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Centre College Dems pushing buttons at convention
dbrock@amnews.comEven while they soak up the political fervor of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Centre College students David Miller and Jordan Shewmaker are making the most of their chance to spread the word about the vice presidential debate a little...Tags: Chris Matthews, Elections, Ted Strickland, Democratic Party, Richard Petty
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Capitalism is an irrational political system
Contributing columnistYes, it’s irrational. And it’s what the GOP says it wants for our country, to save us from becoming “like Europe.” It’s also what the post-New Deal Democratic Party stands for, only a little less. Let’s start with...Tags: Republican Party, Bankruptcy, Spencer Bachus, U.S. Senate, FBI
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Area business briefs for June 21
Henderson awarded scholarship
Joshua Henderson has received a Kentucky Grocers Association/Kentucky Association of Convenience Stores scholarship in participation with The Kroger Co. and the Kentucky Grocers Education Foundation. Henderson is a 2010...Tags: Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Office Equipment and Supplies, Awards and Prizes, Retirement
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If the engine runs too fast, adjust the 'regulator'
Contributing columnistOur nation’s founders thought so little of the British crown’s “taxation without representation” policy that they fought a revolution over it. I’m fairly certain they also wouldn’t embrace today’s “...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Washington (U.S. state), Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio River
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MPAA launches website to promote legal access to movies, TV shows
Hollywood studios are employing a new tool in their efforts to fight piracy: persuasion. After waging an unsuccessful effort last year to introduce legislation that would crack down on websites offering illegal copies of movies and TV shows, studios are...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Hulu, Amazon.com Inc., Movies, Entertainment
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Will Dodd-Frank save (or stifle) capitalism?
WASHINGTON -- It's been five years since the onset of the financial crisis -- the rescue of Bear Stearns in March 2008 -- and we still don't know whether the financial system is safe. In a recent speech, Daniel Tarullo, the Federal Reserve's point man...
Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, The Washington Post, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Bush was a lousy president
I am writing response to the letter writer who stated that the policy of forcing banks to give loans to people who could not afford them was pushed by Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1). The housing bubble burst in 2006-...Tags: Barney Frank, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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It's time to stop blaming Bush
I am not a fan of former President George W. Bush, but I must comment on the hatchet job that was The Sun's editorial about the opening of the Bush library in Dallas ("Misoverestimating Bush," April 28). During the last two years of Mr. Bush's...Tags: Iraq, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barney Frank, Politics
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Baucus' exit drains hope for tax reform
This post has been updated, as indicated below. Six-term Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced Tuesday that he won't run for reelection in 2014. You may now kiss any hope of a sweeping tax reform bill...Tags: Harry Reid, U.S. Congress, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party
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MPAA's Dodd names his No. 2; pirate gets five-year sentence
Motion Picture Assn. of America chief Chris Dodd has named a tech and telecom veteran as his No. 2. The former U.S. senator from Connecticut on Friday announced that Diane Strahan would be chief operating officer of the film industry trade group....Tags: Trials, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, AOL LLC, Court Preliminary, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Time to break up the biggest Wall Street banks
TARP, the infamous Troubled Assets Relief Program that bailed out Wall Street in 2008, is finally over. The Treasury Department recently announced it will soon be completing the sale of the remaining shares it owns of the banks and of General Motors....
Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Sherrod Brown, Republican Party
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Retired Barney Frank wants interim Massachusetts Senate appointment
WASHINGTON -- Financial executives and Capitol Hill colleagues who thought they had seen the last of sharp-tongued Rep. Barney Frank holding court from atop a congressional dais might face him again soon -- if only for a short while. The outspoken...
Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party
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