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Did Citi Get a Sweet Deal?
In the run-up to the global financial collapse, Citigroup’s bankers worked feverishly to create complex securities. In just one year, 2007, Citi marketed more than $20 billion worth of …
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Without Credit Card Donations, WikiLeaks Facing Funding Crisis
Washington - WikiLeaks, the whistleblower website that has been at the center of some of the world's most controversial news for the past 18 months, is facing dire economic …
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US May Have Concealed Deterrent Aim of Iranian Plan
Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi ambassador and the target of an alleged murder plot, gestures during a news conference at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. (Photo: Doug …
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Following Complaints From Gulf, Congress Seeks Audit of BP Oil Spill Fund
Washington - Republican Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Marco Rubio of Florida, unhappy with the handling of the $20 billion fund set up by BP to compensate victims …
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Financing Questions Shadow Tunisian Vote, First of Arab Spring
Tunis - As Tunisians prepare to vote on Sunday in the first election of the Arab Spring, the parties and their supporters have ramped up a bitter debate over …
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In Sign of Global Influence, China Cracking Down on Occupy Wall Street Coverage
Occupy Wall Street at Liberty Square in New York City, NY, marching to Chase Bank, October 12, 2011. (Photo: a c o r n) When the Occupy …
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(Un)occupy Albuquerque Connects Corporate Greed to Fight for Native Land
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) The 99 percent movement that’s swept the country has reached Albuquerque, New Mexico. But organizers there have decided to alter the “Occupy” …
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Qaddafi is Dead. Now What for Libya?
Libyans gather for Friday prayer at Martyr's Square in Tripoli, Libya, Oct. 21, 2011. (Photo: Joao Pina / The New York Times) Washington - With the death …
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Global Economic Fate Hinges on European Finance Talks
Washington - The fate of the global economy, European unity — and the 401(k) savings of ordinary Americans — all hang in the balance as Europe's leaders meet over …
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Obama: All US Troops Out of Iraq by End of Year
U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Company from the 1st Cavalry Division, aboard their Bradlee fighting vehicle in Najaf, Aug. 10, 2004. President Barack Obama announced October 21, 2011, that …