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President Obama's [Redacted] transparency
• The ExaminerEverything you should know about government transparency and accountability under President Obama and the Democratic Congress was made crystal clear by two events this week. I
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize - by Glenn Greenwald
• SalonWhen I saw this morning's top New York Times headline -- "Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize" -- I had the same immediate reaction which I'm certain many others had: this was some kind of bizarre Onion gag that got accidentally transposed onto the
Telephone Company Is Arm of Government, Feds Admit in Spy Suit
• WiredThe Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: The nation’s telecom companies are an arm of the government — at least when it comes to secret spying.
European Reactions to Obama’s Victory: Are you kidding me?
• Hot AirWell, well, from the looks of it, Obama and his friends at the Nobel Prize Committee have done what no one could do before them: unite the world. In utter disbelief, of course, but hey, why obsess over details?
Max Keiser-World is giving America The Middle Finger
• You Tube/Max KaiserWorld's major powers including China and Russia don't want to 'finance' American military adventures anymore. That's the view of Max Keiser, finance critic and former stockbroker. He says China and Russia are interested in collapsing the US economy b
“US hypocritical on arms reduction”
• Russia Today(lol I love their nuclear clown picture)
In a surprise, Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
• AP[no it is not a Saturday Night Live skit] President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperat
Pax Obama: War is Peace
• http://nothirdsolution.comThe news lines are buzzing with reports that Obama was just handed the Nobel Peace Prize. Seriously. This is not a joke. The accomplishment worthy of Nobel, according to the Prize Committe, is “Diplomacy” lolwut?
Video: Candidate Obama knocks Musharraf for … signing peace treaties with the Taliban
• Hot AirMore flashback fun via Omri Ceren, remembering the days when the Taliban were an intractable jihadist opponent rather than the plucky band of Afghan patriots we’ve come to know and respect
Obama reiterates confidence in Geithner after 80 conversations with bank executives emerged
• Times OnlinePresident Barack Obama has "tremendous confidence" in Timothy Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, even though he has spoken to executives from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and other banks more than 80 times in his first seven months in office, the Presi
Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
• CryptogenI thought that this was a hoax, and that, if I left it alone for an hour, all the media will have to admit that they got punked by 4chan or something similar… Nope. It’s real.
Obama Administration Denies Appeal for Information on Recovery.gov Contract with Smartronix
• Pro PublicaWe appealed the GSA’s decision, noting the administration’s commitment to transparency in general, and its promises of transparency in the stimulus in particular. We also wondered whether the arguments used to defend the redactions — especially the p
Let's Not Forget about the NY Fed Connection
• Goldman Sachs 666Turbo Tim was president of the New York Fed during the five years prior to his appointment as Treasury Secretary. Becker and Morgenson pointed out many of the ways in which "conflict of interest" seems to be one of the cornerstones of that institutio
STUDENT SLAMS ‘OBAMA PLAN’ AS KIDS SING FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM ON CNN
• BreitbartThis young man understands the Evil of Socialism....
IS MARXIST-LED ‘FREE PRESS’ GROUP SHAPING OBAMA POLICIES?
• BreitbartFCC ‘DIVERSITY CZAR’ 2005 AUDIO: ‘FUNDAMENTAL RULES’ MUST CHANGE TO ALTER WHITE-DOMINATED MEDIA
• BreitbartNakedEmperorNews: Unearthed Video Senator Obama's Warning About Debt And Deficit
• Hot AirJust words, just speeches "We are borrowing from China non-stop" "You lose respect for people who are like that" "We are a indebted nation that not only makes us more vulnerable, it weakens the dollar, there has never been a country in the world wh
Frank's Plan Criticized As Too Lax
• WSJTwo federal regulators criticized parts of Rep. Barney Frank's proposal to overhaul financial regulation, saying it will let large companies escape restrictions on the types of financial products that contributed to last year's crisis.
I-Believe-in-Strong-Dollar Turns Relic as China Begs Stability
• BloombergMore than a decade after former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin made the “strong dollar” national policy, currency traders say the same words coming from the Obama administration have little meaning.
Barack Obama adviser says Sharia Law is misunderstood
• TelegraphPresident Barack Obama's adviser on Muslim affairs, Dalia Mogahed, has provoked controversy by appearing on a British television show hosted by a member of an extremist group to talk about Sharia Law.
CHART OF THE DAY: Besides The Fed, Nobody Is Buying Agency Debt
• The Business InsiderBut here's a stark fact, via the Council on Foreign Relations: Only the Fed is buying agency debt. Foreign buyers, who once consumed it voraciously, have been net sellers so far this year.
The Fed's 30 Minute Agency Monetization Window
• Zero HedgeYet we were dumbfounded by this piece of information, presented to us by Jim Bianco, which demonstrates that the Fed's monetization of Agencies is far more blatant than anything even encountred in Treasuries.
Some Additional Opinions On The Consequences Of The Dollar's Imminent Demise
• Zero HedgeIf you missed David Malpass' great op-ed in the WSJ earlier, we suggest you read it. For those pressed for time, David summarized his thoughts on what the ongoing dollar deterioration will do to the economy in the following CNBC clip.
The Weak-Dollar Threat to Prosperity
• WSJ"I think that's part of the administration's plan.
Soak-The-Rich Strategies Backfire In State After Deficit-Ridden State
• Investors.comWhen David Paterson became governor of New York after Eliot Spitzer's hooker escapades, the former state senator from Harlem shocked New Yorkers by declaring that taxes were too high and that he had many friends who had left the state because there w
Thousands Mob Detroit Center, Hope for Free Cash
• You TubeOne participant says its like 3 or 4 welfare offices at one time! Scuffles erupted as several thousand Detroit residents jockeyed, pushed and shoved Wednesday to get free money being offered to only 3,500 of the city's recently or soon to be homeless
EDITORIAL: The president fiddles, Afghanistan burns
• Washington TimesYesterday marked the anniversary of American boots on the ground in Afghanistan. Eight years into the war, the U.S. effort is adrift. Those who expected decisive action on Afghanistan from President Obama will have to keep waiting.
Gensler: "These Exceptions Could Swallow Up the Regulation
• Washington's BlogToday, Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (an agency with responsibility for overseeing derivatives trades) - and one of the main people who blocked regulation of CDS in the past - warned Congress about this issue
Corruption: FHA Is Dying, Will Anyone Stop It?
• The Market TickerLet's cut the crap here with the claims that the "FHA is making sound loans:"The idea the FHA needs a rescue is “just plain wrong,” Stevens said in an Oct. 6 letter to the Wall Street Journal.