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    The Fictional Obama

    FEBRUARY 10, 2012 9:02PM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: politics, 2012 election, 2012 primary, abortion, civil liberties, defense, financial reform, fox news, gay rights, goldman sachs, gun control, media, military, obama, religion, republicans, taxes, terrorism, wall street

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1140 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The REAL American's Guide to the Stock Market

    MAY 7, 2010 1:31AM

    By Asta Charles


    Topics: news, comedy, business, collusion, treasury, stocks, bonds, fannie mae, freddie mac, goldman sachs, proctor and gamble sell off, dollar finally up by default, euro loses value, greece, dow jones loses 900 points in one day

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 3592 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    The Goldman Sachs Front Porch Campaign

    APRIL 20, 2010 12:53PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: investment, baking, is bailout one word or two?, politics, obama, gregory craig, greg craig, goldman case, sec charges, sec, goldman sachs

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 2437 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    SEC Files Charges Against Goldman Sachs

    APRIL 16, 2010 11:45AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: sec, securities and exchange commission, goldman sachs, cdo, cds, rmbs, paulson & co, fabrice tourre, sec complaint, abacus 2007

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 8663 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Double Dip: Will We Repeat 1937?

    MARCH 4, 2010 8:38AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: federal deficit, does pursuit of self-interest improve society?, john reed, john bogle, keynesians, paul volker, economic meltdown, mortgage crisis, foreclosures, unemployment, jobs, bill clinton, disenfranchised patriots, glass-steagall, jim bunning, wayback machine, sarah palin, mitt romney, ron paul, tim pawlenty, goldman sachs, bank bailouts, aig, tea party, cato institute, tarp, stimulus, commonwealth club of california, andrew leonard, larry summers, barack obama, nobel laureate in economics, dr. joseph stiglitz, recession of 1937, roosevelt, wpa, great depression, double dip recession, business, politics, finance, economics, roosevelt recession of 1937

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 2675 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    AIG, Goldman, and Credit Default Swaps

    OCTOBER 29, 2009 11:48PM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: aig, goldman sachs, credit default swaps, timothy geithner, ben bernanke, new york fed, henry paulson

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 5259 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Living Longer on Less in an Age Where Banks Thrive on Excess

    OCTOBER 23, 2009 4:10PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: chicago, news, politics, faith, hope, change, human rights, humanity, citibank, bank of america, goldman sachs, demonstrations, protest, foreclosures, agriculture, famers, unions, republicans, congress, democrats, greed, bonuses, bailouts, capitalism, economics, economy, finance, financial institutions, banks, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2995 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Economists Say Stimulus Has Succeeded

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 12:30AM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: recovery, recession, economy, stimulus, john boehner, newt gingrich, republicans, lies, truth, goldman sachs, second quarter gdp, third quarter gdp

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 6154 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Cats "exploit" owners by purring

    JULY 14, 2009 2:00PM

    By Juliet Waters


    Topics: tim geithner is a pussy, pets, cats, goldman sachs, aw

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1284 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    NY Fed Chair Resigns - About Time

    MAY 7, 2009 6:47PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: goldman sachs, banks, banking, stephen friedman, federal reserve, new york fed, wsj, wall street journal

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4552 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    A Terrible Day for Tim Geithner (Small Wonder)

    APRIL 22, 2009 2:55AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: tim geithner, geithner, banks, banking, finance, economics, econ, tarp, ppip, sigtarp, cop, congressional oversight panel, elizabeth warren, is bailout one word or two?, treasury, politics, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, small wonder, is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1197 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Again, Defending Larry Summers

    APRIL 6, 2009 3:42AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: larry summers, lawrence summers, lawrence h. summers, glenn greenwald, salon, goldman sachs, goldman, financial disclosure, finance, politics, obama, hootie and the blowfish

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1786 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Obama's Press Conference on the Budget and Economic Recovery

    MARCH 25, 2009 9:26AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: energy, health care, jobs, unemployment, reporters, press, news, media, power, money, timothy geithner, goldman sachs, aig, corruption, greed, wall street, president obama, republican, democrat, economy, economic recovery, budget, press conference, obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 4155 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    A Few More AIG Culprits (with bonus pandas)

    MARCH 16, 2009 11:27PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: politics, economics, money, finance, is bailout one word or two?, goldman sachs, new york fed, aig, drunken pandas

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1554 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    How Big Will YOUR Bonus Be This Year?

    OCTOBER 29, 2008 1:06AM

    By Jason Snyder


    Topics: business, politics, wall st., bonus, merrill lynch, goldman sachs, morgan stanley, congress, bailout

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 666 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    SEC Fails To Regulate "Me, Me, Me" Brokerages

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 9:33AM

    By Kris Broughton


    Topics: aig, bear stearns, capacity, character, collateral, credit, goldman sachs, lehman brothers, market manipulation, merrill lynch, morgan stanley, net capital rule, sec, sec chairman, business

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