Opinion
EDITORIAL: An insult to women
October 3, 2008Sarah Palin’s selection as the Republicans’ vice-presidential candidate is an insult to women, and to the American people. It sent several disgusting messages. One: We can use women for window-dressing. Two: Women voters are dumb. They’ll...
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Why McCain suspended his campaign
October 3, 2008Behind The NewsJohn McCain got lucky last week. Less than 24 hours after the New York Times broke a story about McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis’ ties to the Freddie Mac, the big home lender that...
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OPINION: How to solve the mortgage meltdown
October 2, 2008It had to happen: Some Republicans are trying to blame the Democrats for the mortgage meltdown, and for the stock exchange crisis that this has triggered, because Democratic politicians have allegedly pushed laws to make it...
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To bail or not to bail?
October 2, 2008The difficulty in sealing a deal to relieve the financial crisis is no surprise. People on Main Street are fuming over the Bush administration’s $700 billion “cash for trash” proposal to bail out Wall Street at...
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OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 2, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
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