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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 07:18PM Move over Enron and WorldCom. This story is destined to become the greatest financial fraud of modern time. The staggering financial loss is estimated to total 50 billion dollars and it has ensnared some of the world's most visible millionaires, charities, pension plans and global banking institutions.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 07:58PM It is really only a matter of time. Maybe next month, but probably sometime later next year. Still, the end result is all too clear. Sooner or later there will be a bankruptcy filing for General Motors. The auto giant, that once controlled more than half of the U. S. auto industry, is eventually heading for a day in bankruptcy court.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 09:42PM It is amazing how fast a huge government bureaucracy can respond when it wants to. Indeed, in a space of two short weeks, the United State government just recently proposed, composed, and passed a financial services bailout bill. The bill provides 750 billion dollars to bail out Wall Street.
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 07:29PM Presidential Election Day 2008 in America is destined to be a day filled with controversy, long voter lines at the polls, and faulty electronic voting equipment.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 07:38PM Nearly two decades ago, eighteen major American cities adopted the phrase "Sanctuary City" to be used in connection with illegal immigrants who reside within their jurisdiction. The term created a practice that did not allow municipal funds or resources to be used to enforce federal immigration laws.
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Monday, September 15, 2008 at 07:56PM Every year the impact to American society will continue to get worse without a dramatic reform of our broken federal immigration system. In the year 2000, there were an estimated seven million illegal aliens in the United States of America.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 01:50PM We usually get to the airport for our flight a couple of hours early. Long lines indicate that we have found the right boarding gate. We walk through a metal detector. Travel bags are scanned and sometimes opened and checked. Our belts and shoes are often the subject of much scrutiny and review.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 09:57AM In a Rasmussen telephone poll taken recently, voters were asked whether America's best days were ahead or behind it. In the poll's findings, 32% of those polled thought that the nation's best days were yet to come. However, more than 50% of Americans thought that the country's best days were already in the past.