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62Who is "www.Factcheck.org" & Why You Should Know
I've only been a Hubbie for 5 days, so excuse me if I've gotten some erroneous impressions in my short time here. I've been reading others' Hubs more and more each day, especially the ones that purport to...
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55Afghanistan: What's Being Debated?
Who They Shootin' At? 1. Irrespective of my views on the correct course of action regarding US involvement in Afghanistan, I find it at minimum inappropriate for a serving US General to be making public...
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56Stock Market Crashes 778 Points; Uh, Delay That. Stock Market Explodes Up 485 Points!
If ever a clearer reason existed that the Public and its elected representatives should not be stampeded into action by the machinations of the Stock Market((s), yesterday's and today's trading on the New...
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54"CHANGE," "UNITY" & The New Secretary of the Treasury
The Trough With "Change" as the underlying theme and "Unity" as a sub-text, I am going to present a short list of candidates for the Treasury Secretary position in the Obama cabinet. There's no...
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52Paulson's Plan: The U.S. Treasury As a Trillion Dollar Toxic Waste Dump
In one fell swoop, after having already committed PUBLIC FUNDS equaling $600 billion to bailout PRIVATE businesses and their bondholders, King Henry (Paulson) and his Crown Prince, Fed Chairman Bernanke,...
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58The Bailout: Greatest Threat to the Nation Since the Civil War
Will He Make the Correct Choices? Can Anyone? 1. I have published 119 posts on...
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58Today's (10/9/08) Dow Drops 869 Points, Not 679...How's That?
All the headlines will read that the Dow was down 679 points in today's trading. Those headlines will be accurate because tradition (and logic and ease of comparison factors) dictates that one measures the...
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52McCain Panics: Halts Campaign. Should We Cancel the Election Too?
Apparently realizing that he can't chew gum and walk at the same time, John McCain has decided to "halt" his campaign for the Presidency and not take part in the Friday debate with his opponent so that he...
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54America as Bizarro World
Are words even necessary anymore? Lacking anything substantive to do or say and seeing his poll numbers plummet, one of the major party candidates decides the best tactic for his campaign is saying that...
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55Selling America Short, & Making Money At It
1. What does it mean to sell something "short?" 2. Why would anyone do that? 1(a). Selling short means selling something, like shares of stock, that you don't own with the promise that you will buy...
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