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2012 was an exciting year for the Securities and Exchange Commission. This year the UK emerged as a hotbed for corrupt bankers following the Libor interest-rate fixing scandal. Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase also threw their hats in the ring with a settlement for the fraudulent sale of mortgage-backed
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As reports slowly trickle in disclosing the money spent the week leading up to 2012’s presidential election, the identities of the spenders are coming into focus. Yet, even the most avid researcher won’t see the whole picture given current campaign finance disclosure requirements. California Senate Bill 52 was
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Source: ABC/Washington Post Poll Almost 70% of Americans would ban Super PACs if given the chance, according to an ABC/Washington Post Poll. Several reasons for opposing “independent expenditure only committees” include the extremely deep pockets and glaring lack of oversight allotted to Super PACs. Organizations like American Crossroads,
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Credit: AP The Budget Control Act of 2011, the center of the current fiscal debacle, was passed in August of last year as a way to ensure that Congress substantively address the budget crisis by the end of 2012. The bill established sequestration cuts to occur from 2013 to 2021
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Credit: AP The Budget Control Act of 2011, the center of the current fiscal debacle, was passed in August of last year as a way to ensure that Congress substantively address the budget crisis by the end of 2012. The bill established sequestration cuts to occur from 2013 to 2021
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Credit: sandiegofreepress.org Appropriately named the Ham Rove Memorial Fund, 'Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow' commonly referred to as Colbert Super PAC, announced Thursday it was donating $773,704.83 to various charities in remembrance of the PAC's sweet and salty chief strategist. Colbert stated
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Credit: sandiegofreepress.org Appropriately named the Ham Rove Memorial Fund, 'Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow' commonly referred to as Colbert Super PAC, announced Thursday it was donating $773,704.83 to various charities in remembrance of the PAC's sweet and salty chief strategist. Colbert stated
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held a press conference Wednesday to outline the FED's overarching fiscal approach moving into 2013. When compared to current policy, the announcement suggests little diversion from the monetary policies of 2012. The FED is set to increase its implementation of the 'Quantitative
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Unions have traditionally painted themselves as 'of the people' and it should come as no surprise that the Californian Federation of Teachers argues on behalf of the 99 percent. A recent animated video, written/directed by Fred Glass, narrated by Ed Asner, with animation by Mike Konopacki paints
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Capitol Building in Lansing, Michigan // credit: wikipedia.org Governor Rick Snyder (R-Michigan) signed HB 4003 and SB 116 on Tuesday. Known as ‘Freedom/Right-to-Work’ legislation, the bills will severely reduce the effectiveness and membership of unions by no longer requiring union workers to pay dues as a condition of employment.
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Released this morning, the US Treasury announced that it will sell its remaining 23.4 million shares of American International Group at $32.50 per share, totaling almost $7.6 billion. The sale confirms an overall return of $22.7 billion to the federal government, after the initial AIG bailout
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Michigan's House of Representatives // credit: wikipedia.org Passed in the Senate Tuesday, 98-0, HR 4310 or the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 is typically a non-controversial military spending outline adopted annually. However, since 2012, and without serious reconsideration of section 1033, civil rights groups are up in