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Letter:Voters, act to stop runaway spending before it’s too late – Quad Cities Onlines

Most are familiar with the expression, “your chances are slim and none and Slim is leaving town.” Politicians, local, state and federal are spending us into oblivion and unless we voters take action to stop runaway spending, our chances for … Continue reading

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Chevron 1Q profits rise 4 pct on higher oil prices – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron Corp. said Friday that profits rose 4.2 percent in the first quarter as it sold oil for higher prices. The San Ramon, Calif. energy giant reported net income of $ 6.47 billion, or $ 3.27 … Continue reading

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Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction – Huffington Post

This is the week of the third annual Deficit Fest, the event sponsored by Wall Street billionaire Peter G. Peterson. At this event, many of the people most responsible for the current downturn come together to tell us why we … Continue reading

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Fed regulators in hot seat over JPMorgan loss – Reuters India

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – JPMorgan’s $ 2 billion-plus trading loss raises serious questions about whether the New York Federal Reserve and other regulators were asleep at the wheel or whether it is asking too much of them to keep up … Continue reading

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White House pushes ObamaCare-themed e-cards for Mother’s Day – FOX News

Not even Mother’s Day could be shielded from election-year politics.  The White House on Sunday released specially tailored e-cards touting the benefits for moms of the federal health care overhaul, urging people to send the card around to … Inflation … Continue reading

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Obamacare’s Medicare Scam – Town Hall

America’s senior citizens deserve to enjoy their golden years in security rather than be faced with the uncertainty of having their beloved Medicare benefits yanked away thanks to provisions within the Democratic Party’s darling, Obamacare. Inflation Policy News Link

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Dollar Weakens Before Fed Ends Meeting; Pound Declines – Bloomberg

Higher-yielding currencies, including South Africa’s rand and Canada’s dollar … tracked by Bloomberg Correlation Weighted Indexes. The yen has tumbled 8.3 percent. The pound fell from a seven-month high versus the dollar after a government … Inflation Policy News Link

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Twitter challenges court order in Occupy Wall Street case – Los Angeles Times

Tweeters, it looks like Twitter’s got your back when it comes to the Constitution. In quite a few more than 140 characters, Twitter is saying no way to a court order to give up the account details and communications of … Continue reading

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House Republicans target social cuts to shield military – msnbc.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday will fire their first shots of the next deficit-reduction battle, advancing legislation to cut nearly $ 380 billion largely from social programs while protecting defense spending. Inflation Policy News … Continue reading

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No end in sight to global jobs crisis: ILO – Financial Post

The EU, which generates about a fifth of global output, has struggled to strike a balance between austerity and growth as it seeks to overcome a decade of runaway spending while grappling with recession. Only six advanced economies have seen … Continue reading

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