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Jane Harman Appears At AIPAC Convention
D DAY HAS ALL THE DIRT: Harman’s Magic Act by dday By a twist of fate, Jane Harman actually appeared at the AIPAC convention over the weekend, bringing full circle the recent controversy over her comments picked up on a wiretap offering help to get AIPAC staffers out of a Justice Department probe in exchange […]
MoreMatt Taibbi: The Big Takeover – Rolling Stone Magazine
The global economic crisis isn’t about money – it’s about power. How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution ROLLING STONE | March 19, 2009 The Big Takeover- Matt Taibbi It’s over — we’re officially, royally fucked. No empire can survive being rendered a permanent laughingstock, which is what happened as […]
MoreThe 20 Senators Who Voted For Wall Street Bailout But Against Auto Industry Rescue
THINK PROGRESS DEC 12, 2008 Last night, the Senate failed to approve the auto rescue package, voting 52-35 in favor of proceeding on the bill — just eight short of the 60 votes that were needed. Over on the Wonk Room, Dan Weiss takes a look at the 20 senators who voted for the Wall […]
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