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23 May 2010 20:34

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U.S.: Not the “Lost” series finale: Everyone points fingers in oil spill

  • It is clear the resources needed to protect our coast are still not here: boom, skimmers, vacuums, jack-up barges are all in short supply. Oil sits and waits for clean-up and every day that it waits for clean-up more and more marsh dies.
  • Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal • Criticizing both BP and the government for their massive fail in fixing up the oil spill. The feds are also unhappy with BP and want to take them off the case. Remember that tube the oil company put in to siphon off the leak? Well, it’s only pulling 1,360 barrels a day, way down from 5,000 just a few days ago. In other news, Rand Paul hasn’t said anything stupid today. source
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19 Jan 2010 10:31

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Biz: Citigroup took a big loss to scare off the TARP monster

  • $7.6 billion to be rid of federal pressures source
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09 Jan 2010 13:42

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U.S.: California wants a ton of freaking money from the feds

  • $6.9 billion, which they’ll take in small bills source
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22 Feb 2009 10:23

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U.S.: The Feds and Roland Burris have a nice fireside chat

  • Wonder what they talked about. Burris, who had delayed the chat for several weeks, was asked by the Feds about his role in the Rod Blagojevich scandal, which saw the former Illinois governor try to sell Burris’ current Senate seat for profit or personal gain. Rod got kicked out last month, but now Burris is a giant question mark due to his recent admission that he actively campaigned to raise funds for Blagojevich. Burris faces no criminal charges – well, in this probe. source
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