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 (Read More)
Campaign For Liberty Blog:
By minnesotachrisPart of a special order on Afghanistan, November 18, 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaiKEWwDgUY
Part 2 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86AFDVAZpUQ. (Read More)
Campaign For Liberty Blog:
By John TateTonight, a cloture vote on Senator Harry Reid's 2,000-plus page complete takeover of health care is expected in the Senate. This vote is not on final passage of the bill, but on agreeing to start debate on the leg (Read More)
Pak Alert Press:
November 20, 9:58 PMLA County Libertarian ExaminerMartin HillThe following is a comprehensive summary of Congressman Ron Paul’s public comments on the subject of “9/11 truth”, if 9/11/01 was possibly part of a government cons (Read More)
Submitted by dwainj
from blog:
The House Financial Services Committee has approved Rep. Ron Paul’s measure to drastically expand the government’s power to audit the Federal Reserve.The measure, based on a Paul proposal that has attracted more than 300 co-s (Read More)
New York Times:
Defending himself against critics, Representative Ron Paul of Texas played down concerns on Friday that his amendment to give Congress sweeping new oversight powers over the Federal Reserve would compromise the central bank's (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The News Hub panel discusses Ron Paul's continuing efforts to gain transparency from the Federal Reserve, plus Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney offers early travel tips.
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MSNBC:
Nov. 20: Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., joins Morning Meeting to discuss his new amendment, co-sponsored by Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, calling for the first independent audit of the Federal Reserve. (Other). (Read More)
Campaign For Liberty Blog:
By Matt HawesIn addition to the stories mentioned in Gary's earlier post, also be sure to check out an article in today's Washington Post titled "Angry Congress lashes out at Obama." The article deals mostly with the ongoing (Read More)
Campaign For Liberty Blog:
By Gary HowardBelow is just a sampling of the coverage that the adoption of the Audit the Fed amendment has received in the last 24 hours.Included are some links and excerpts: House Panel Approves Broad Auditing of Federal Re (Read More)
Campaign For Liberty Blog:
By Gary HowardAudit the Fed Amendment Passes House Committee WASHINGTON-November 20, 2009 -During the House Financial Services Committee markup of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, Congressman Ron Paul's (Read More)
MSNBC:
“Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration,” the Washington Post (Read More)
Financial Times:
Ron Paul, the Texan Republican congressman, came closer to realising a decades-long ambition to impose tougher congressional scrutiny on the Federal Reserve – in a form that the central bank warns jeopardises its independence (Read More)
American Street:
It’s getting pretty apparent that Americans are dissatisfied with reports of a fine recovery that have left millions of them bleeding on the streets. While Washington insiders could initially dismiss it as partisan BS, as tim (Read More)
Campaign For Liberty Blog:
By John TateThanks to your quick action in contacting Congress, the House Financial Services Committee earlier today rejected Representative Mel Watt's attempt to hijack Audit the Fed by voting 43-26 to pass Ron Paul's amendm (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker wrote the House Financial Services Committee earliy this month that they opposed a provision, backed by Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas) that would expand the congressi (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
In an unprecedented defeat for the Federal Reserve, an amendment to audit the multi-trillion dollar institution was approved by the House Finance Committee with an overwhelming and bipartisan 43-26 vote on Thursday afternoon (Read More)
New York Times:
Rejecting warnings by the Obama administration, a committee approved a plan by Rep. Ron Paul to require a sweeping audit of the Fed and to charge firms upfront to pay for a dissolution fund.
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Wall Street Journal:
Rep. Ron Paul, who has tried to audit the Federal Reserve for 26 years, is ever so much closer to his goal with the approval by a congressional panel of legislation requiring government audits of Fed monetary policy, as well (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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For nearly a century the Federal Reserve has operated in the shadows, away from the prying eyes of Congress, journalists and the American people. Created in 1913, the Fed was given enormous responsibility to protect the value (Read More)