This is a sad day.
Numerous democrats sided with the GOP to give telecoms immunity for illegally wiretapping American’s.
The Senate voted Tuesday to shield from lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their customers without court permission after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Hillary Clinton couldn’t find time in her schedule schmoozing for votes to [...]
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Phrase of the Day: No Accountability
Posted in Bush Administration, Civil Rights, Criminality, Military & War, US House, US Senate, tagged Bush, Clinton, FISA, GOP, illegal wiretapping, Obama, US Senate on February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From Tornadoes to (still?) Formaldehyde-Laden Trailers
Posted in Environment, Government, Housing, tagged Bush, FEMA, formaldehyde, mid-south tornadoes, Mr. Duct Tape, trailers on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
FEMA is stepping in to help victims of last weeks freak tornadoes in Arkansas, but I don’t know if that’s a good thing.
Some of the thousands of trailers purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2005 after hurricanes tore through the Gulf Coast may finally be put to use to help victims of last [...]
It’s Also a Prime Problem
Posted in Economy and Business, Housing, tagged credit problems, debt, housing bubble, prime lending, sub-prime lending on February 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Surprise, surprise. The “sub-prime” disaster is spreading to prime-rate mortgage holders.
The credit crisis is no longer just a subprime mortgage problem.
As home prices fall and banks tighten lending standards, people with good, or prime, credit histories are falling behind on their payments for home loans, auto loans and credit cards at a quickening pace, according [...]
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