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By John W. Dean; Barry M. Goldwater, Jr.
By David Hirst
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 U.S. Navy / Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina K. Wollman
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Servicemembers United, having just won a Freedom of Information Act request, says the military has not been counting National Guard or Reserve veterans who were discharged under the military’s anti-gay policy.
Posted on May 20, 2010
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By William Pfaff — Economist Joseph Stiglitz says the International Monetary Fund should create a new reserve currency, rather like declaring that a massive gold mine has been discovered under the IMF building.
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The mortgage crisis has claimed another corporate victim. Bear Stearns, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, has been bought for a piddling $236 million. The company was valued at $3.5 billion just a few days ago, and $20 billion a little more than a year ago.
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A commission set up by Congress in 2005 to examine the readiness of National Guard and reserve units has found that they’re simply inadequate to the task of dealing with a major disaster in the United States. The commission blamed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also the Pentagon’s assumption that training for those conflicts would somehow prepare troops for disaster relief at home.
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Ron Paul may not be ahead in the polls, but he’s probably the only presidential candidate who already has his face on a coin. The feds have seized a cache of gold, silver and copper “liberty dollars” bearing Paul’s visage. Other than a mutual distaste for the Federal Reserve, the Republican candidate has no relationship with the makers of the coins.
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The Federal Reserve finds that the average family has only about $3,800 in the bank, no retirement account and no stocks or bonds, and can’t pay off a $2,200 credit card balance.
Pretty grim…. But don’t fear. Tax cuts for the rich will make everything all better.
Posted on Mar 5, 2006
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