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• Columbia law article says Texas executed the wrong Carlos

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • "Women seeking an abortion... will have to view a picture of the embryo or fetus and hear a description of its development before having the procedure, under a law that takes effect September 1, 2011."

• Queen Sofia of Spain snubs Queen Elizabeth II in diplomatic spat over Gibraltar

  Thu May 17, 2012
  • I'm an American who cares. I find it appalling that my fellow citizens will attack an institution that has worked for the British for nearly a thousand years. When our Constitution is that old, maybe we'll have the right to make snide remarks about the monarchy.

• Obama: Gay marriage 'doesn't weaken families, it strengthens families'

  Mon May 14, 2012
  • And in the process of taking over ownership we screwed all of the current stock owners - your retirement plan, your 401k plan all took a hit over that.

• Greeks withdraw $894 million in a day: Is this beginning of a run on banks?

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • this will be the US if obama gets re-elected If you'd been paying attention to the posts here (and the Greek crisis, in general), you'd understand that the Greek and US situations are very different. If you don't understand that, the market does. The dollar is rising against the Euro.

• Greeks withdraw $894 million in a day: Is this beginning of a run on banks?

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • Ian ... as a sovereign government, Greece could obtain the best talent that money could buy to provide independent advice. No European government can claim to be unsophisticated. If it bought financial instruments that it didn't understand, tough.

• Greeks withdraw $894 million in a day: Is this beginning of a run on banks?

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • Yes, but you will have to leave Greece to exchange the currency. I think at that point the devaluation would be the same. Since Greece would be the only place you could use the new currency.

• Europe, US and the world brace for messy impact from Greece

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • Really? ... before you claim that Iseeconfusedpeople is mis-quoting, remember that Kennedy himself said "rates" (not effective tax burden). Plus, although no one paid 91% effective rates, they did pay 91% marginal rates on that last dollar of income.

• Europe, US and the world brace for messy impact from Greece

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • Austerity is the ONLY answer...

• Europe, US and the world brace for messy impact from Greece

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • This is a mess that the US created and exported to the rest of the world and it WILL come back to bite us in the A$$.

• First Thoughts: Here we go again

  Wed May 16, 2012
  • Another debt ceiling debate. Goody. What a total bunch of political crap. If Romney happens to get elected......you won't hear another word about it. It'll get passed as is.