MENA: Israel and the Use of White Phosphorous in Gaza

The world is looking on in shock at the devastating photographs taken of Gaza victims - some of whom are deformed beyond recognition ... . Photo credit: Amir Farshad Ebrahimi According to Human Rights Watch: On January 9 and 10, 2009 ... , there have been numerous media reports about the possible use of white phosphorous by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:57:33

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Attorney-Client Privilege Reform Needed

COALITION TO PRESERVE THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGEAmerican Chemistry CouncilAmerican Civil Liberties UnionAssociation of Corporate CounselBusiness ... rights during investigations in return for cooperation credit. The Securities and Exchange Commission ... on its privilege waiver policy outlined in the 2001 “Seaboard Report.” Though helpful,the SEC’s new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:13:00

Amici Brief Exposes Risk to CA Businesses if Gay Marriages Annulled

Amici Brief Exposes Risk to CA Businesses if Gay Marriages Annulled January 16, 2009 By: jaysays Category: ElectionO8, Gay Marriage Rights, ... , they: extended credit in reliance upon California’s laws applicable to community property ... Continuation Benefits Replacement Act; took advantage of state tax reporting privileges based on married [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:00:29

The Sky Has Fallen: Now What?

Superstrategist Ed Yardeni is quoted by James Pethokoukis in US News & World Report on what could go right in 2009: (1) Lower mortgage rates fuel a refinancing boom which lifts consumer spending. (2) Home sales increase and home prices stabilize. (3) Easier credit conditions increase auto sales. (4) The drop in fuel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:51:36

Can Wachovia Do Anything Right?

An analyst at RBC Capital Markets suggests Wachovia cut corners to join the trillion dollar asset club ... loans was 1.24%. In its latest annual report, Wachovia ... to see credit quality in C&I lending deteriorate in tandem with the general economy," wrote [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 04:36:25

Paul Dunay: CMO of the Future

The CMO title barely existed 15 years ago but it is already undergoing a significant transformation ... Behavior and the Media Landscape. In a recent research report entitled Future Tense: the Global CMO ... for consumption of the right audience – think the spread of great ideas (credit Seth Godin - Idea Virus [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 15:10:01

MortgageNewsClips: Ira’s Best Must Read, Loan Mods R Ezier, CU Rescue, 33 Act & Lawsuits, Only 4 Homes?, Right & Wrong, Diane Swonk, Chris Whalen, Denying Blame, 5 more

ANOTHER MUST READ - Ira Artman has a thoughtful post on the future of securitization and the revival of ... is foreseen. … - Reuters  2.  Regulators preparing rescue of credit unions: report -  Federal regulators are preparing a rescue plan to shore up the finances of some large credit unions, using [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 01:54:43

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 11, January 16, 2009

Readers & Subscribers: Please see the Readers Note in the right column ... or company contribution by credit card (click here). Fill out the form (optional); insert "REGTrak ... environmental briefing report. Subscribers Note: There will not be a Federal Register published [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:18:00

Quizzle tip: Download Suze Orman’s “2009 Action Plan” free at Oprah.com!

Quizzle tip: Download Suze Orman\'s new finance book for free from Oprah.com! ... it! Heck, with your free credit report in Quizzle and Suze’s advice, you can totally get yourself ... financial path! Duh…Quizzle is free and full of freebies, right? So, here is a very cool freebie [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:21:17

Is Watchmen Director Zack Snyder Really 'Visionary'?

Watchmen_manhattan The Watchmen movie trailers we've seen so far offer eye-catching insight into how Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' canonical comic ... of source material, and I can report that he was committed to taking panels right from those acclaimed ... that audience wants is for a relatively new Hollywood director to take credit for the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 23:42:54

The Publishing Industry Needs to Embrace Technology

During Book Expo America, ebooks were the hot topic. A report from the New York Times signaled that there is some within the industry who are fearful ... booksellers the right to return unsold books for credit. National Book Company in Dunnsmore, PA, a major [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 09:00:20

Right Under Our Noses: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction & A Modernized Regulatory Structure...

