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Wells Fargo loses an important round in predatory lending case
July 7, 2009A federal judge ruled recently against Wells Fargo's request to dismiss a suit charging it with racially motivated predatory lending. The case is being brought against Wells Fargo by the city of Baltimore which claims the...
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LETTERS: Horror in the desert, Capitalism exposed, A sample of readers comments
July 7, 2009Horror in the desert I went on a desert hike the other day with the Samaritans (a humanitarian group that provides aid to migrants in distress), and amidst all the empty water bottles and backpacks and...
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Common sense on swine flu
July 7, 2009Original source:The swine flu virus is now unstoppable, according to the experts. We're no longer in the prevention phase - treatment is now the name of the game. Flu has been suspected or confirmed at a...
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Jena Six case comes to an end; shone light on racism in criminal justice system
July 7, 2009In September 2007 more than 40,000 demonstrators descended on the small town of Jena, La. to protest unequal justice for the Jena Six, a case in which charges were brought against six black teens following a...
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Supreme Court holds that states may investigate national banks
July 7, 2009Original source: In its 5-4 decision in Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L.L.C. the Supreme Court ruled that states, not just federal authorities, can enforce their own fair lending and consumer protection laws against national banks....
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