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The Speaker is a Woman of Integrity- So say Graham, Democratic House Colleagues and I

May 22nd, 2009 | By Randy Allgaier | Category: Lead Story

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused the CIA of misleading her in 2002 about its use of waterboarding during the Bush administration.  It seems absurd for me to write a piece defending Speaker Pelosi- who am I to defend her?  I am a constituent, I am a supporter and I have worked with her office [...]

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Joseph Stiglitz dissects the economic crisis

Dec 12th, 2008 | By jaymcdonough | Category: Lead Story

A couple months ago, ex Federal Reserve Bank chairman Alan Greenspan was testifying before Congress and confessed he had found a flaw in his philosophy of managing markets. Mr. Greenspan, like many others conservatives, believed markets are self regulating and government intrusion should be minimal.

Congressman Henry Waxman pushed him, responding, “In other words, you [...]

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