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Obama to Inherit Legacy of Free Market Free Fall By Adrianne Appel BOSTON, Dec 24 (IPS) ... to ease credit lending, and jumpstart the economy. But U.S. businesses and individuals report ... of Texas, told reporters recently. Galbraith and 120 other economists, progressives and labour [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:05:55

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Bombshell: Obama Neck Deep in Breaking Campaign Finance Scandal

This is a bona fide bombshell. Obama loves to say that 90% (or whatever the phony made-up figure is) of his donors contributed less than $200? ... Will were credited back to a credit card. But the most recent report, filed on Sept. 20, showed a net ... is named Good Will. Mr. Will is from Texas. And we are just getting warmed up. From Newsmax. Read [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 20:34:24

Are dead people voting in Dallas County?

Definitely not. But Texas Watchdog's report sure implies that there's widespread voter fraud going on. To their credit, they quote the county clerk saying that in any cases where a dead person is reported as having voted, that's most likely a clerical error, not fraud. That's probably true [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 17:29:36

Billionaire’s wind project loses steam

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is scaling back his massive project to create a wind farm in Texas, citing a drop in natural gas prices and the tightening credit market. “The capital markets ... to a report in The Arizona Republic. By Steve Hargreaves CNNMoney.com staff writer [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 17:25:59

Tuesday Morning Dept of Leadership Elections

Here’s your Mike Duncan, Kentucky, attacking George W. Bush over his handling of the Iraq war. Seriously. Video and everything. ... at a Texas strip club. On an airport credit card. Former director Michael Gobb was one of those three ... just teach for a change? H-L Failed to report it? The investigators were made very aware [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:35:54

Time To Ask A Lot Of Questions About Obama’s Unreported Campaign Donations

Allahpundit is reporting: Via Andy McCarthy, who sets an example I’ll follow by keeping his own commentary short to get you to read the whole thing: ... back to a credit card. But the most recent report, filed on Sept. 20, showed a net cumulative balance ... donations from a contributor identified as “Will, Good” from Austin, Texas. Mr. Good Will listed [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 01:24:13

Green Ink: Buildout or Bailout?

Pessimism over the impact of the financial bailout package drove commodities, including oil, lower on Monday, Bloomberg reports ... , explains The Oil Drum, and that is exacerbated by the credit crunch—keeping inventories is expensive ... . It works for Texas: The massive increase in the local tax base in areas with wind farms [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 12:26:22

Top Frugal Colleges Of 2009. Is Stanford A Cheap College?

at Stanford University, CA, United States photo credit: matsuda ... .) 3. Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.) 4. Rice University (Houston, Texas) 5. Yale University ... schools in the report. Similar Posts 10 Ways To Make Your Stuff Feel New Again Free Creative Ideas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:00:07

Two very different ways to move forward

Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan and Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) ... financial market predicament. In this report at the WSJ Economics blog, Dr. Greenspan favors ... maintain the functions of credit markets and prevent a serious economic contraction. We are deeply [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 21:26:00

Could Your Local Mall Be Going Bankrupt?

Could Your Local Mall Be Going Bankrupt? Posted by BK Dallas on 7 Jan, ... $27 billion in commercial loans in Texas are at risk for default in 2011 because of the credit ... 2009 in Bankruptcy According to a report released by Foresight Analytics LLC and Trepp LLC [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:53:38

Hudson City Savings Bank CD Rates

Hudson City Savings Bank CD Rates Mandatory 401K Withdrawals Suspended? ... Account Financing a Car Purchase Online Banking Getting a Copy of Your Credit Report Imperial ... of America 3 Month CD Rate Get $50 from TradeKing FDIC List of Troubled Banks and the Texas Ratio [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 14:16:18

BLS BS Exposed: Commercial Bankruptcies Soar

The McClatchy Washington Bureau is reporting Commercial bankruptcies soar, reflecting widening economic woes ... , tighter credit and a reticence among consumers to part with discretionary income. From April ... in California, which logged 3,141 bankruptcies in the second quarter. Texas fielded the next highest number [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 20:10:33

'Gay panic' floated in murder of HS music teacher

And the sad thing is, in 2008 we saw this bogus defense actually work. This time the case is in Las Vegas. (MSNBC) ... and credit cards for shopping sprees, gas and air fare to Texas. What was the verdict? Voluntary ... in Henderson. The brothers told police in the report that they played video games with Cox. Before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 04:02:34

