Posts Tagged ‘interest’
Germans To Fork Over 66% Of Taxes To Bankers »
Germany’s parliament today passed a bill that will mean that about 66 per cent of the country’s income tax revenue each year will go to banks in the form of interest payments on souvereign dent bonds held by Greece, Portugal and other eurozone nations. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right coalition government voted to give 123 billion [...]
Desperation of Abbas-sounds like a junior high kid not »
Abbas calls on Obama to impose Mideast peace dealKARIN LAUBRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on President Barack Obama on Saturday to impose a Mideast peace deal, reflecting growing frustration with what Palestinians see as Washington's failure to wrangle concessions out of Israel's hardline government.In an [...]
The Crony Capitalist Threat to Our Economic Freedom »
Heritage FoundationThe Obama administration's game plan for passing their financial regulatory reform plan is clear: ignore the details of their bill, demonize Wall Street, and cast conservatives as the pawns of big bankers. But as Politico reports today, there's a complication in their battle plan: "The Democratic Party is closer to corporate [...]
Obama Speech Signals a U.S. Shift on Middle East »
MARK LANDLER and HELENE COOPERWASHINGTON — It was just a phrase at the end of President Obama’s news conference on Tuesday, but it was a stark reminder of a far-reaching shift in how the United States views the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how aggressively it might push for a peace agreement. When Mr. Obama declared that resolving the [...]
Butch Otter proves running as a Libertarian Republican »
Has a 32% lead for reelectionNew poll numbers for Idaho, show libertarian Republican Governor Butch Otter in a healthy position for reelection. From Rasmussen (via Hedgehog)GOVERNOR – IDAHO (Rasmussen)Butch Otter (R-inc) 60%Keith Allred (D) 28%Allred, a former University professor at Harvard, is a lobbyist in Boise with a liberal special [...]
Private Army Sets Sights on Iceland »
A private company offering military support has expressed interest in working with the Icelandic government. Many Icelanders are strongly opposed to the idea. The company in question is known as ECA Program. They are a private company that works in military training and support for governments around the world, and have most recently worked with [...]
IF TAITZ WINS ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA…OBAMA »
Orly Taitz seeks support for political Campaign Posted on January 26th, 2010 by David-Crockett AIMS FOR CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY-GENERAL OR SECRETARY-OF-STATE OFFICESby John Charlton© 2009/2010 (Jan. 25, 2010) — Dr. Orly Taitz, Esq., arguably the most famous personality of the popular movement seeking to remove Obama from [...]
Lawmakers Race to Limit Corporate Spending on »
For those who have not kept up with this case, the Supreme Court ruled recently that portions of the McCain-Feingold (yes, that McCain) Act regulating when and how much businesses can spend money to buy ads or other campaign materials UNCONSTITUTIONAL under the 1st Amendment. Bravo. But congress critters are not deterred. All [...]
Pachauri Responds To Global Warming Profiteering »
Rajendra Pachauri has responded to the conflict 0f interest allegations levied against him in the Telegraph, which I discussed here several days ago. Dr. Pachauri’s rebutal comes in the form of a press release issued by TERI, the organization that he directs in India. I am in possession of the press release, having received it from a colleague [...]
Pissed Off Obama Talks To Stubborn Chinese Premier »
Obama Doing All He Can From Falling To The Floor and Bowing.(Yes, it is his bag baby)Funny thing happened on the way to the New World Order Forum. George Soros the "brilliant" insider information currency trader, overlooked the fact, the Chinese are integral members of the United Nations. China has no interest whatsoever in the politics of the [...]
