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Government to Bail Out Tainted Tomato Industry?6 comments

MsJoanne wrote 11 hours ago: : : : : : : : : : : The Wall Street Journal reports that Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL) plans to … more »

Tags: Government & Institutions - Oversight Agencies, Government & Institutions - US House of Representat, CDC, FDA, Food Safety, MsJoanne @TPZoo, Salmonella, Tainted Food Supply, Tomatoes

Senate Republicans Block Oil Speculation Bill

MsJoanne wrote 1 day ago: Today, Senate Republicans blocked a vote on legislation to rein in speculation in the oil markets. … more »

Tags: Economy & Finance - Oil, Government & Institutions - Corruption, Government & Institutions - US Senate, corruption, Energy regulation, MsJoanne @TPZoo, Republican Obstruction

John McCain's banker problem133 comments

europeanview wrote 1 month ago: : : : : : : : : : : John McCain’s campaign is in dire straits, nevermind the seri … more »

Tags: Election 2008 - Presidential, europeanview @ TPZoo, McCain, Phil Gramm, Lobbyists, UBS, tax fraud

He's back and he brought his charts with him5 comments

Cats r Flyfishn wrote 1 month ago: Remember Ross Perot and his charts? He’s back and this time he has his own Internet site. T … more »

Tags: Economy & Finance, Election 2008, Election 2008 - Presidential, News & Politics, Cats r Flyfishn @ TPZoo, DEFICIT SPENDING, Ross Perot

Congo's Other Dirty Little Secret1 comment

Bluedahlia wrote 1 month ago: : : : : : : : : : : Most people know the term “conflict diamond“. Made popula … more »

Tags: Human / civil rights, INTERNATIONAL, Military - Military Industrial Complex, Science, Technology, & Environment, Bluedahlia @ TPZoo

Plastics, China, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Oh My!3 comments

Bluedahlia wrote 2 months ago: : : : : : : : : : : I heard recently that more jobs are being sent overseas. This time, o … more »

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Science, Technology, & Environment, Bluedahlia @ TPZoo

War on Greed: Starring Henry Kravis

nwmuse wrote 2 months ago: from warongreed.org posted with vodpod Tell the presidential candidates to pledge to close th … more »

Tags: greed, nwmuse @ TPZoo

Economy Still Growing!3 comments

Briseadh na Faire wrote 4 months ago: HT - thinkprogress The GDP grew by .6% last quarter. That’s right, it grew! You know what that … more »

Tags: Economy & Finance, America - Democracy, Briseadh na Faire @ TPZoo

Supreme Court allows retiree benefit cuts6 comments

Zooey wrote 4 months ago: David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times (via The Raw Story) Have you just turned 65? Have you noticed th … more »

Tags: Society - Health Care, America - Law, Human / civil rights, Government & Institutions - Supreme Court, Zooey @ TPZoo, Healthcare, Supreme Court

Clinton tackles housing crisis - and proposes Greenspan to lead "foreclosure group" UPDATED5 comments

europeanview wrote 4 months ago: Hillary Clinton proposes Alan Greenspan to lead a “foreclosure group” which is supposed … more »

Tags: Economy & Finance, Election 2008 - Primaries, europeanview @ TPZoo, hillary clinton, Alan Greenspan

Betting the Bank 4 comments

nwmuse wrote 4 months ago: By Paul Krugman - The New York Times via: Truthout Four years ago, an academic economist named Ben … more »

Tags: nwmuse @ TPZoo

Spitzer's shame is Wall Street's gain3 comments

Zooey wrote 4 months ago: Truthdig, by Robert Scheer Excerpts from the piece: Tell me again: Why should we get all worked up o … more »

Tags: News & Politics, Media - So-Called Liberal Media, Government & Institutions - Corruption, Zooey @ TPZoo, Eliot Spitzer

USDA: It's none of the public's business who ate recalled meat34 comments

Zooey wrote 4 months ago: By Martha Rosenberg, CommonDreams At least 10,000 food distributors sold recalled meat from the shut … more »

Tags: Government & Institutions - Corruption, Human / civil rights, Recalled Meat, USDA, Zooey @ TPZoo

Chinese Drug Supplier Unregulated3 comments

Shayne wrote 5 months ago: Four deaths in the United States are linked to  a Chinese factory that  provided most of the blood … more »

Tags: Society - Health Care, Shayne @ TPZoo, heparin, Baxter Laboratories, FDA, China

Good Morning from Europe - Threehundredandfiftyfive days to go.

europeanview wrote 5 months ago: Today is a pretty slow news morning. So let’s keep it short and let’s hope no ne … more »

Tags: Election 2008 - Primaries, News & Politics, Clinton, Economy, election, europeanview @ TPZoo, Giuliani, INTERNATIONAL, McCain

Downhill ride....13 comments

europeanview wrote 6 months ago: The downturn in the financial markets goes on unabatedly. The Asian stock markets have lost consider … more »

Tags: america, Economy & Finance, Election 2008, Election 2008 - Presidential, Election 2008 - Primaries, INTERNATIONAL, News, Bill Clinton, Clinton

If Republicans fear this man more than Hillary...5 comments

europeanview wrote 7 months ago: … they just have to find him another Dick Cheney as VP. via Bloomberg: Wealthy Republicans hav … more »

Tags: Election 2008, Election 2008 - Presidential, Dollar, Elections 2008, europeanview @ TPZoo, Huckabee, Money

Good Morning from Europe - Going Green?5 comments

europeanview wrote 8 months ago:   US carmakers are going green. The rise of Toyota to #1 car maker worldwide makes Detroit managers … more »

Tags: Science, Technology, & Environment, europeanview @ TPZoo, Cars, management compensation


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