THE PROBLEMS: Part I “At the heart of this credit crunch mess is something called "derivatives ... financial markets safe and sound, and manipulating accounting rules, credit ratings and financial reports [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 05:19:24

Meri’d To Sports

Meredith Photo credit: Ed McHugh So I got 1 of 4 right this weekend… I mean who would of thought The Cardinals would beat the Falcons ... saying it’s a strained groin. “It’s a strained groin. That’s what our medical report is,” Chargers coach ... to stand up here and act like one.” Asked if he was advised to have surgery, he said: “I can’t answer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:43:07

Recession Hits One-Year Anniversary

ABC News' Scott Mayerowitz reports: It’s official: The United States is in a recession ... across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in production, employment, real ... we can do for the economy right now are to return the financial and credit markets to normal [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 18:36:07

Larry Kudlow Talks About Obama’s Dinner With Conservative Pundits

By now you’ve probably heard about the dinner Obama attended that featured the stalwarts of the right-wing media glitterati, ... to reach across the aisle. Retyped from Drudge Report so it’s not all in CAPS!!!!: CNBC’s Melissa ... with us to his great credit. This was a very cordial dinner. Francis: He is charming, right [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:00:28

U.S. Banks Refuse to Detail How They’re Spending Federal Bailout Money

After receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded federal bailout money, the biggest U.S ... up right now, and we’ll send you an important new report for free: “The Three Best Investments in Asia ... . Some of those buyouts deals are being done in markets as far away as China. Meanwhile, credit remains tight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:56:33

Shall We Call it a Depression Now?

Today's employment report, showing that employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, 320,000 in October, and 403,000 in September -- for a total of over 1 ... . And many are worried as well about their mortgage payments. So consumer spending is also falling off ... who are still good credit risks. Second, a stimulus package must be enacted right away. It needs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 14:58:00

Could it be that the Banks and Flaherty are both right?

The worst global financial crisis since 1932 was born out of loose lending practices in the subprime market, ... doing what they can to do business with “credit worthy” clients. For our own part, I can report ... but that’s not going to stop Canadian politicians from demanding that Canada’s banking fraternity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:00:39

Media Conveniently Quiet On Low Gas Prices

I know shocking, right?  Not really.  The Ron Burgundy’s of the world have moved on to something other doom and gloom to report on ... for the increase in prices will now credit him with the reduction in prices. It’s only fair,” said Don [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:32:55

Concord Cop Handgun Discharge, or the Case of the Dr. Strangelove Trigger Finger

Dr. Strangelove was a movie character whose right arm had a mind of its own ... an impromptu training session for his crew in an unsecured credit union building that was under ... Attorney General's Report, the sergeant had his trigger finger on the rail of the gun outside the trigger [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:53:38

Unbylined AP Report: Krugman ‘Opposed Bailout’

Krugman The Associated Press can’t even get it right in a three-paragraph item about a White House ceremonial event ... are the first and third paragraphs from the story (link probably will not work after about a week): Three ... 23, Krugman, to his credit, objected to Paulson’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 18:06:51

Where Obama and His Democrats Want to Lead Us

Is it right over to where Britain is, today, or a rediscovery of the will to fight? ... war is written, credit should go to President Bush for rejecting two years ago the report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:18:54

Right Question, Wrong Direction

Permalink | Email Author The title and subhead of an ABC News report from a bit earlier: Are They to Blame for the Meltdown? Congress to Grill Credit Rating Executives on Capitol Hill Today I wonder, when is somebody going to grill members of Congress over their responsibility for the mortgage meltdown? Our elected [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 20:00:15

Unbylined AP Report: Krugman 'Opposed Bailout'

Krugman The Associated Press can't even get it right in a three-paragraph item about a White House ceremonial event ... are the first and third paragraphs from the story (link probably will not work after about a week): Three ... . On September 23, Krugman, to his credit, objected to Paulson's [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 18:02:45

RIGHT ON!

I want to bring your attention to a recent post from a fellow tax blogger, Chad Bordeaux of PERIODIC RAMBLINGS OF A CPA, ... to increase to 44% under President-Elect Obama's plan {according to a report from the Tax Foundation – ... to the initial passing of the Earned Income Tax Credit in 1975, and its massive expansion in 1990 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:00:02

Gary Shilling: "Collapse on Schedule (with video)

Um.......Sadly, I think he may be right. It does bode well for large caps though. A sluggish economy will crush the smaller firms and startups as credit tightens ans results ... with Henry Blodget and Aaron Task from today: Now, here is Schilling report: Semi-Annual U.S. Economic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 10:21:00

Catching the AP in the act: if the news isn't bad enough, they'll rewrite it

Take a look at the original article, which is still on Forbes' right at the moment, but I'm reproducing it here as a screenshot, ... are you doing? We can't report good economic news! At least not just yet, not until Obama has been in office long enough to take credit."Good lord. At least Dan Okrent at least admitted the New York Times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:15:00

Is Obama Lazy? Proof?

