Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Student Loan Companies - “Draconian” Collection Policies - L.A. Times
As anyone with a student loan knows, once you take out a student loan, you are forever bound to repay. You literally have no escape, not for bankruptcy and not even for death in many cases.
The student loan companies have managed to pass legislation that gives them powers that no other lender has ever […]
No Comments » - Posted in Finance, General News, Politics by Garrett Tedeman
Monday, August 27th, 2007
Another One Bites the Dust — “Embattled” Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has Resigned — N.Y. Times
WACO, Tex., Aug. 27 — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
Mr. Gonzales, who had rebuffed calls for his resignation, submitted his to President Bush by telephone […]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Politics by Garrett Tedeman
Monday, August 20th, 2007
The War as We Saw It — 7 members of the 82nd Airborne on the “Surge”
“VIEWED from Iraq at the tail end of a 15-month deployment, the political debate in Washington is indeed surreal. ” …
“The U.S. occupation has robbed Iraqi’s of their dignity”
Read the whole article, written only by the soldiers at the N.Y. Times:
New Reuters Report on How, in fact, the majority of Foreign Policy experts agreed […]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Politics by Garrett Tedeman
Monday, August 20th, 2007
CNBC’s Jim Cramer Doesn’t Beat the Market — Barron’s
Sun Aug 19, 6:45 PM ET
Jim Cramer’s stock picks on his nightly CNBC show “Mad Money” haven’t beaten the market over the past two years, according to an article in the August 20 edition of Barron’s.
Over that period, Cramer’s stocks rose 12 percent, compared with a 22 percent rise in the Dow Jones […]
No Comments » - Posted in Finance, General News by Garrett Tedeman
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
BBC: $30 Billion for Israel
”Investment in Peace” …. Yeah, right…………………………………….
US and Israel in $30bn arms deal
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns has signed a deal that will provide Israel with $30bn (£14.8bn) of military aid over the next 10 years.
The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has said the aid will preserve his country’s military advantage over other countries […]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Politics by Garrett Tedeman
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Bush: Biggest Taxer in History
From the right-leaning CATO Institute. I don’t know about you, but that really is a LOT of zero’s… Especially since for most of us here in Chicago, we noticed that the most recent IL State Budget include exactly $0.00 for the mass transit system. …What’s wrong with our priorities???
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The Treasury Department reported Friday that federal […]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Politics by Garrett Tedeman
Monday, August 6th, 2007
Classic Quote: Abraham Lincoln
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.”
– Abraham Lincoln
