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Archive for March, 2009

Ron Paul Challenges Ben Bernanke On The Roots Of The Economic Crisis

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics, Ron Paul

Once again, today’s House Banking Committee hearing allowed us to see another act in the Ron and Ben show.
This time, Paul questioned the Fed Chairman about the roots of the economic crisis and asked Bernanke to admit that it was government intervention, on the fiscal, regulatory, and monetary level, that got us into the situation [...]

Did Universal Healthcare Kill Natasha Richardson ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Health, Health Care Reform, Politics

It’s a provocative question, I will admit, but consider this:
Questions are arising over whether a medical helicopter might have been able to save actress Natasha Richardson.
The province of Quebec lacks a medical helicopter system, common in the United States and other parts of Canada, to airlift stricken patients to major trauma centers. Montreal’s top head [...]

Should A School Be Allowed To Strip Search A 13 Year-Old Girl ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty, Legal, Privacy, Supreme Court, War On Drugs

Over at The Liberty Papers, I’ve written twice before (see here and here) about the case of a girl named Savanna Redding who was strip searched by school officials back in 2003:

SAFFORD, Ariz. — Savana Redding still remembers the clothes she had on — black stretch pants with butterfly patches and a pink T-shirt — [...]

Unreliable Zobgy Poll Purports To Show Obama’s Support Dropping Dramatically

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

According to a new Zogby poll, Barack Obama’s approval numbers are cratering:

The honeymoon is over, a national poll will signal today as President Obama’s job approval stumbles to about 50 percent over the lack of improvement with the crippled economy.
The sobering numbers come as the president backpedals from two prime-time gaffes – one comparing his [...]

More Signs Of A Coming Dollar Crisis

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under China, Credit Crisis, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Russia

As I noted last night, China seems to be hinting that it will push to end the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, a move which would have serious implications for the American economy. While it’s easy to dismiss this as what I referred to as a Beijing head fake or an effort by [...]

Supreme Court Shoots Down Absurd Anti-Evolution Lawsuit

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Evolution vs. ID, Legal, Science, Supreme Court

When you think about it, this result isn’t entirely surprising:
On March 23, 2009, the Supreme Court denied certiorari without comment to Caldwell v. Caldwell, which challenged the constitutionality of the Understanding Evolution website — a joint project of the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education. The San [...]

Well, At Least Bernie Madoff Made Money For Someone

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under General

Thisseems to be one of those only-in-New-York things:
Someone is finally making some money off Bernie Madoff.
A Queens construction worker used the swindler’s prison number to play the lottery and won $1,500.
Ralph Amendolaro, 50, noticed the digits under Madoff’s mug on the front page of the Daily News the day after he pleaded guilty – 61727-054.
When [...]

Another Obama/Geithner Power Grab

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics

Today, Treasury Secretary Tim “Turbo Tax” Geithner proposed a vast increase in his Department’s power to take over American financial institutions:
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner today told Congress the administration will seek unprecedented power to seize non-bank financial companies whose collapse could jeopardize the economy, a move Geithner said would have allowed the government to [...]

Republicans To Dick Cheney; Please Shut Up Already

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Dick Cheney, George W Bush, Politics, Republicans

Congressional Republicans are wishing that Dick Cheney would remain as silent out of office as he was while serving as Vice-President:
Congressional Republicans are telling Dick Cheney to go back to his undisclosed location and leave them alone to rebuild the Republican Party without his input.
Displeased with the former vice-president’s recent media appearances, Republican lawmakers say [...]

Ron Paul Talks To Glenn Beck About MIAC And The Fed

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politics, Ron Paul

Ron Paul was on Glenn Beck’s show last night to talk about the Missouri “libertarians as terrorists” report and his Fed Transparency Bill:

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