Year: 2009

Big U.S. Banks Will Soon Disappear

Big US Banks May Be Headed For Extinction—And Soon CNBC Posted By: Albert Bozzo | Senior Features Editor CNBC.com | 08 May 2009 | 02:30 PM ET In the world of banking, too-big-to-fail may be in the process of morphing into too-big-to-exist. After hundreds of billions in federal aid and even more in lost investment […]

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Justice Department Drops Case Against Army Deserter

Justice Department drops appeal in Watada case By Hal Bernton Seattle Times The U.S. Justice Department under the Obama administration has decided to drop its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that 1st Lt. Ehren Watada cannot face a second court-martial resulting from his high-profile 2006 refusal to go to Iraq with his Fort Lewis […]

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Franken and Biden

Franken: “I Deeply Appreciate” Opportunity To Meet With Biden By Eric Kleefeld May 6, 2009, TALKING POINTS MEMO The Franken campaign has released this statement on Al Franken’s meeting today at the White House with Vice President Biden: MINNEAPOLIS [05/06/09] – This afternoon, Senator-elect Al Franken visited the White House to meet with Vice President […]

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