Rick Moran, American Thinker, 3/7/09 All we’re getting is whispers from the press, of course, A raised eyebrow here, a sad shake of the head there. But the picture that is emerging of Barack Obama, the executive, is not very flattering if you look between the lines. Jennifer Rubin: Well, it’s becoming obvious he’s not really much of a manager, decider, legislation-craftsman, or supervisor. His vetting process is in shambles and key Treasury slots are still vacant. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:12:35

The Road to Zimbabwe

By Terry Coxon, Editor, The Casey Report GoldSeek.com Sprinkled among all the official talk about efforts to end the current recession, you’ll hear assurances, notably from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, that when the economy does revive, it won’t be allowed to blast off into runaway inflation. The Fed, we’re being promised, will prevent such a launch by reabsorbing the hundreds of billions of dollars of excess liquidity it recently created to halt the credit crisis. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 12:40:48

Is the 6-month Stock Market Rally About to End?.

by Bob Chapman Global Research October 1, 2009 The G-20 Pittsburg Summit ended last Friday. Their official statements made for some novel and interesting reading. We were informed that the group could by working together could manage a transition to a more balanced pattern of global growth. Tending to domestic demand as private savings increase. It is obvious to us this cannot work. We are seeing increased savings and decreased consumption. The IMF as well agrees with these policies. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 17:54:55

Western “Civilization”

Goldstone Report Offers Chance to End Impunity (Geneva, September 30, 2009) – The failure of the United States and European Union governments to endorse the report of the Gaza fact-finding mission sends a message that serious laws-of-war violations will be treated with kid gloves when committed by an ally, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 29, 2009 Justice Richard Goldstone presented the mission’s report on the conflict in Gaza last December and January to the UN Human Rights Council. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 01:13:43

Real Estate Investing – Why And How

In the world of Globalization, everybody wants to make investments for varieties of reasons like to secure his future, for his family or may be for more success and wealth. Now the investments options available are stocks, bonds, gold, bank certificates and deposits offering easy and good returns. These options are quite simple to make; just visit them, give your funds and you’re sorted out; however Investments in Real estate are little bit complicated to understand. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 23:17:46

At Webb's Junta Love-In, Cont.

Credit to Kurt Campbell. At today's Burma hearing he acknowledged that State has handled the Burma policy review very poorly. Last Friday, two senior state officials briefing Hill staff on the results ran into a buzz saw of complaints over the process State used in rolling out their review. The policy was disclosed to foreign governments in New York by Secretary Clinton before anyone on the Hill had a hint as to what was going on. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:30:51

Does The Abortion Compromise Preserve The Status Quo?

Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) As Republicans prepare to introduce a series of amendments rationing abortion services out of health care reform , Jessica Arons — Director of the Women’s Health and Rights Program at the Center for American Progress Action Fund — has compiled this very useful comparison of how the proposed reform bills would change current abortion restrictions. (I’ve summarized her report in the table below). Democrats have argued that health care reform would preserve the status quo. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 19:45:06

PERSS ENCOUNTER WITH PM HIGHLIGHTS, DIRE NEED FOR NEW VISION FOR ETHIOPIA - By Genet Mersha

In the wake of his ‘involuntary anointment’ as chief executive of the state and the ruling party, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has once again shifted to a high gear with a new five-year term securely under his belt. Although his decision was not unexpected, the 360 degrees shift of from the spring, winter, summer and beyond of his oft-expressed decision to quit his job as prime minister has not gone unnoticed. Owing to that, the prime minister has encumbered himself with expectations. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:45:04

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 30th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Essentials --» Jose Hernandez tweeting from space bilingually – follow him – cool! :: from twitter.com Dispelling bias against Latinos – Complicating and confounding efforts to reform the country’s immigration laws are widespread portrayals of Mexican immigrants as a threat to national culture and unity :: from www.recordnet.com The foreclosure crisis has brought a particular set of issues to Latino immigrants in the Kansas City area. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:59:08

Is Obama Fulfilling ACORN’s Agenda?

Here is a copy of ACORN’s so-called People’s Platform , via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which we first posted back on October 16, 2008 . As is noted below, this platform was updated in 1990 in Chicago, which was just two years before Mr. Obama began to work for the organization via Project Vote and as a trainer for their "power" seminars. Note how many of ACORN’s demands are being accomplished by Mr. Obama since he has assumed office. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 04:00:00

Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of October 1, 2009

Conference call: Tim Pawlenty and the Freedom First PAC - hotair.com 10/01/2009 We had an opportunity to talk with Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to discuss the launch of his Freedom First PAC.  Pawlenty says that he’s worried that freedom is being corroded by a “tyranny of a creeping bureaucracy.”  Pawlenty wants to re-elevate the principles of freedom and liberty, including an effort to educate people on their value and to impact current policy.  Pawlenty plans a particular effort to [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 12:59:05

Mark Turner Russell Edgar: Turners Bar Complaint Response Back to Edgars Comments

There has been a lot of conversation here at Maggie's Notebook about Mark Turner, a man living in the Pensacola, Florida area. At the bottom of this post, you will find links to the background of Mark Turner's case. Today, I want to focus on complaints Mr. Turner made to the Florida Bar. When a citizen feels they have been unjustly treated by the justice system, they can file a "Bar Complaint" with the State's Bar - the organization that generally registers and tracks lawyers in the area. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:16:00

Is the Acronym “NASCAR” Defined as S.T.U.P.I.D?

