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Ann Pettifor: Like Somali Pirates, Wall Street Holds U.S. to Ransom
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, crime, economy, lies, media, news, housing, propaganda, socialsecurity, terrorism, usa, business, corporate, corruption, debt, dishonesty, economy, ethics, finance, foreclosures, government, investments, investors, lies, money )

Al
- 290 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The US Treasury has set the pattern. While filling the vaults of Wall Street banks with taxpayer-backed funds, Secretary Geithner has refrained from asking for letters of resignation from the board members and CEOs that broke the banks.
Bush Vetoes Child Health Insurance Plan - President George W. Bush - MSNBC.Com
Health & Wellness  (tags: alert, americans, children, death, depression, disease, drugs, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, smoking )

Al
- 815 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
The White House sought as little attention as possible, with the president wielding his veto behind closed doors without any fanfare or news coverage. Because he's a coward.
Starbucks Calls Its Coffee Worker-Friendly _ But in Ethiopia, a Day's Pay Is a Dollar
Green Lifestyle  (tags: conservation, consumers, consumption, eco-friendly, ecofriendly, environment, family, fertiliser, food, franchisedirectory, greenliving, information, livinggreen, Sustainabililty, world )

Al
- 819 days ago - tradingmarkets.com
"Inside the front flap of Starbucks' box are African arabica beans grown on a plantation in a threatened mountain rain forest. Behind the lofty phrases on the back label are coffee workers who make less than a dollar a day..."
John Edwards Calls War on Terror Bush's "Bumper Sticker" Slogan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 9/11, abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, cheney, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, Govtfearmongering, impeach, iran, iraq, lies, media, middle-east, military, neocons, pentagon, propag )

Al
- 820 days ago - news.zeeblum.com
"It is now clear that George Bush's misnamed 'War on Terror' has backfired -- and is now part of the problem..."The War on Terror is a slogan designed only for politics, not a strategy to make America safe. It's a bumper sticker, not a plan."
MotherJones.Com | MoJoBlog - Social Issues and Political Commentary: Why Banks Want Your Checks to Bounce
Business  (tags: abuse, account, banking, consumers, debt, dishonesty, ethics, finance, interesting, loans, money )

Al
- 823 days ago - motherjones.com
Some banks even charge extra fees for every day an account is in the red, turning overdraft "protection" into a form of loansharking, with interest rates that would make Tony Soprano blush. Except when banks do it, it's all legal.
Bush Vows to Veto Kids' Health Bill - Politics - MSNBC.Com
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, bush, bushadministration, cheney, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, impeach, iraq, lies, media, middle-east, military, neocons, pentagon, propaganda, republicans, troops, usa, war )

Al
- 825 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
"But Bush has promised a veto, saying the measure is too costly ($5 billion /year)..." This from the president of death who sees nothing wrong with spending $6 billion/month in Iraq, so his oil buddies can cash in.
New Warning for Canned Tuna | Chicago Tribune
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Al
- 1297 days ago - chicagotribune.com
Mercury risk for pregnant women too high, Consumer Reports says
   
 
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