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AIG: We Shall Know the Truth

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Before any deals are made to end government (read: taxpayer) control of AIG, we should demand answers to questions such as: Who knew what, and when? Who benefited, and by exactly how much?

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Do American Taxpayers Receive Dividends on Repaid TARP Funds?

Ben Arnon | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, TARP Repayments, TARP Money, Usaa, Federal Bailouts, U.S. Economy, U.S. Government, Economics, Money, Economy, Federal Government, Health Care Reform, Health Care, American Taxpayer, Business News

I diligently followed the TARP debate and happenings early on. However, at this point there have been so many versions, revisions, and debates about the TARP program that I have lost track.

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The College Insider: Admissions Freak-Out Countdown #8: Bah, Humbug, Tax Forms And Early Deferrals

Karen Stabiner | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Financial Aid, Fafsa, Federal Government, College Admissions, Early Decision, Deferred Acceptance, The College Insider, The Balanced Life, Living News

Some of the saddest posts on the internet -- and frequently some of the most poorly-written, which may be a clue -- are the ones from deferred students looking for a way to improve their odds come April.

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Federal Government Closed Monday, Senate Still In Session

Posted 12.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Government Snow Storm, Snow Storm, d.c. Snow, Federal Government, d.c. Snow Storm, Washington d.c. Storm, Federal Government Closed, Politics News

Due to record snow falls over the weekend the federal government will be closed on Monday. The Office of Personnel Management posted a notice on thei...

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Gift Card Crackdown By Feds Aims To Protect Consumers

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Gift Card Crackdown, Law, Gift Cards, Crackdown, Gift Card Crackdown Holidays, Federal Government, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Monday proposed new rules to protect consumers from unexpected costs or restrictions on gift cards. More than...

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Reagan's Anti-Government Kool-Aid Has Poisoned Civil Public-Option Dialogue

Bill Mann | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: France, Canada, Rush Limbaugh, Ronald Reagan, Thom Hartmann, Conservatives, Federal Government, Gop, Politics News

The indignant, GOP, all-government-is-bad know-nothings have swallowed the Kool-Aid. And Ronald Reagan was the guy who dressed up as a giant pitcher and convinced them do it.

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Federal Contracting: End SBA's Procurement Role

Jerry Chautin | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Minority Business, SBA Administrator, Federal Contracts, Federal Agency, Veteran Owned Business, Bidding for Prime Contracts, Federal Procurement, Loan Guaranty, Karen Mills, The American Small Business League, Asbl, Federal Government, Subcontracting, Contracting Fraud, U.S. Small Business Administration, Disadvantaged Business, Procurement, Sba, Contracting, Defense Department, Procurement Officers, Disabled Veteran, Dod, Albert Einstein, Hubzones, Business News

Should the U.S. Small Business Administration be in the business of helping small-business owners procure federal contracts?

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Obama Puts Government On Greenhouse-Gas Diet

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Rederl Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Carbon Emissions, Federal Government, Climate Change, Green News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is putting the federal government on a greenhouse-gas diet. In an executive order signed Monday, Obama dire...

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Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gop, Bill of Rights, The People, Eighteenth Century, State, Wickard v Filburn, Secession, James Madison, Secede, Democratic, Scotus, Civil War, Perry, Governor, President, John C Calhoun, Republican, Jefferson, Pawlenty, Gonzales v Raich, New Yorker, Federal Government, Bonkers in Georgia, Union, Nullification Crisis, Rick Perry, Virginia Resolution, Kentucky Resolutions, States, State Sovereignty, Hertzberg, Alabama, States Rights, Democrat, Congress, Thomas Jefferson, Texas, 10th Amendment, Democrats, Minnesota, Hendrik Hertzberg, John Calhoun, Tenth Amendment, Nullification, Constitution, Chris Weigant, Madison, South Carolina, Georgia, Tim Pawlenty, Court, Calhoun, Politics News

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

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Homeowners: The War Games Have Begun

Iris Martin | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Now it's time for the predatory lenders, brokers and foreclosure consultants to sweat. Here is the skinny on what to do and not do in your own mortgage war.

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Survey: Federal Government Needs To Hire More Than 270,000 Workers

The Washington Post | Steve Vogel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Opm, OPM Report, Federal Government, Washington D.C., Retirement, Obama, Baby Boomers, Federal Government Hiring, Business News

The federal government needs to hire more than 270,000 workers for "mission-critical" jobs over the next three years, a surge prompted in part by the ...

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Listen to Mr. David Walker

John David Lewis | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Bankruptcy, David Walker, Policy, Spending, Federal Government, Economy, Politics News

Officials must often make a choice: to remain silent and keep their jobs, or to resign and speak the truth. Faced with this dilemma, on March 12, 2008, David Walker chose to resign.

