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PROFESSOR BAINBRIDGE ON THE UCLA TUITION “RIOT:”In the first place, reliable counts say that there’s only about 200 students at the protest–out of an enrollment of almost 40,000. 0.5% is not exactly the March on Washington.In the second place, what realistic alternatives would the protesters prefer? . . .I believe that the (Read More)
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Author : Nancy GeilsAnyone who has been considering becoming a real estate investor should consider applying for a business line of credit You may have been thinking about entering the real estate investment market and profiting from buying and selling houses You may have been considering buying a house to renovate and th (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
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Greetings InformedTraders!Here's a quick update on how things are going in ITCM, the place where you can invest your InformedPoints. InformedGold - Well InformedGold continues to be the best performing asset in ITCM, now trading at 58 InformedPoints per unit. InformedTrades LLC steadily increases its gold savings, preparin (Read More)
Punk Rock Human Resources:
Mama likes her bacon chocolate.I wanted to give a major shout-out to my good pal, Eric Winegardner.For those of us in HR and Recruiting, Eric is the face of Monster.com and one of the Top 100 Influencers in our community. Thankfully, he is also an advocate of mo’ better HR and hiring practices. He is committed to living i (Read More)
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
A RAY of sunlight broke through the Washington fog last week when Neil M. Barofsky, special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, published his office's report on the government bailout last year of the American International Group.
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SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Craig Pirrong submits: Krugman is bashing Timmy! Geithner for his role in the AIG bailout. This poses something of a dilemma for yours truly. My sentiments parallel those of Henry Kissinger during the Iran-Iraq War: too bad they both can’t lose. All snark aside, the SIGTARP report that has put Timmy! (oh, that was snarky– (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say. The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is always fair game for criticism and second-guessing, usuall (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Times editorial slammed Goldman Sachs for its role in the financial crisis and said that instead of paying big bonuses to its employees it should make a multibillion-dollar gift to help reduce the U.S. national debt.
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The Guardian:
Data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows almost one in eleven US homeowners face repossession Almost one in eleven Americans is at imminent risk of losing their home, as the housing crash continues to claim thousands of victims, more than three years after prices began to fall.Data from the Mortgage Bankers Associat (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
• Levy on City trading aimed at restoring trust in banks• Survey shows more than 50% of voters back planGordon Brown will take his radical proposal to tax City trading to Britain's business leaders today, as a survey shows that more than half of voters would back the plan, if the proceeds went to help the poorest in society (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Supporters admit international levy needs US support• Obama administration and Wall Street unenthusiasticAdvocates of a Tobin tax on financial transactions accept that any international levy would need US support and an increasingly vocal coalition of Democrats in Washington is pressing a sceptical Obama administration to (Read More)
The Guardian:
The former Alaska governor represents thwarted aspirations and brooding resentment. But she backs policies which would increase themIn the film, The American President, the president's speechwriter Lewis Rothschild (played by Michael J Fox) appeals to the commander-in-chief to take a firm, clear stand against the Right. "P (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Labour has good progressive policies but they need to be delivered with convictionIt's 10pm on 6 May 2010 and the polls have just closed on election night.The news begins with a sensational item. Nick Robinson says that a BBC exit poll shows that a last-minute surge by Labour has left the result in the balance. If the exit (Read More)