Tuesday, February 3
Financial Regulation Becomes Political Battleground
“The administration is under mounting pressure to deploy hundreds of billions -- perhaps trillions -- of new dollars to shore up financial firms into which the government has already poured a fortune."
FL House Speaker Quits Over Job Scandal
"Sansom insists he did no wrong in accepting an unadvertised $110,000 job from Northwest Florida State College after he funneled $35 million to the school over the last two years." Uh-huh.
Banks Blame Government for Lack of Lending
"We want to lend, but the regulators are flat-out telling us, ’Get your capital up.’ Then there’s Congress telling you to lend it all out."
How Mugabe's Banker Turned Z$1,000,000,000,000 into Z$1
"To counter an inflation rate that economists now estimate to be 5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (five sextillion) per cent, Mr Gono has now struck 25 zeros from the plunging national currency since August 2006. One American dollar would now buy Z$2,500,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000 (2.5 octillion) had he not done so."
Obama's Promise of Ethics Reform Faces Early Test
[Daschle] said he had "no excuse" and wanted to "deeply apologize" for his failure to pay $128,000 in U.S. taxes. Oh! OK then, everything's cool.
No Stimulus Money for White Males
Congress Expected to Delay Digital TV
They need to ensure that the masses don't miss any of their feelies, which might cause them to awake from their stupor and start asking questions.
Finally, a Use for American-Made Cars
The UAW cannibalizes itself. Buh-bye!
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