THE ECONOMY SOCIAL ISSUES
3,160,000 jobs have been lost since Obama took office in 2008  Mitch McConnell of U.S. Congress    Citi agrees to mortgage loan modification deal to help prevent foreclosures 'No change in 2011'     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK_RnxYdrqU     BANKING RESCUE, REDUX Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner’s speech and testimony drew a lukewarm response.  See how much the Feds get annually to work with: link                  JOHN-THAIN Former Merrill Chief's $1.2 Million Office Redecoration Revealed... Spent $87,000 On Rug - Bank Of America Forces Him Out John Thain's $1.2 Million Redecoration: bama Decorator, $87,000 Rug » The Daily Beast | Charlie Gasparino | January 22, 2009 at 12:09 PM - In early 2008, just as Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain was preparing to slash expenses, cut thousands of jobs and exit businesses to fix the ailing securities firm, he was also spending company money on himself, senior people at the firm say. According to documents reviewed by The Daily Beast, Thain spent $1.22 million of company money to refurbish his office at Merrill Lynch headquarters in lower Manhattan. The biggest piece of the spending spree: $800,000 to hire famed celebrity designer... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/               The Gross National Debt	Putin's Third Way: Putinomics 2008's Legacy May Be a :oss of 2 Million-Plus Jobs  Drastic Times On 9/10/01 the Bush Administration announced that the Pentagon had "misplaced" $2.3 trillion. Then they spent $3 trillion (or more) on the "War on Terror" including the disaster in Iraq. Now, as they're heading out the door, they've instructed the Fed to throw another few trillion on the fire.  If you want to hear Ron Paul's pro-American message, you have to watch Russian TV. Black is white, up is  Protectionism Dominoes Are Beginning To Tumble Across The World - The riots have begun. Civil protest is breaking out in cities across Russia, China, and beyond. Fixing the Bank Crisis is the Easy Part  The Real Truth behind the Citigroup Bank Nationalization  The New Worder Is It For Real?  I.O.U.S.A.: Byte-Sized - The 30 Minute Version Bailout Plan: $2.5 Trillion and a Strong U.S. Hand    It's Not Just EFCA: Banks Spend TARP Funds on Anti-Consumer Lobbying  U.S. charges Stanford Financial with "massive" fraud "Biggest Game In Town" About the Government CAFR wealth shell game The Elliot Mess Palast Report mp3  Best Reports on the Economy Scottsdale Arizona  World Depression Regional Wars and the Decline of the US Empire Biopiracy, GM Seeds & Rural India    Economic Crisis in Australia Is Larry Summers Taking Kickbacks From the Banks He's Bailing Out?  Grand Theft Auto: The Bankruptcy of General Motors?  We Can't Break Up the Financial Giants . . . Or Can We?  "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group" and What They May Be Planning Now  Danger of Military Conflict over Arctic? Battle For Resources May Intensify  President Obama's Solution  The U.S. Economy is Unsustainable  US Economy Collapsing  World Wide Economic Collapse Near? The Truth About The Economy: Total Collapse   Unemployment Rises Everywhere. El Centro, Calif., Hits 30.2 Percent Economy Where You Live Foreclosures, unemployment sap Florida economy  Currency  France and Germany declare war on bankers' bonuses  81 More Banks Fail FDIC's Problem Bank List Rockets to 416 FDIC is Bankrupt: Bloomberg stating FDIC going bankrupt will cause a bank run Bernanke's Impossible Two Step  Alan Greenspan Net Worth  1,000 Banks to Fail In Next Two Years: Bank CEO  Beck's "Common Sense" Free  The ONE  America's New Robber Of Barons  Is Apathy The Word?  The Story Behind the Sudden Drop in the Market