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Fed announces formal enforcement actions against 10 big banks to address a pattern of misconduct and negligence (Federal Reserve Bank)
Apr. 13, 2011 (FederalReserve.gov) -- The Federal Reserve Board Wednesday announced formal enforcement actions requiring 10 banking organizations to address a pattern of misconduct and negligence ...
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The Real Housewives of Wall Street: Look Who's Cashing In On the Bailout (Matt Taibbi)
Why is the Federal Reserve forking over $220 million in bailout money to the wives of two Morgan Stanley bigwigs? Apr. 12, 2011 (Rolling Stone) -- America has two national budgets, one official, one ...
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Fukushima radiation taints US milk supplies at levels 300% higher than EPA maximums (Ethan A. Huff)
Apr. 11, 2011 (NaturalNews) -- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to release new data showing that various milk and water supply samples from across the United States are testing ...
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Japan's Nuclear Volcano Erupts (Mike Whitney)
Apr. 12, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Shares plunged across Europe and Asia Tuesday as the crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant deepened and Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency ...
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Radiation Detected In Drinking Water In 13 More US Cities, Cesium-137 In Vermont Milk (Jeff McMahon)
Apr. 11, 2011 (Forbes) -- Radiation from Japan has been detected in drinking water in 13 more American cities, and cesium-137 has been found in American milk --in Montpelier, Vermont -- for the ...
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Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System (Chris Hedges)
Apr. 11, 2011 (Truthdig) -- A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts its public libraries and turns its airwaves into vehicles for cheap, mindless ...
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A Militarized Economy Cannot Balance the Budget (John Perkins)
"Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative. Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose.” --Gen. Dwight D. ...
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Lost in the American Undertow | Joe Bageant
Joe Bageant in Belize Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Apr. 18, 2011 -- The United States has always maintained a white underclass -- citizens whose role in the greater scheme of things has been to ...
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Gaming Our Own Asses (James Howard Kunstler)
James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Apr. 18, 2011 -- A wicked vibe rattles the mental furniture in men's minds these days. Against the dreadful normality of American life -- the morning ...
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Standard & Poor’s Puts ‘Negative’ Outlook on U.S. AAA Rating (Robert Burgess)
Apr. 18, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Standard & Poor’s put a “negative” outlook on the U.S. AAA credit rating, citing rising budget deficits and debt. “We believe there is a material risk that U.S. policy ...
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Fool Us Twice? Can Obama Get Reelected? (Ted Rall)
Apr. 5, 2011 -- NEW YORK (CommonDreams.org) -- Usually I don't care about political horseraces. Yet I am fascinated by Obama's reelection bid. Never mind what's good for the country. I'm dying to ...
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