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Read more about the article Lehman and its Creditors will Subpoena Geithner
The Arizona Sentinel

Lehman and its Creditors will Subpoena Geithner

Lehman Brothers‘ bankruptcy estate and its official committee of unsecured creditors asked a court late on Thursday to compel Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to testify about the investment bank’s collapse. The request for a subpoena comes as part of the estate’s lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, which asserts that the bank illegally took $8.6 billion in collateral from Lehman, precipitating that firm’s demise. The lawsuit’s main argument is that JPMorgan, apprised of Lehman’s fragile condition, improperly profited from making its collateral demands — and also pushed Lehman into bankruptcy.

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Read more about the article A Fine Kettle of Fish: Searching for a Federal Solution to the Asian Carp Invasion

A Fine Kettle of Fish: Searching for a Federal Solution to the Asian Carp Invasion

POLL: Which do you, as a taxpayer, prefer? A) Spending in excess of $50 million federal taxpayer dollars ANNUALLY to study Asian carp in the hope of developing a way to control and, ultimately, eradicate them from the nation’s rivers before they invade the Great Lakes; or B) Spending up to $9.5 billion to erect… more

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Read more about the article Do you own it or rent it? Is your home leveraged for County, State Federal debts? Did you unknowingly agree to it?
The Arizona Sentinel

Do you own it or rent it? Is your home leveraged for County, State Federal debts? Did you unknowingly agree to it?

At the beginning of this interview. I asked a two part question, we never got around to the second part. But here are my thoughts. The Absolute FEE Simple ownership of private property, particularly your domicile or home.

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Read more about the article It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

We don’t know about anyone else, but we’re a little tired of having our intelligence insulted. We started writing this article on Monday, well before the votes were in from “Super Tuesday”. When family matters interrupted our task, we hoped we’d be proven wrong and just have to scratch this article. But, alas, as the… more

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Read more about the article GiN: What’s on Bob Kerrey’s Playlist Today?
Grassroots in Nebraska

GiN: What’s on Bob Kerrey’s Playlist Today?

I couldn’t miss the front page headline in today’s Lincoln Journal-Star: Kerrey rethinking run for Senate My first reaction was, with the amount of thought he’s apparently giving his decision, the more accurate headline would have been: Kerrey re-re-re-re-rethinking run for Senate Following hot on the heels of my first reaction was the impulse to…

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Read more about the article Ron Paul beats Soetoro/obama in a National Poll
The Arizona Sentinel

Ron Paul beats Soetoro/obama in a National Poll

Poll: Ron Paul defeats Obama for the first time nationally -- The State Column -- Monday, February 27, 2012. Fans of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will rejoice upon hearing the following news: Congressman Paul (R-TX) has defeated President Barack Obama in a Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll of general election voters [...]

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