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Virtually All Independent Financial Experts Say that the Size of the Big Banks Is Hurting the Economy
The Big Picture - 11hrs 44mins agoWashington’s Blog strives to provide real-time, well-researched and actionable information. George - the head writer at Washington’s Blog - is a busy professional and a former adjunct Professor. ~~~ Here’s my …
Read more >>Tea Party favorite Herman Cain forms Presidential exploratory committee
Washington Examiner - 9hrs 16mins ago
Herman Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza and Member of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, has announced he's running for President. Or at least thinking about it, anyway. You can read the statement on his w…
Read more >>Fed survey: US economy ends 2010 on strong note
Washington Examiner - 10hrs 45mins agoThe U.S. economy ended last year on an encouraging note, with all parts of the country showing improvements. Factories produced more, shoppers spent more and companies hired more. All those signs point to a stronger economy in 2011. That's the pic…
Read more >>Stocks set to rise on easing European debt worries
Washington Examiner - 16hrs 16mins agoFILE - In this Jan. 10, 2011 file photo, specialist Patrick Murphy, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are headed higher as investors shake off worries about the European Debt crisis. Portugal had a relatively success…
Read more >>McDonnell, Marshall, split again
Washington Examiner - 1day 11hrs agoGov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday that he doesn’t support Virginia printing its own currency, an idea that Del. Bob Marshall, R-Prince William, wants the state to look at in case the Federal Reserve System breaks down. It’s the Federal G…
Read more >>Wonkbook: Congress grieves; post-shooting legislation; committee chair elections
Ezra Klein - 2 days agoThe awful events of the weekend have reshaped the legislative agenda. Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced that the House will be postponing the week's planned votes -- including the Repeal of health-care reform. And when the body does return to …
Read more >>Fed officials not attached to dual mandate
Breitbart - 3 days agoDenver (Reuters) - One thing's for sure: no one at the Federal Reserve is leaping out of their chair to defend the Central Bank's mandate to ensure Full Employment from proposals it focus solely on delivering price stability. As it currently stan…
Read more >>Ballots, Not Bullets
Examiner.com - 3 days ago
While working out Saturday afternoon I nearly fell off the cross-trainer when I saw the story about the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords was seriously injured, a Federal Judge was killed along with five other pe…
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