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25 Men Behind the Financial Crisis
The current financial crisis has an Achilles Heel: Who can we blame? No single person orchestrated, coordinated, and…
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Tax Day Tea Parties = Branded Populist Anger
Today’s Tea Party phenomenon left me scratching my head. On the one hand, I’m appalled at the mountains…
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LegiStorm Infuriates High-Paid Government Officials
LegiStorm is a sweet website that does wonders for government transparency. How? By making it easy to find…
$250 Social Security Stimulus Checks are in the Mail
The social security stimulus package is on its way. The stimulus comes in the form of $250 checks…
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USDA Unaware of How Many People it Employs
Remember the peanut recall? It may have something to do with the USDA’s organizational, err, challenges. AgWeb’s Washington…
Obama’s Inaugural Address: Full Text
Here’s the full text of Obama’s inaugural address, as posted on the Washington Post: My fellow citizens: I…
25 Barack Obama Quotes
Here are 25 excellent Barack Obama quotes, in celebration of our 44th President taking office today: 1. A…
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Obama Speech: Stimulus Does Not Motivate
President-elect Barack Obama’s speech today covered his outlook for the economy and new economic stimulus plan. From Brian…
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Citigroup Bailout: Saving the Ogre
Lehman Bros. stockholders must be getting ready to file a class-action suite after this morning’s news (from MarketWatch):…
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25 Things President Obama Should (At Least Try To) Change
The powers of Presidents are often over-exaggerated. They are not, as many people seem to believe, king of…
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Intrade’s Chad Rigetti Talks Predictive Markets, Political Polls, and Xanax
“A friend of mine from the States sent me an email the other day,” says Chad Rigetti, VP…
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The Business of Politics: Drudge, FoxNews and the MSM
There are numerous studies out indicating severe media bias in favor of Barack Obama this election cycle. That…
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Small Business and Marginal Tax Rates
As a former tax accountant, it annoyed me last week to hear all the noise about higher taxes…
5 Reasons I Endorse Barack Obama For President
As a small business owner who voted for George W. Bush in the previous two elections, I am…
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Joe the Plumber is not Main Street America
Joe the Plumber is doing darn well for a guy from Main Street. While everyone else loses money,…