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AIG uses my money to tell me how taking more of my money is good for me
michellemalkin.com - 11/10/2008
AIG uses my money to tell me how taking more of my money is good for me
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In the dark of night last night, the Bush administration and AIG hammered out a plan to confiscate more of my money and yours For The Good Of The Economy. [...] Read the rest »
motherjones.com - 11/12/2008
What Just Happened
— motherjones.com — WHAT JUST HAPPENED.... Despite all the grief she's gotten, I continue to think that the selection of... Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate represents the breaking of a consensual cultural barrier far more fundamental than most people realize. ... (more) What Just Happened

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/7/2008
Complete transcript of Pres.-elect Barack Obama's first news conference
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH HIS TRANSITION ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD, CHICAGO SPEAKER:... PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. This morning, we ... (more) Complete transcript of Pres.-elect Barack Obama's first ...

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bailoutsleuth.com - 11/11/2008
The rising cost of the bailout
— bailoutsleuth.com — Although the price tag on the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program is $700 billion, the full... amount that the government has invested in its rescue effort for struggling financial institutions appears to be closer to $2.5 trillion. ... (more) The rising cost of the bailout

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News — ... An increased allotment of bailout funds for AIG draws scrutiny from both sides of the debate today, while liberals find optimism in Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) decision to again lead Democrats’ congressional efforts in 2010. Conservatives meanwhile contemplate how to stand in opposition to the incoming Democratic control of Congress and the White House. News that new bailout funds may go to troubled lender AIG leads Michelle Malkin to wonder where the fiscally conservative counterinsurgency has gone in the U.S., as she points to the excesses and mismanagement of the firm. ...

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