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Catholic Hospitals to Close over Abortion
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- The Catholic Church has not even been in existence for 2000 years and one could argue that at one time it was the law.  What the fuck planet are you from? Ever heard of history? 
A Special Prayer to All my Christian Sisters
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- I am glad to see you are around spreading your charm. I'm just hoping I can make up for you spreading you hate from the Bible.
Wachovia execs may get $98.1 million severance
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- Those people have contracts and the contract has to be honored.  There is not a court in the land that would void those contracts.  Any first year law student in a contract law class could win that case if the contracts wer voided and thepeople not paid
Wachovia execs may get $98.1 million severance
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- Do you own wachovia stock?
Wachovia execs may get $98.1 million severance
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- What are people going to e-mail their representives about? That they should not be giving our money away without some serious strings attached.
Wachovia execs may get $98.1 million severance
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- What jurisdiction does congress have over these employment agreements? He who has the money makes the rules. 
Catholic Hospitals to Close over Abortion
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- The Catholic Church has been above the law for 2000 years. The result has been we’ve been in the dark ages for more that half of that that's not quite accurate Can you be more specific?
Wachovia execs may get $98.1 million severance
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- Everybody ought take 5 minutes and at least email their representative about this travesity. Go here, it takes 5 minutes: www.senate.gov www.house.gov
A Special Prayer to All my Christian Sisters
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- Charlie: Have you ever had an original thought or is that against your religion? You don't have to just quote the Bible for everything you know. You are a human.
Marine Makes Insurgents Pay the Price
Tue Nov 25, 2008
- I guess the anti-war types just keep protesting the last war too, huh? This story isn't about body count, it's about the courage and bravery of men in battle.

Tracking the $700 Billion Bailout

Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:01 PM EST (The New York Times)

Dozens of banks and a handful of insurers have applied for funds from the Treasury Department as part of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. The Treasury has transferred capital to 30 of these companies and to A.I.G.

politics, bailout, theft, criminal, robbery, bail-out, hell, steal, hold-up, perverted

List of 436 U.S. Federal Government Departments and Agencies.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:35 PM EST

There should be a Constitutional Amendment that every agency created has a life of 10 years and needs a separate act of Congress to recreate that agency again at the end of every 10 year period if that agency is to continue with whatever it does. Ninety percent of these could pro …

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Religious wars escalate at the Capitol

Seeded on Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:03 PM EST (The Olympian)

Wesselius, a real estate agent, filed suit in federal court, and in October of last year an agreement was reached to allow the Nativity scene to be installed on the third floor of the Legislative Building -- one floor above the holiday tree and on the same floor as the menorah.

politics, christmas, freedom-from-religion

Foreign Leaders Avoid Shaking Hands with Bush

Seeded on Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:24 PM EST (YouTube)

Embarrassing!

politics, bush, summit

Priest urges penance for Obama voters

Seeded on Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:07 AM EST (USA Today)

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A priest at St.

religion, usatoday

Pfizer's Stem-Cell Push to Target Ailments of Aging

Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:58 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)

Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Doctors may someday slow or reverse the aging process with drugs that stimulate the body to repair itself as a result of research undertaken by Pfizer Inc.

health, diabetes, aging, stem-cells, heart-disease, vision-loss

The End

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:49 PM EST (Portfolio.com: Top 5)

To this day, the willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me hundreds of thousands of dollars to dispense investment advice to grownups remains a mystery to me.

business, wall-street, bailout, fraud, sub-prime, investment-banks

From Tiny Sect, Weighty Issue for Justices

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:21 AM EST (The New York Times)

PLEASANT GROVE CITY, Utah — Across the street from City Hall here sits a small park with about a dozen donated buildings and objects — a wishing well, a millstone from the city's first flour mill and an imposing red granite monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments.

religion, supreme-court, religious-freedom, evangelists, freedom-from-religion

GM's Anti-Jobs Bank

Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 3:03 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

GM doesn't like to talk about the "jobs bank," to the point that it won't disclose how many idled workers are in the bank or even how much it costs the company.

business, bailout, jobs, gm, chrysler

The case for not giving GM, Chrysler a hand

Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 2:43 PM EST (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The biggest potential political problem here has nothing to do with Detroit and everything to do with Wall Street – specifically Cerberus, a private-equity firm based in New York.

business, bailout, auto-bailout

Bush: 'Can I Stop Being President Now?'

Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 8:44 PM EST (The Onion)

WASHINGTON—In a press conference held this morning on the White House lawn, President Bush formally asked the assembled press corps and members of his own administration if, in light of today's election, he could stop being the president now.

politics, bush

Wall Street's Pay Is Expected to Plummet

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 1:54 PM EST (The New York Times)

Bonuses, which soared to record heights in recent years, could drop by 20 to 35 percent across the industry, according to a private study to be released on Thursday. Bonuses for top executives could plunge by 70 percent.

business, bailout, bonuses, bonus, wall-street-bonuses

The Accidental Atheist: From Hippie to Humanist in Half a Century

Seeded on Wed Nov 5, 2008 8:28 PM EST (TheHumanist.org)

We have a president who, commendably, put his alcoholism under control without treatment. And I say this in all sincerity because beating or controlling alcoholism by oneself is a monumental task. So, we could say it's understandable that under those circumstances George W.

politics, god, atheism, congressman, humanism, alcholism, christanity

Paulson Demands Too Little from Banks on Exec Pay

Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:24 PM EDT (The Icahn Report)

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, appearing on CNBC last week, seemed proud of the fact that the CEOs of the nation's nine largest banks agreed to restrictions on golden parachutes, salaries and bonuses in return for a massive, $125 billion taxpayer infusion.

business, bailout, ceo-pay, taxpayer-bailout

Broken Securities Industry Still Has $20 Billion to Pay Bonuses

Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:21 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Five straight quarters of losses and a 70 percent slide in its stock this year haven't stopped Merrill Lynch & Co. from allocating about $6.7 billion to pay bonuses.

politics, corruption, bailout, bonuses, ceo-salary

Morgan Stanley's Bonuses Get Saved By You and Me

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:27 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

You can imagine the devilish grins on the faces of Morgan Stanley employees last week, after the Treasury Department said it would pump $10 billion into the bank.

us-news, bailout, fraud, theft, ceo-salaries

Supreme Court: Male Circumcision Not A Crime

Seeded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:59 PM EDT (Europe News)

Finland's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a Muslim mother did not commit a crime when she had her son circumcised. The Court said that the circumcision, carried out for religious and social reasons and in a medical manner, did not have the earmarks of a criminal offence.

world-news, muslim, christian, stupid, circumcision

Absurdity of the Staggered Board

Seeded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:49 AM EDT (The Icahn Report)

If a company has a staggered board it is nearly impossible to change control of that company in less than two years. But as we all know, two years in the life of a poorly managed company is an eternity.

business, ceo-pay, corporate-governance, ceo-salaries, ceo-bonuses

Absurdity of Corporate Board Elections

Seeded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:34 AM EDT (The Icahn Report)

It is possible for a shareholder to nominate directors, but the company does not have to include these nominees in the company's proxy statement.

business, corporate-greed, corporate-governance, ceo-salaries, corporate-board-votes

Voting for 0bama

Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:52 PM EDT (DAILY SPECULATIONS)

With the exception of routinely voting against [perennial CT congressman] Chris Shays, I don't think I have ever voted for a Democrat before, but I will be voting for 0bama. The people in charge now are the worst administration in history (with the possible exception of FDR).

politics, wall-street, corruption, bailout, recession, fraud, depression, banks, paulson, bankrupt

Cuomo Seeks Recovery of Bonuses at A.I.G.

Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:35 AM EDT (The New York Times)

New York's attorney general demanded on Wednesday that the American International Group recover bonuses and other payments from its former executives, lest he take formal action against the insurer.

business, bailout, theft, ceos, corporate-greed

A Somali Influx Unsettles Latino Meatpackers

Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:05 AM EDT (The New York Times)

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Like many workers at the meatpacking plant here, Raul A.

us-news, immigration, muslims, terrorists, latino, somali

What Is the Future of Suburbia?

Seeded on Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:45 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The new slums. Why do you like suburbs over [the] city? Be honest please, I never understood it, still don't. I might have serious problems, because I hate even looking at pictures of suburbs.

business, global-warming, gas, pollution, predictions, commuting, suburbs, slums, quorums

Proposed Rules for Voting in US elections:

Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:12 PM EDT

Rules for Voting in US elections:

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politics, vote, voting, candidates, tests-for-voting

Global Warming Hubris: Carbon Credit Market is a "Feel-Good About Polluting" SCAM, Nothing More

Seeded on Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:57 PM EDT (THUNDERFERRET)

The carbon offset market is FINALLY being shown to be a huge fraud that takes provides those with a guilty conscience (about contributing to the world's carbon emission problem) a "feel-good" solution that ultimately does nothing. This is really dumb.

business, global-warming, energy, ecology, carbon, carbon-credits

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