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Bestest Day of the Year: SSRR Day

…to pressure the Senate into reconfirming the two Public Trustees for an unusual (maybe unprecedented) 2nd five year term in an apparent effort to keep privatization alive through the next…

CDS again

…potential; by contrast, selling credit default swaps offers limited profits but practically unlimited risks. The asymmetry encourages speculating on the short side, which in turn exerts a downward pressure on…

Welfare Reform Not a Disaster ? Part II

…doesn’t theorize, but I can’t help guessing that states are tossing people off welfare, because they are under budgetary pressure and the very poor are very politically weak. Some might…

Tom Daschle’s health care book – Part II

…of the details. This independent board would be insulated from political pressure [emphasis mine] and, at the same time, accountable to elected officials and the American people. This would make…

TVA budgets, fixes, and selling securities

…the dike and install “underdrains,” which in a summary of the inspection report the agency likens to residential french drains, “to relieve water pressure.” Repairs were completed in 2005, but…

Two Stories About Pemex

…barrels a day from a year earlier. Declining pressure at Cantarell has made it more expensive and harder to continue pumping oil from the offshore deposit. Cantarell accounted for 32…

I’d like to refinance, please.

…well as those guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration. [amazement, not to mention emphasis, mine] This will, of course, address the underlying problem perfectly: Government officials are under pressure to…

Best Spam-Folder E-Mail Evah!

…to show your support during the final days of the campaign. We appreciate your support.[emphases mine] Personally, I would have preferred the $25 tire-pressure checker. But just so we know…