Is the acronym NASCAR defined as S.T.U.P.I.D? Wait, don’t answer that, let me explain first. Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (formerly California Speedway) has been the target for a fusillade of brickbats, derisive comments and some down-right nasty stuff from NASCAR Nation. “Boring, boring, boring racing” has been the operative phrase in describing the track, and not so incidentally, for it’s sister track MIS a few klicks northwest of Detroit. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:39:02

Restore Your FICO Score – Part Three

In the previous parts of this article we discussed how FICO score can impact your financial status as well as the initial steps that you can take to begin restoring your FICO score. We covered handling collections first since they do have a big impact on your overall score, but there are a few other ways that you can quickly see a big jump in your score. After you have the collections on your account either settled or verified, double check to make sure that they were removed from your credit report. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 00:20:38

Know the Basics of Buying a Home

When it feels about time to stop renting and time to purchase a home there are a few basic things that you should understand. Here are the steps you will need to take in order to make purchasing a home more than just a dream. First, get a copy of your credit report and clean up your credit record as much as possible. This will help you when it is time to get a loan from the bank. Second, go to your bank. Talk to a loan officer and tell them you want to buy a house. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:52:42

OIL’s well, that starts well!

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. The opening moments will be dominated more by Oil India’s listing. The market will be keen to see how the stock behaves after a tepid debut for Adani Power and NHPC. We expect another positive start though Asian stock markets are mixed after overnight losses on Wall Street. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 04:01:00

Prosecute Polanski for rape of a minor! Includes transcripts from thirty years ago.

As you know, the critically acclaimed movie director, Roman Polanski, has been arrested in Switzerland for the rape of a minor. The U.S. is seeking extradition of Polanski to the U.S. for trial. It has been over three decades since Polanski’s violent rape of a 13-year old girl. The girl has since settled with Planski in civil court and even states that Polanski should not be prosecuted further. France, among other European countries, believe Polanski should not be prosecuted by the U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 19:04:17

William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 74 Ridding the world of the sickness of pacifism

29 September, 2009 — Anti-Empire Report, Number 74Picture the scene: Afghanistan, two hijacked tankers filled with highly inflammable fuel, surrounded by a crowd of Afghans eager to syphon off some for free … What’s the last thing you want to do? Right — drop bombs on the tankers. That’s what a German military commander signaled an American drone airplane to do September 4. Kaboom!! At least 100 human beings incinerated. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 09:52:55

Australian Banking Majors Rank At The Bottom Of Customer Satisfaction Survey

Customers of the Big Four banking groups have expressed the lowest customer satisfaction levels in Australia, with most account holders being too ambivalent to switch to a different service provider, the results of a new survey reveal. After taking into consideration fees, interest rates and customer service amongst other things, the Big Four banking groups, which include Westpac, CBA, ANZ and NAB ranked at the bottom of a list containing 14 different lenders. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 11:01:36

Australian Banking Majors Rank At The Bottom Of Customer Satisfaction Survey

Customers of the Big Four banking groups have expressed the lowest customer satisfaction levels in Australia, with most account holders being too ambivalent to switch to a different service provider, the results of a new survey reveal. After taking into consideration fees, interest rates and customer service amongst other things, the Big Four banking groups, which include Westpac, CBA, ANZ and NAB ranked at the bottom of a list containing 14 different lenders. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 05:30:29

Blocking, Tackling & Running: Leveraging a Crisis Into Real Change

There's a fairly well known cartoon of two scientists working out a problem on a chalkboard covered with complex equations and down in the circle is a little circle with the key step inserted in small print - "and then a miracle occurs". Wouldn't it be nice if we could take the same short-cut to fixing the horrendous shopping list of significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:11

Still no plan for fixing billing system for youth in L.A. County detention

Earlier this year, Los Angeles County probation officials vowed to fix their system for billing parents of youth in county detention after county supervisors questioned why the department had mistakenly billed low-income and foster parents. Supervisors gave a group of probation and other county officials three months to propose changes, but six months later the group has yet to present a proposal. Probation officials declared a moratorium on new probation billing Feb. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:43:35

The Bipartisan Homeland Security State

For two years, Bart McIntyre was deeply involved in the insignificant, thinly populated white supremacist movement ... criminal syndicates, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, and Persecution ... impositions helped precipitate the Whiskey Rebellion; the agency also played a key federal enforcement [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:35:00

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