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Things I read today 31-01-09



Obama unlikely to toughen Wall St. pay rules: report - Reuters
He scolded them and then does nothing to prevent it.

Mayor Bloomberg's budget riddled with 'if's', 'buts', and assumptions - Story
Isn't that how our timid and reactionary society lives every day?

9 treated after haz-mat scare in downtown Vancouver - CBC News
More fear for the public - "We are going to take it and examine it further in a lab … but there's nothing that is dangerous to the public here."

Banned from arena, teen pins his hopes on Don Cherry - CBC News
Be sure to follow the correct way to treat the rich and famous or you will be punished.

Obama administration reviewing 'Buy American' clause - CBC News
And the cry against 'protectionism' - note that it is yet another 'ism'

Geithner Enlists Goldman Sachs Lobbyist as Top Aide - Blacklisted News
Must be more of that 'change'.

Defense Department Establishes Civilian Expeditionary Workforce - Blacklisted News
The logistics of perpetual war.

Bad news: we're back to 1931. Good news: it's not 1933 yet - by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
More crash to come.

Gordon Brown warns of void left by collapse of global financial system - Blacklisted News
The fear of protectionism as the global financial system evolves.

Rep: Foreclosed owners should squat in their own homes - Raw Story
Right on - 'Produce the note'

Ignatieff won't say if he'll discipline N.L. MPs who vote against budget - CBC News
"Discipline"? "Punish"? Must be an intimidation democracy.

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