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Why Didn’t SEC Look Closer At Madoff?
The Bernie Madoff fiasco is looking more and more like a serious regulatory failure by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Washington Post confirms that, despite several complaints dating back to 1999, the SEC never examined Madoff’s investment advisory business….

What Is Going to Be the New Leading Sector?
What is going to be the new leading sector? What is going to allow us to maintain full employment without running huge long-term budget deficits that will, eventually, sap our rate of economic growth somewhat? If it weren’t for the…

Electoral College Killed Auto Industry Aid Bill – And Michigan House Approves National Popular Vote Bill to Kill Electoral College
When the U.S. Senate killed the auto industry rescue bill last week, some conservative commentators saw it as payback for Michigan voting the wrong way in the November election. ?William D. Zeranski at the popular rightwing American Thinker site…

Credit Card Payments and Psychological “Anchoring”
How much do you pay per month on your credit card balance(s)? The minimum suggested? The full balance? Somewhere in between? Does the “suggested minimum” payment (a legal requirement) have an effect? It may not seem so, but psychologists have…

Wade Gets 30 Months For Bribing Cunningham
Mitchell Wade, the contractor who in 2006 pleaded guilty to bribing Duke Cunningham to the tune of over $1 million, was sentenced moments ago to 30 months in federal prison, and ordered to pay a $25,000 fine. The relative leniency…

Citizens of the World
Offending phrase highlighted … And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for…

John Gibson: He?s baaack.
TVNewser reports that former Fox News host John Gibson will be replacing Bill O’Reilly on Fox News radio. Before he lost his Fox News television show earlier this year, Gibson gained notoriety for mocking the death of actor Heath Ledger, remarking, “Well, he found out how to quit you.” Among Gibson’s other crowning achievements: […]

TVNewser reports that former Fox News host John Gibson will be replacing Bill O’Reilly on Fox News radio. Before he lost his Fox News television show earlier this year, Gibson gained notoriety for mocking the death of actor Heath Ledger, remarking, “Well, he found out how to quit you.” Among Gibson’s other crowning achievements: declaring a “war on Easter,” advocating Karl Rove be rewarded with a medal for outing Valerie Plame’s status as a CIA covert agent, and fighting to maintain an Anglo majority in the United States. He also decried ThinkProgress as a “great left-wing slime machine.” Welcome back, Mr. Gibson.

Welfare Rolls See First Increase in Years
FORT MYERS, Fla. — For the first time since welfare was redefined a dozen years ago, weaning millions of poor Americans from monthly government checks, the deteriorating economy is causing a surge in welfare rolls in a growing number of states.

Few Links Between Obama and Blagojevich
WASHINGTON — Normally, we might be talking about President-elect Barack Obama’s Monday news conference on energy and the environment. But, no. Thanks to the Democratic governor with a wire-brush mop of hair, a crude mouth and what’s alleged to be an inclination to put his state government up for sale, the political world’s interest has drifted elsewhere. Rod Blagojevich has been a godsend for Republicans who have been looking on helplessly as Obama’s approval ratings climb into the stratosphere. Then came Blago’s lively and profane performances, made public by Patrick Fitzgerald, the star federal prosecutor.