US Financial Giants in Trouble: Lehman Bankrupt, Merrill Sold, AIG on Oxygen
Region: New York
The worst financial pandemic- since the Great Depression- is roaring through USA, resulting in stocks worldwide going on a tailspin. The Indian stock market, which had already suffered bouts of downturn in recent times, ha... more
Views: 1682Dr. Paul & Mr. Bricker: The Case of the Lost Amendment
Region: United StatesDr. Paul & Mr. Bricker: The Case of the Lost Amendment Presidential candidate Ron Paul, a Republican Congressman and physician from Texas, is the leading proponent today of the legislation known as the Bricker Amendment f... more
Views: 1718Outraged Over AIG Bonuses Turns To Protest
Region: ConnecticutAs many U.S. taxpayers lose their jobs and homes and others struggle just to hold on it seems that the recent bonuses handed out by AIG have put a face on the economic crisis, giving a direction for the public to focus the... more
Views: 979Op-Ed: Let's Take Leno's Advice
Region: New YorkI don't think I have watched Jay Leno in at least five years, nor do I watch Letterman - except for when he went afterJohn McCain during the campaign. I did have to tune in this past week, however, when the President... more
Views: 1226AIG: London Office Culprit
Region: United States
Due to the confusion and misconceptions surrounding the AIG bonuses and the excuses that are being made now in Congress and the Executive Office regarding contracts legally with respect to our Constitution, there is quite ... more
Views: 1073Obama's on "Tonight": Saving Face?
Region: United States
In an interesting move for a U.S. president, unprecedented in all of U.S. history, the President of the United States appeared last night on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show." Perhaps the President's decision had innocent m... more
Views: 1062Show Us The Money: The AIG Saga Continues
Region: United States
It appears the spins in the AIG saga continue - in order now to "save face" for those in the Executive branch and legislative branch (Congress) who were initially negligent in their duties under the U.S. Constitution when ... more
Views: 631Outrage against AIG set to mount
Region: United StatesIn a shocking revelation, American International Group (AIG), insurance giant said that more than half the taxpayer bailout money it has received has been paid to investment firm Goldman Sachs and several European banks. ... more
Views: 667AIG Plot Thickens: Now Want 165M For Bonuses
Region: United States
The plot just continues to thicken on the AIG bailout now being overseen by Timothy Geithner, the Obama Administration's Secretary of the Treasury. It seems that not only was AIG loosey-goosey in it's business practices p... more
Views: 735List of Recipients of AIG Bailout Sums Raises More Questions
Region: United States
Below is a listing of prepared by AIG for the Department of the Treasury prior to it's recent request for additional sums in order to cover 2008 fourth quarter losses. These financial institutions were apparently hea... more
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