Besides Farenthold And Newsweek, Where Is The Rest Of The Media
m2c4
4:26 PM
Let's just recap the last two day's revelations about Donald Trump. He apparently violated the embargo against Cuba ; his foundation...
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Friday, September 30, 2016
Politics
Politics
GDP Estimates Do Not Indicate Overheated Economy
m2c4
11:28 AM
Earlier this week, the third revision to second-quarter GDP came in at 1.4% , up from the prior estimate of 1.1%. At least that is headed in...
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Politics
Trump Violated Embargo Against Cuba
m2c4
11:27 AM
It is hard to keep up with the ongoing scandals that keep emerging on a daily or even hourly basis for the Trump campaign. And that's no...
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Politics
Deutsche Bank Liquidity Problems Grow
m2c4
8:09 AM
It looks like Deutsche Bank (DB) could be in the early stages of a death spiral and the implications for the world's financial system ar...
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Politics
Stumpf's Days May Be Numbered At Wells Fargo
m2c4
7:16 AM
Things aren't getting any better for Wells Fargo and the pressure continues to build for CEO John Stumpf. Yesterday, Stumpf was grilled ...
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Politics
Politics
NY Times Has Severe Amnesia In Analysis Of Clinton Debate Win
m2c4
4:36 PM
In an analysis of the impact of the clear debate win by Hillary Clinton today, the New York Times seems to suffer some severe amnesia. The ...
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Politics
Analysis Of Trump's Debate Answers On Trade And Jobs Shows Virtually No Detail
m2c4
4:00 AM
The general consensus on the first debate is that Donald Trump was taking it to Hillary Clinton on the trade issue until she baited him with...
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Politics
Polls Show Clear Debate Victory For Clinton
m2c4
4:00 AM
The initial polls about who won the first debate are in and it shows a decisive and overwhelming victory for Hillary Clinton: Those are...
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Politics
Bill Allowing Suits Against Saudi Arabia Will Not End Well For U.S.
m2c4
3:59 AM
In an ill-advised move, the House and the Senate voted to override President Obama's veto of the bill that would allow 9/11 families to ...
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Politics
Government Shutdown Looks To Be Averted
m2c4
3:59 AM
It looks like the government shutdown will be averted thanks to Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi agreeing to add an amendment to a water bill tha...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Politics
Politics
Wells Fargo Claws Back Stock Compensation In Wake Of Fraud
m2c4
12:45 PM
Wells Fargo will actually claw back compensation from CEO John Stumpf and Carrie Tolstedt , the former head of the retail banking operation ...
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Politics
Nexus Of Illegal Activity At Foundation And Refusal To Release Taxes Spells Big Trouble For Trump Campaign
m2c4
9:11 AM
It looks like we may finally be seeing a nexus between the scandals at the Donald J. Trump Foundation and Trump's continued refusal to r...
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Politics
Lawrence O'Donnell Eviscerates Donald Trump And His Enablers
m2c4
6:30 AM
Lawrence O'Donnell eviscerated Donald Trump on his show, the Last Word, last night in a nearly 20-minute diatribe. And he also went afte...
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Politics
Ryan Tries To Move Stop-Gap Government Funding Bill Along
m2c4
6:17 AM
Paul Ryan is probably nervous enough already about having to ram through a stop-gap spending bill before the government shuts down on Frida...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Politics
Politics
Procedural Vote On Stop-Gap Funding Fails; Shutdown Looms
m2c4
5:30 PM
It looks like we are headed for at least a temporary government shutdown as the procedural vote in the Senate on the stop-gap bill to keep ...
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Politics
Sinking Deutsche Bank Poses Dilemma For German Government
m2c4
5:09 PM
Deutsche Bank, the scandal-ridden German bank that is rumored to be the only Wall Street firm still willing to deal with Donald Trump , saw...
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Politics
Wildstein Testifies Christie Lied About Bridgegate
m2c4
1:59 PM
Another story that may have been lost in the all the debate hoopla yesterday and today was the testimony of David Wildstein in the Bridgega...
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Politics
Saudi Wage Cuts And Youth Unemployment May Signal Future Unrest
m2c4
1:06 PM
It looks like Saudi Arabia could be headed for some domestic unrest in the not too distant future. On Monday, the government announced drast...
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Politics
Farenthold Disputes Trump Claim About Foundation Lawyers
m2c4
9:48 AM
Following up on David Farenthold's report that Trump directed fees that were Trump's income to his charity , Trump was asked if his ...
Monday, September 26, 2016
Politics
Politics
Live Blogging The Debate
m2c4
7:55 PM
Ok. I'm going to try to do this. Here we go: OMG - Hillary is wearing a pant suit!! Producing jobs and raising income - Hillary lays...
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Politics
New Allegations Of Trump Using His Foundation Illegally To Evade Taxes
m2c4
5:16 PM
David Farenthold of the Washington Post has another blockbuster article on the Trump Foundation which again raises the possibility that Trum...
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Politics
To Watch Or Not
m2c4
4:18 PM
Decisions, decisions. Should I watch the debate and blog my thoughts and comments or should I just leave that in other more capable hands su...
Politics
Politics
Government Shutdown Looms Despite Everyone Thinking It Will Be Avoided
m2c4
2:15 PM
While everyone is focused on the first debate tonight, the fact that the government may shut down at the end of this week seems to have gone...
Addenda
Addenda
Three Sad And Bittersweet Sports Endings
m2c4
8:45 AM
It was a sad end for three sports heroes yesterday. First, Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez tragically died in a boating accident early ...
Politics
Politics
Corbyn Easily Wins Re-Election As Head Of Labour Party
m2c4
7:56 AM
Jeremy Corbyn easily won re-election as the head of the Labour party on Saturday, winning nearly 62% of the votes cast by over 500,000 part...
Politics
Politics
Two Questions That Trump Must Be Asked Tonight
m2c4
7:15 AM
Tonight is the first of three Presidential debates. The moderators for these upcoming debates have been under a lot of scrutiny lately and ...
Sunday, September 25, 2016
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The Deck View
Natural Weekends - Sunsets
m2c4
8:39 AM
We've had some beautiful sunsets this week so you all will get to enjoy the views too!
Friday, September 23, 2016
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Politics
Self-Driving Cars Don't Exist But They Still Need Subsidies
m2c4
2:14 PM
The Daily News has an opinion piece that discusses the shutdown of the L train in New York City for eighteen months in order to repair damag...
Politics
Politics
Is Foundation Self-Dealing Tax Evasion By Trump?
m2c4
11:58 AM
Could someone with more familiarity with tax law than I please answer this question: If I get someone else to pay off my $250,000 mortgage,...
Politics
Politics
The Coming Separation Of Conservatives And The GOP
m2c4
11:19 AM
Martin Longman over at Washington Monthly points to an interesting interview with Samuel Goldman , a professor of political theory at George...
Politics
Politics
NY Times Fails Two Days In A Row
m2c4
9:42 AM
Sometimes you have to wonder whether the New York Times prints articles simply to fill space rather than educate the reader. There are two p...
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Politics
Politics
New Study Details Extent Of Corporate Tax Avoidance
m2c4
5:57 AM
I just wanted to quickly follow up on yesterday's post that showed even investors are getting worried about corporations extreme tax avo...