Bush on last visit to Texas ranch as President

Bush on last visit to Texas ranch as President Bloggers Michael Swanberg Minority Report is Here... But So What? ... , The Prettiest Game I've Ever Played Or at least a good start... ...To Their (Bad) Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 06:41:13

Sucky Stocks Increase Reverse Mortgage Biz

by Rimj Vanrock I understand the stock market may be down a little. What? Did you say 40%? Well I know it is somewhere around that figure ... : You may consider using a Texas reverse mortgage to invest. Learn first and read this report. Also ... a bunch of money in the market. Is having a bunch of money in a line of credit really going to help them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:10:17

Judge Who Faces Impeachment Took Cash, Gifts From Lawyers With Pending Cases

by Christina Jewett , ProPublica - [ Federal Judge Thomas Porteous Jr. faces impeachment for accepting cash and gifts, including rooms in Las Vegas ... . (Credit: Flickr User: fusionpanda/ProPublica) As Hurricane Ike barreled down on south Texas ... released results of a Justice Department investigation (PDF) and 5th Circuit special committee report [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 19:07:00

McCain Aide Created 'Enron Loophole'

Editor's Note: On Wednesday evening, Keith Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's "Countdown," reported the findings of a "Countdown investigation" ... " was created by McCain adviser and former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who had close ties to Enron ... me with proper credit for breaking the story more than a month earlier at the investigative news website [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 14:00:00

Eastern Savings Bank

Eastern Savings Bank is not doing well these days according this news report. The Eastern Savings Bank of Hunt Valley, MD was listed as having a Texas ratio of 222.74, meaning ... -A" loans -- mortgages to buyers who had decent credit but provided little or no verification [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 15:30:00

Rising CMBS Delinquenices and Other News

Not surprisingly, a recent Co-Star Group report is projecting a 300% increase in CMBS delinquencies in 2009 ... as having potential credit concerns. About 62% of these troubled loans are in in just 10 states: Texas, California, New York, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:14:00

Accused architect of corruption lands in Tanzanian court

Naeem Gire (Photo Credit: Kizito Makoye) Kizito Makoye, Dar es Salaam Naeem Gire, ... that the Richmond Company of Texas America was capable of producing 100 megawatts of electricity ... of a parliamentary report criticising their role in the Richmond affair. In 2006, facing a drought that reduced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:46:34

No Whining, Dr. Phil; Joking aside, Gramm really is out

Sen. John McCain's top economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, was on PBS Nightly Business Report on Friday night ( ... are overblown. There is no recession, only a "mental recession," the ex-Texas senator said - prompting ... the comments took place, and I'm not expecting to. (Credit for spotting and sharing this goes to the ever [more...]

Date: 2008-07-13 16:31:28

Verizon, Alltell, TPG and Goldman Sachs (VZ, GS, T, VOD)

Alltel may soon be acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), according to a breaking news report from CNBC's David Faber ... held by TPG and GSCP, which are Texas Pacific Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.... part ... . If there is any company that can acquire this and not have all the credit rating issues and not run into multiple [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 18:32:28

Sustainable landscape guidelines developed

The Sustainable Sites Initiative, a partnership that includes The University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, invites public comment today on a new report that offers the most comprehensive set of voluntary ... Draft 2008," it provides more than 50 prerequisites and credit ... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 18:13:33

McCain Volunteer Admits Maiming Attack a Hoax

Well, I'm giving some credit to Kyle Moore here, whose suspicions proved accurate that the Ashley Todd attack and maiming story was a hoax.Pittsburgh's KDKA has the report:Police tell KDKA that a campaign volunteer has now confessed ... bumper sticker.Ashley Todd, 20, of Texas, initially told police that she was robbed at an ATM [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 18:27:00

Ike's Impact on Local Creditworthiness Minimal

The credit market impact from Ike, the Category 2 hurricane that made landfall Sept. 12 on the southeastern Texas coast, so far is not nearly as severe as the flooding and wind damage suffered in the coastal areas, said Moody’s Investor Services in a special report on the storm’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 19:18:26

Coming This Week…

by Matthew Schwarzfeld - Credit: ProPublica Tuesday, July 15 New Yorker writer Jane Mayer releases her new book “The Dark Side, ... his semiannual report to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The testimony couldn’t come ... The Netroots Nation Conference (held in Austin, Texas) begins, running through Sunday. 9:30 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 18:06:00

Honduras suspends civil liberties as ousted President calls for resistance

StatismWatch can’t cover a lot of South American issues in-depth (sorry), but it’s worth noting here that Manuel Zelaya, the democratically elected Honduran leader, was arrested in his bed by the new military junta and deported some months ago. (Exhaustive detail may be found at Democracy Now! ) As Greg Grandin, professor of Latin American history at NYU puts it, “The Honduran military is effectively a subsidiary of the United States government. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 19:48:04

U.S. To Break Up Soon?

