are strong,” and went to Congress for a quick $700B to bail out collapsing banks stuck with toxic...

There Oughta Be A Law

Just when you thought it was safe, once again our Government proves it is one big revolving bed. Once again "we the people" are just an annoyance to the power elite. Who cares what we think and need. They will do...

Secretary Timothy Geithner Outlined Financial Stability Plan

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner made his public debut on Feb.10, by introducing his  Financial Stability Plan (FSP), which was met with a lukewarm reception from Wall Street.   "As Treasury...

Treasury Nominee Geithner to Oversee Bailout Program Including...

The Senate is scheduled to take on the economic stimulus program which includes the foreclosure prevention and the confirmation of Timothy Geithner as secretary of the Department of Treasury. " Geithner, who is...

Geithner Confirmed Despite Objections Over Alleged Tax Evasion

Timothy Geithner has been confirmed as US Treasury secretary by a vote of 60-34 despite GOP objections over his alleged tax evasion (to the tune of $34,000).  President Obama's White House Transition team...

Second $350 Billion of TARP: For Whose Foreclosure Program?

The outgoing Bush administration may request Congress to release the second half of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program fund allocated by Congress in October 2008 to help contain economic problems, especially foreclosure troubles. " President Bush could spend the...

Barack Obama Photo Shoot

New York Times Magazine has a really cool photo shoot of what it is calling "Obama's People".

Timothy Geithner Owed Back Taxes, Employed Illegal Immigrant

Timothy Geithner, Obama's pick to run the Treasury Department, failed to pay self employed income taxes from 2001 - 2004.  Most of the back taxes owed by Geithner have been repaid, although some amounts are...

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