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Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kbr, Aig, Mark Sanford, Acorn, John Ensign, Voter Registration, Boeing, Blackwater, Mickey Mouse, Breaking News, Citicorp, Community Organizing, Republicans, Newt Gingrich, Haliburton, David Vitter, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.

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A Jealous Wife's Revenge Makes for Bad Law

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Regulation, Adultery, Sharia Law, Sharia, Uae, Citicorp, Discrimination, Ubs, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

What should be clear to everyone in the UAE is that sex outside marriage is against the law. This is not France. What isn't clear is whether the implementation of this law is even-handed.

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AIG Bonus Scandal Spotlights the Bankruptcy of Wall Street's "Greed is Good" Values

Robert Creamer | Posted 04.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Employee Free Choice Act, Breaking News, Aig Bonuses, Financial Crisis, Obama Administration, Credit Default Swaps, "Greed Is Good" Values, Michael Douglas, Citicorp, Economy, Aig, Bank Bonuses, Recession, Federal Bailouts, Bailout Bandits, Aig Federal Bailouts, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, AIG Scandal, Business News
Robert Creamer

Greed was never good. Normal people know that, but it has been completely lost on the Wall Street crowd and the American economic elite.

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We Need a Rehab Program for Spenders

Don McNay | Posted 02.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Payday Lending, Wall Street Bailout, Savers, Trickle-Down Economics, Addiction, Payday Loans, Don McNay, Credit Crisis, Consumer Spending, Amy Winehouse, Rich People, Citicorp, Spending, Kentucky, Poor, Credit Card, Subprime Loans, Shopping Spree, Personal Finance, Business News
Don McNay

The nation's economic system has also gotten addicted to shopping.To turn the economy around, Americans need to find a spender's version of rehab.

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Will Obama Have To Bail Out Britain?

Ron Galloway | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Banking Crisis, Citicorp, Imf, Barack Obama, Economy, Royal Bank of Scotland, Economic Crisis, 100 Days, Business News
Ron Galloway

Barak Obama had a fine day on his Inauguration Day. The British economy? Not so much.

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Citi Gives Up Challenge To Wells Fargo-Wachovia Deal

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 11.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Citibank, Citi, Citicorp, Wells Fargo, Wachovia, Business News

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo emerged as the apparent victor in the battle for control of Wachovia bank Thursday night, after rival suitor Citigroup br...

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Citi Merger "A Mistake," Says Dealmaker

Financial Times | Francesco Guerrera | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Vikram Pandit, John Reed, Citigroup, Wall Street, Financial Sector, Travelers Insurance, Citicorp, Business News

The landmark merger that created Citigroup was a "mistake" that failed to benefit the financial services conglomerate's investors, customers and emplo...

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Big Citigroup Bail-Out Fund Already In Trouble

24/7 Wall Street | Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, Bail-Out Fund, Citicorp, Business News

Several banks with troubled fixed income and mortgage securities are making the rounds to raise $80 billion to $100 billion to build a fund to buy som...

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