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Obama at UNITY convention in Chicago
The Swampby John McCormick In his first U.S. appearance after a nine-day foreign tour, Sen. Barack Obama told a convention of minority journalists in Chicago today that he believes affirmative action will still be needed, even if the nation elects its......Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Political Candidates
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'President' Obama's victory lap?
The Swampby Frank James Dana Milbank of the Washington Post, is a very amusing writer. It's a safe bet, however, that many in the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama aren't amused by Milbank's latest piece. Barack Obama has long been......Tags: Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, Government, White House, Political Candidates
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Cuomo at HUD and the federal home loan mess
Spin CycleAndrew Cuomo???s tenure as federal Housing and Urban Development secretary and how it contributed to today???s mortgage crisis receives an in-depth look here from the Village Voice???s Wayne Barrett. The report shows that Cuomo???s drive to increase...Tags: Loans, Companies and Corporations, Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae
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Patriots wade into mortgage crisis
O, by the WayA ago, the New England Patriots suffered a black eye over Spygate admitting to having broken NFL rules in their zeal to scout opposing teams. It was a national embarrassment to the entire organization and owner Bob Kraft wound up apologizing......Tags: National Football League, Mortgages, Football, Sports
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Oil speculation bigger than we knew
The Swampby Frank James For the past few months as oil-futures prices were breaking records with a barrel of oil topping out around $150, Many congressional Democrats raised concerns about speculators in the "dark" market driving up those crude-oil prices....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Prices, Ben Bernanke, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy
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Fannie, Freddie ointment has flies: expert
The Swampby Frank James The U.S. financial markets really liked the federal takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones Industrials were up 1.24 percent when last I checked though that was down significantly from its open.......Tags: Financial Markets, Derivative Securities, White House, Mortgages, Securities
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Greenspan: McCain tax cuts ill-planned
The Swampby Mark Silva Alan Greenspan did such a good job as Federal Reserve chairman, Sen. John McCain once said, he'd keep him there in perpetuity - even after he'd died. Just prop him up. He said so in 2000 when......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, George W. Bush, Government, John McCain
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Bush economics: Wall Street socialism
The Swampby William Neikirk President Bush has been roundly criticized by Democrats for conducting a conservative economic policy. That was true for a while, but no longer. With bailouts of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the investment......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Financial Markets, George W. Bush, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Ron Paul: Nader votes rock the system
The Swampby Mark Silva Now that Ron Paul, the rejected Republican candidate for president and longtime congressman from Texas, is calling on the forces of the "Ron Paul Revolution'' to rise up and vote for a third-party candidate in November, he's......Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, International Military Interventions, Political Candidates
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Obama pushes economic reform message
The Swampby John McCormick GOLDEN, Colo. - As the most severe financial crisis in at least a generation continues to shake Main Street, Sen. Barack Obama delivered a forceful new speech today to try to seize the economic reform upper hand.......Tags: Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Barack Obama, Economic Policy
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John McCain: Economy fits his script
The Swampby Mark Silva The economy may never have been John McCain's strong suit -- he has admitted as much more than once -- but he is happy to wear it now. Now that the economic turmoil of the nation at......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Financial Markets, Politics, Barack Obama
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Wall Street's ever scarier meltdown
The SwampLehman Brothers headquarters on Sixth Avenue in New York City. Sept. 14, 2008. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images) by Frank James Anyone who isn't scared by what happened on Wall Street over the weekend is truly clueless or on......Tags: Bank of America Corp., September 11, 2001 Attacks, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Politics
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