Chuck Baldwin September 29, 2009 According to Macedonian Radio and Television On-line (MRT), a Russian professor predicts the United States will fall apart in July 2010. MRT reports, “‘Mr. Obama is similar to the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev was also making great promises for the Soviet Union, but the situation was only getting worse,’ he said. By next summer, according to Professor Panarin, the US will disintegrate into six blocs–and everyone will get their piece. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:33:40

Citibank (NYSE: C) CEO Expects No Major Changes for Retail Banking

Rumors are flying that Citibank (NYSE: C) will be pulling out of all but a few major metropolitan areas, but contrary to recent indications in the Wall Street Journal, it seems that its branches nation-wide will be largely unaffected. The report that surfaced Wednesday indicated that Citibank might leave Pennsylvania, Massachusets and Texas to focus on its six biggest markets, which are Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, New York and Washington D.C. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 14:00:05

Swift Boater Keeping Blunt-Connected Committee Afloat

Randy Turner flagged an interesting pair of hefty campaign donations yesterday : Texas home builder Robert Perry, who bankrolled the Swift Veterans for Truth campaign that gunned down John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, is meddling in Missouri politics again. A 48-hour report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission, shows Perry and his wife Doylene donated $100,000 to the Seventh District Congressional District Committee. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:37:06

AEI Interns’ Transcripts in Date Order: Their Own First Draft of History

First of all, I want to reemphasize everything Laurie just said. This is not a new threat, and this is not a threat we did not know about. Saddam Hussein has, in many ways, openly dreamed of mass death in the United States. He has shared his dreams with his nation and the world many times. We also know he has actively planned to do so many times, and Laurie’s book is a rather convincing argument that he is active and successfully implemented plans to do so as well. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 08:30:21

OVER THE WEEKEND…

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS Visit our website: http://www.nafbpo.org Foreign News Report The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts and condenses the material that follows from Mexican and Central and South American on-line media sources on a daily basis. You are free to disseminate this information, but we request that you credit NAFBPO as being the provider. Friday, 09/25/09 Frontera - Tijuana, B.C. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 19:06:10

Guantanamo January closing deadline may slip

But… but… Obama, you promised! It’s okay, we still trust you, even as you eviscerate the Constitution, setting up internal police checkpoints , reauthorizing warrantless domestic spying , put ever-increasing numbers of troops in the streets , create special interrogation sections , and keep the CIA ‘black sites’ operational overseas. If you’re doing it, it’s all okay. It’s all part of the ‘new’ freedom. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 15:36:07

Doing What It Takes To Get A Mortgage Loan

Doing What It Takes To Get A Mortgage Loan by Crystal GuthrieWhen it comes to getting a mortgage loan, it is important to understand that lenders consider more than just your income when determining whether or not they will give you the loan you are requesting. The factors that are taken into consideration have grown even more stringent due to the current state of economy, while there have always been other factors used when making this determination. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 21:06:16

“Media calls it TRAGEDIES these are OUTRAGES get it right media!! Crimes against others are not Tragedies they are OUTRAGES!!”

Note: Cross posted from Battered Mothers Rights – A Human Rights Issue.Permalink “Media calls it TRAGEDIES these are OUTRAGES get it right media!! Crimes against others are not Tragedies they are OUTRAGES!!” Trag·e·dy (trj-d) n. pl. trag·e·dies – 1. A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 19:55:11

“Media calls it TRAGEDIES these are OUTRAGES get it right media!! Crimes against others are not Tragedies they are OUTRAGES!!”

Date: 2009-09-27 20:08:28

“Media calls it TRAGEDIES these are OUTRAGES get it right media!! Crimes against others are not Tragedies they are OUTRAGES!!”

Date: 2009-09-27 19:58:58

“Media calls it TRAGEDIES these are OUTRAGES get it right media!! Crimes against others are not Tragedies they are OUTRAGES!!”

