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It's Time for the "Deregulators" Like McCain to Step Aside and Shut Up

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

How can a guy like John Boehner, who got us into this mess in the first place, have the unmitigated nerve to try and dictate the terms of how to fix things?

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Every Man For Himself, Said The Elephant Among The Chickens

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

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Leonce Gaiter

Andrew Sullivan says he believes in "personal responsibility." But like most conservatives, he only believes in it for proles. Money buys morality in today's America--just like it buys administrations.

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Matthew Tannin: Bear Stearns Former Manager Indicted In Mortgage Sweep

Brigitte Bradford | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business

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Below is some information on Matthew Tannin, one of the two former Bear Stearns executives indicted today in the FBI's "Operation Malicious Mortgage."...

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Ralph Cioffi: Bear Stearns Former Manager Indicted In Mortgage Crackdown

Brigitte Bradford | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business

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Below is information on Ralph Cioffi, the former Bear Stearns manager, who was arrested on Thursday and charged with securities fraud and various cha...

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Bear Stearns Executives Ralph Cioffi, Matthew Tannin Indicted... FBI Announces "Operation Malicious Mortgage"

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business

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Two former Bear Stearns managers have been arrested, federal authorities said Thursday, becoming the first executives to face criminal charges in the ...

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New Mortgage Rescue Goes Beyond Subprime

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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With mortgage defaults surging and politicians urging the industry to do more, six lenders agreed to widen their effort to help borrowers of all loans...

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Critics: Bush's Mortgage Bailout Plan Helps Too Few, Panders To Banks

New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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At least one thing is clear about President Bush's plan to help people trapped by the mortgage meltdown: it is an industry-led plan, not a government ...

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