directorblue.blogspot.com - 28 days ago
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That would be big government. Your Honor, I would like to enter Exhibit A into evidence:Madoff: SEC Never Thought It Was a Ponzi SchemeBernard Madoff was apparently convinced that it never even occurred to Securities and Exchange Commission staff he was running a Ponzi scheme, despite the ...
Madoff: Had 'too much credibility' with SEC
news.yahoo.com 22 days ago — WASHINGTON As Bernard Madoff sat in jail a few months after pleading guilty to fraud, he sounded faintly boastful. The only problem with officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Washington headquarters, he said, is that he had "too much ...
SEC proposes changes to prevent another Madoff
usatoday.com 9/30/2009 — SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz, who earlier this month detailed the agency's mishandling of repeated tips and warnings about Madoff, said the changes are needed to rebuild the ability and image of the nation's top securities regulator. "The ...
Run Health Care Isn't the Answer
advocate.com 10/20/2009 — COMMENTARY: Right now, there are hundreds of patients with a fatal disease being denied lifesaving treatment as a result of government health care rationing. This isnât happening in a third-world country, or Canada, but right here in the United ...
Health Care for All? Not Exactly
politicsdaily.com 10/15/2009 — In late January 2007, fledgling presidential contender Barack Obama made an unequivocal pledge to redeem the dream that had animated Democrats since the days of Harry Truman. Speaking at a Washington conference organized by the liberal advocacy group ...
For the Love of Adam Lambert
details.com 10/20/2009 —
They started throwing the bras in Tacoma. That was the second night of the American Idols Live Tour. More flew in San Diego, Kansas City, and D.C. There were lacy, flowery bras and perky, polka-dotted bras, and the one that's currently dangling ...
Most Don't Think America Has the Best Health Care
politicalwire.com 10/14/2009 — Pew Research : "According to Americans, the United States does not have the best health care in the world. Most see our health care as average (32%) or below average (27%) when compared with health care in other industrialized countries. Only 15% ...
Madoff Claimed He Was On "Short List" For SEC Chair
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 9/2/2009 — When Franklin Roosevelt appointed Joseph P. Kennedy as SEC chair, the president responded to concerns about Kennedy's unsavory reputation by declaring : "It takes a thief to catch a thief."
Over 70 years later, Bernard Madoff may have been hoping ...
HCAN's 'Health Care Mash' —
First Read 28 days ago
From NBC's Mark MurrayThe liberal group Health Care for America Now (HCAN) has a new Web video that combines the health-care debate and Halloween. The scary monsters in this movie? In HCAN's eyes, it's the health insurers.
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House Dems do their own health care math —
First Read 27 days ago
From NBC's Chuck ToddHouse Democrats are trying to fight back against Republicans on the "numbers" front when it comes to their just released health care bill. As many folks know, the cost per page and the number of pages have been used as ...