Archive for February, 2011
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker says it only takes one senator to stand up and do his job to avoid $165 million loss in savings Protesters Decry Anti-Union Efforts Absent Teachers on Union Payroll OPINION: Union Bile Runneth Over---read the article
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011
As our banking giants engaged more and more in speculation, and as the shadow banking system saw a way to make money off of people's bad financial decisions by betting against subprime loans, the financial crisis took off.---read the article
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Wingecarribee Shire Council made an expensive mistake in January 2008. The crisis in the United States subprime mortgage market was in full swing, triggering horror at a group of Australian councils, charities and churches which had invested in financial products marketed by Lehman Brothers Australia Ltd.---read the article
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) - Part-nationalised bank Lloyds will take a 500 million pound provision after agreeing to repay 300,000 customers following confusion over the rates being offered at some of its mortgages. ...---read the article
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker has set his sights on forcing public workers to pay more for benefits as he looks to balance the state's budget -- savings he needs to help cover the cost of tax cuts he demanded the day he took office.---read the article
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