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Secret IP Treaty Proposal Rubs Tech WrongThe negotiations over the International Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that concluded another round this week in Seoul, South Korea, prompts watchdog groups to complain to President Obama about Hollywood's influence over the talks and the lack of transparency surrounding the entire negotiations....
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The Fed may crack down further on big Wall Street bonuses - Nov. 5, 2009Is the Fed about to hit the brakes on the Wall Street gravy train? A year after they survived the financial meltdown with considerable taxpayer help, Goldman Sachs (GS, Fortune 500) and Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500) stand to spend $35 billion combined this year on employee compensation. The ...
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New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion | Between the Lines | ZDNet.comThe New York Attorney General’s office today accused chip maker Intel of engaging in “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct,” including paying kickbacks and threatening computer makers, and filed federal antitrust charges against it. In a statement, New York Attorney General ...
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SEIU.org | Tell Big Banks: Donate your H1N1 VaccinesTell Citi & Goldman Sachs: Donate Your H1N1 Vaccines to Hospitals in Need. More outrageous news from Wall Street today: big banks like Citi and Goldman Sachs are being shipped private stocks of H1N1 vaccinations while at-risk Americans ...
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JPMorgan to Pay $75 Million in Alabama Case - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.comBusiness The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that JPMorgan Chase had agreed to pay $75 million in penalties and as well as forfeit $647 million in termination fees to settle civil charges that its securities firm had engaged in an “unlawful payment scheme” to win ...
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2The Fed may crack down further on big Wall Street bonuses - Nov. 5, 2009It's WAY past time ... what it's REALLY time for is some take back of what they stole and some put-up in jail of those thieves!JDP added 2 days ago
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4Can Prosecutors Be Sued By People They Framed? : NPRIt may be unethical for lawyers (i.e., prosecutors) to lie and deny due process to a defendant, however, it is not apparently illegal.Geoffrey Ames added 3 days ago
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2Pot legalization gains momentum in California - Yahoo! NewsWill the typically foaming at the mouth "states rights" advocates (for things like guns and taxes) be consistent and support CA in this?JDP added 4 weeks ago
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2Bank Check Fees, ATM Charges Hit Record Highs, Consumers Angry - ABC NewsAnother "redistribution of wealth" from many of "we the people" to corporations. Just another form of usury, which the deregulators (mainly Republicans) and "conservative" activist judges (mainly put into place by Republicans) have allowed. Usury laws used to exist (in some cases still ...JDP added 5 weeks ago
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2Bank of America: Did Ken Lewis Lie to Shareholders? - TIME"If a CEO is lying, then he has got to go." Whoa there! CEO turnover would then be the norm, unless this is amended to "If a CEO is CAUGHT lying ...".JDP added 7 weeks ago
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