Date: 2009-09-27 20:12:59

Doing What It Takes To Get A Mortgage Loan

Oct 1st, 2009by Crystal Guthrie. by Crystal GuthrieWhen it comes to getting a mortgage loan, it is important to understand that lenders consider more than just your income when determining whether or not they will give you the loan you are requesting. While other factors have always been used when making this determination, the factors that are taken into consideration have grown even more stringent due to the current state of economy. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:39:44

Headlines: Try Some BRAIDS When Marketing Your Message Posted by Marketing Twins | Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Branding, Direct Marketing, Offline Marketing, Online Marketing, Web 2.0 | Posted on 29-09-2009

Need a headline for an email marketing message, an eye-catching LED road-side message board, a re-tweetable tweet, or your latest online news article?Perhaps you could use some B-R-A-I-D-S.Try using some of these elements to grab their attention!(to give proper attribution to each photo below, I’ve linked each image below to the site where I found it):Benefit: one of the more obvious elements of a great headline is to make sure the reader knows its value. Sometimes it is for the direct reader, [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 06:01:10

Citibank Cuts Back To Serve Only Rich People, Large CIties [Banks]

True to its name, we suppose, Citibank will be focusing on six major U.S. metropolitan areas and on wealthy customers, and not the rest of us deadbeats. Citigroup, the third-largest U.S. bank behind Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co, also plans to limit its consumer lending business in the United States primarily to credit cards and "jumbo" mortgages, catering largely to affluent customers, the Journal said. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 20:00:10

Brief updates

While the House Science and Technology Committee has not released its membership for the new Congress yet, freshman member Parker Griffith (D-AL) ... issues. NASA’s inspector general office was panned in a GAO report published Friday, noting ... to an “Orion rocket or Orion launching vehicle” in an interview with Texas reporters, give [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:51:29

A week before Christmas, layoffs spread

POSTED BY STEVEN WEVODAU A growing number of companies are sending workers a grim holiday message: Head for the unemployment line. Aetna Inc ... to report that jobless claims remain near their highest point in 26 years. Economists surveyed by Thomson ... credit makes it harder for them to borrow to fund operations, Behravesh said. The combination means [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 20:42:08

Can?t Help But Notice

We have a local blogger over at Bay Area Houston who has taken it into his head that he is the leading watchdog on government ethics in the state ... . That’s why he managed to miss this tidbit about a Texas legislator with a host of such problems ... funds, and also did not report any interest accrual on the account as well. This is fraud and perjury [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 01:11:23

Mexico’s public insecurity remains high

Date: 2009-10-01 17:16:27

Our Right to Know: Safe Cosmetics

This article was written by Erica Barnett in November 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. As someone who's used cosmetics since early adolescence (I'm from Texas, okay?), I'm particularly horrified by the awful stuff in ordinary makeup -- chemicals that cause infertility, birth defects [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 18:24:02

BLOOMBERG: Berkshire, AIG Benefit From Absence of Atlantic Hurricanes

By Jamie McGee Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Insurers including Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc . and American International Group Inc. benefited from the absence of third-quarter storms this year after paying $12.5 billion in claims on Hurricane Ike in 2008. The hurricane season has yielded a single U.S. landfall, Tropical Storm Claudette, which struck Florida last month. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:21:00

Rod’s Resolutions

New Year’s Day and Oh My Achin’ Head Time. Again. Your Old Uncle Rod was fairly sensible this year; at least he didn’t run amok or say anything acutely embarrassin’ to anybody. I think, or at least hope, them years is over. Hell, it’s all I can do at my advanced age to stay awake long enough on New Years Eve to see the derned ball drop on Eastern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 16:08:00

Thursday Morning Rangers Notes: Hot Stove Fever

Life Annoyance/Irritant #3,481: buying a $35 black-and-white ink cartridge for your out-of-warranty two-year-old printer and witnessing what one ... a week after making your credit card scream a little bit in agony. One profanity-laced tirade ... anew. TEXAS RANGERS RUMBLINGS &amp; RUMINATIONS ● Although presumably casual conversations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:50:53

The ongoing dream of prosperity without work

As President-Elect Barrack Obama continues to lower expectations for change by appointing Clinton-era advisor Larry Summers to direct the White ... to this Bloomberg report, noted less than a week ago that "ballooning debt isn’t a major issue ... about in the first place. Except for a rare few, Members of Congress are unaware of Austrian Free Market [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 21:44:18

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