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August 24th, 2010 at 10:46 am

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New word for the day, rehypothecation. New word for tomorrow, how rehypothecation will cause the upcoming Great Depression 2.0.

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August 13th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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Care what your government does and have an Android? Check this out!

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July 27th, 2010 at 10:43 am

FederalRegister.gov’s new site rocks!

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July 26th, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Anyone else receiving spam from chairman@virgnia3dgop.com?

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July 22nd, 2010 at 4:57 pm

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Part of FinReform bill got watered up. Great news! Credit ratings agencies can be held liable.

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July 21st, 2010 at 10:24 am

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American Bankers association is lobbying you so they don’t have to tell the truth.

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July 12th, 2010 at 8:39 am

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What that user agreement you sign to use a web site means in 1 minute.

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July 9th, 2010 at 9:23 pm

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Why is it a felony to report on Gulf oil disaster? “I ask again: Why is the government helping control the message here? Who’s interest is being served? It’s certainly not the public’s interest.”

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July 7th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

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“The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission asked for more money after determining the budget wouldn’t cover everything it wants to do, such as electronically publishing documents obtained from banks, spokesman Tucker Warren said today.”

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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:06 am

“By using its balance sheet to protect an investment bank against failure, the Fed took on the most credit risk in its 96- year history and increased the chance that Americans would be on the hook for billions of dollars as the central bank began insuring Wall Street firms against collapse.”

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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:00 am

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“The Dutch know how to handle maritime emergencies. In the event of an oil spill, The Netherlands government, which owns its own ships and high-tech skimmers, gives an oil company 12 hours to demonstrate it has the spill in hand.”

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July 1st, 2010 at 9:22 am

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Read Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan’s emails. Seriously.

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June 24th, 2010 at 11:18 am

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“GeoPlatform.gov, powered by Environmental Response Management Application® (ERMA), is a web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) tool designed to assist both emergency responders and environmental resource managers who deal with incidents that may adversely impact the environment.”

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June 20th, 2010 at 6:22 pm

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“This is a really big deal for journalists and free speech activists everywhere. This has been a major effort by hundreds of people from all over the globe, and most importantly the Icelandic people!”

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June 17th, 2010 at 1:10 am

Did you know the data you provided to get your Passport is unprotected and in a plant in Thailand?

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June 16th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

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“BP’s pledge to make communities whole really means “We’ll see you in court.” The lesson from Cordova is don’t wait for BP. “We wasted time waiting for Exxon to make us whole,” she said.”

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June 13th, 2010 at 11:27 am

“What investigators are looking for is any turn of phrase that can give them insight into what people were thinking at that time[.]”

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June 11th, 2010 at 10:59 am

Can you light your tap water?

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June 11th, 2010 at 1:27 am

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NYTimes and CNBC catches up with an idea for the people to help the FCIC.

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June 10th, 2010 at 11:51 pm