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Obama Administration Fabricates Small Business Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Abuse, Federal Government, Small Business Administration, Freedom of Information Act, Business News, Sba, Asbl, Contracting, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Business News

Under Obama, the same Fortune 500 firms that were allowed to receive small business contracts during the Bush Administration continue to receive federal small business contracts.

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Cash for Clunkers with our Bread and Circuses in Pax Americana

Michael Pento | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deleveraging-the-Economy, House of Representatives, Congress, Global Economy, China Economic Growth, Cnbc, Dennis Kneale, Obama Administration, Pax Romana, Global Economic Crisis, Japanese Cars, Federal Government, Pax-Americana, U.S. China Economy, Politics News

It is increased production and decreased consumption that we need. We need to boost savings and pay down our debt.

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Why Washington Needs to Keep Its Eye On the Cloud

Sean Donahue | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress, Twitter, Economy, Cyber Security, President Obama, Mobile Phones, Cloud Computing, Jobs, Information Technology, Facebook, Yahoo, Iphone, Internet, Federal Government, Youtube, Marketing, Communications, Technology, Hotmail, Gmail, salesforce.com, Innovation, Small Businesses, Google, White House, National Broadband, Politics News

Recognizing the power of cloud computing would create jobs, promote innovation and help organizations of all sizes become more competitive.

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Appreciating Our Federal Workers

John Berry | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hunger, Federal Workers, Federal Government, Feds Feed Families Food Drive, Politics News

The Feds Feed Families food drive is doing more than just combating hunger in our local communities. It is part of a larger vision that is reshaping our government.

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Congressional Oversight Needed

Ginny Sloan | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Checks and Balances, Congress, Mickey Edwards, Federal Government, Congressional Oversight, Congressional Research Service Report, Project on Government Oversight, U.S. Constitution, Chris Shays, Politics News

Effective congressional oversight is critical for maintaining the separation of powers established under our Constitution and serves not only the interests of Congress, but also those of the executive branch and the American public.

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Needed: A Federal Arts Policy

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arts, Michael Kaiser, Ministry of Culture, National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Government, Arts Policy, Politics News

Most people do not know that no fewer than nine government agencies provide support to arts in this nation.

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Starbucks Offers Better Same-Sex Medical Benefits Than Obama

Kase Wickman | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

A gay Starbucks barista's wife gets better medical benefits than if she was married to a female senator.

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Rankings Offer Congress Insider View of Federal Agencies

Max Stier | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Workforce, Federal-Agencies, Federal Government, Office of Management and Budget, President Obama, Office of Personnel Management, Max Stier, Peter Orszag, Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, Politics News

If our legislative leaders really want a clearer picture of what's going on within the executive branch, they would be wise to listen closely to the opinions of government employees.

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What Does an Extremist Look Like?

Geri Spieler | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Is an extremist tall, short, young, old, thin, fat? Would you know if the person standing next to you was about to pull out a gun and shoot? Scary ...

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The Flow-Chart Fallacy

Max Stier | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Workforce, Politics News, Partnership for Public Service, Federal Government, President Obama, President Obama Administration, Restructuring, Max Stier, Mergers, Politics News

Do reorganizations make government work better? The results have been mixed.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Nickolas, Supreme Court, White House, Autoworkers, Burris, Constitutional Crisis, Power Struggle, Founding Fathers, Detainee Deaths, Gingrich, President, War Crimes, Rnc, Courts, Princeton, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Sotomayor, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Pussy Galore, Un, Ralph Nader, Judicial Activism, Republican National Committee, Court, Twitter, Terry McAuliffe, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Constitution, Mddotw, Rod Blagojevich, Sonia Sotomayor, Truth Commission, Youtube, Banks, Hillary Clinton, Uaw, Bonuses, Up or Down Vote, Michael Guest, Same Sex, Nader, President Obama, Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, United Nations, Blaggy, Filibuster, Bankers, Obama, Scotus, Prejudice, Auschwitz, Blago, Republican, Government, Blagojevich, Lionel Sosa, Pelosi, Clinton, Activism, Federal Government, Bias, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Defense of Marriage Act, Legislating From the Bench, Benefits, Gm, Pyne Prize, Roland Burris, Philip Alston, Gay, State Department, Checks and Balances, Mcauliffe, Chris Kelly, Secretary of State, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Spousal Benefits, Nominee, Doma, Torture, Alston, Politics News

"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Federal Stimulus Cash Flows Into City Coffers

New York Post | GEOFF EARLE | Posted 06.28.2009 | Local

Read More: City Projects, Federal Government, The Fed, New York City, Federal Reserve, New York, Stimulus Cash, Local News

The feds are spending more than $1.3 billion of stimulus cash on city projects -- more than half of the $2.5 billion already flowing to the state, an ...

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