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Goldman Sachs CEO says he’s ‘doing God’s work,’ rejects the idea that Goldman profits from gov’t support.
Goldman Sachs CEO says he’s ‘doing God’s work,’ rejects the idea that Goldman profits from gov’t support.
Nov 9, 2009
Last quarter, Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs made a $3.19 billion profit, and according to some estimates, the firm will set aside $21.9 billion for compensation this year. In an interview with London’s Sunday Times, Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein said that the firm is serving an important “social purpose” by helping companies grow, and [...]
The Senate voted along
party lines tonight to
avoid a GOP filibuster
and move forward with
debate on historic health
care legislation. The
final vote was 60-39,
with Ohio Republican
George Voinovich not
voting. The AP reports
that the
“spectator...
Today on the Senate
floor, Sen. Lamar
Alexander (R-TN) railed
against Medicaid, the
health insurance program
funded by both the
federal and state
governments for
low-income Americans, by
calling it a
“medical
ghetto” and
blasting Democrats...
One out of every five
people in Arkansas lacks
health insurance
coverage. However, today
over 1,500 uninsured
Arkansans received
healthcare at a free
clinic hosted by
Communities Are
Responding Everyday
(CARE) at the Statehouse
Convention Center in
Li...
This week, both the
websites of CafePress.com
and Zazzle.com decided to
stop selling merchandise
that featured the latest
right-wing craze: the
slogan “Pray for
Obama: Psalm
109:8.” However,
Cafe Press then changed
its mind and told
ThinkP...
Blog: Cal beats No. 14 Stanford 34-28 in Big Game by HM S.
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— STANFORD, Calif. -- Shane
Vereen ran for a
career-high 193 yards and
three touchdowns on 42
carries and Mike Mohamed
intercepted a pass from
Andrew Luck at the 3 with
less than 2 minutes left
as California spoiled No.
14 Stanford's Rose Bowl
hopes wit... more
Blog: Creating a garden path by Carolina D.
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This is a great spring
project that you can have
fun with. I know there
were times when I though:
this area can have a path
I could have people walk
on or even just for me to
make it to the end of the
lawn. What would make a
path attractive is using
... more