Becket Adams
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NY Times Forced to Correct Error-Riddled ‘Wall Street Psychopaths’ Story
Posted May 22, 2012 at 1:58 pmTen percent of people who work on Wall Street are “clinical psychopath" -- except that they aren't.
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Economists Warn: ‘Severe Recession’ Headed For Eurozone Could ‘Spill Over’ & Take Down Rest of World
Posted May 22, 2012 at 11:18 am"could lead to a severe recession in the euro area...with spillovers in the rest of the world"
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Morning Market Roundup: IMF Looks to U.K. For Help, Spain’s Academics Protest, Italy Digs up $38B
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See This Awesome Father-Son Duo Catch a Foul Ball at Yankee Stadium
Posted May 21, 2012 at 10:30 pm'That's the play of the day right there!"
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U.S. Treasury Grants China ‘Direct Computer Link’ to Auction System
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Glenn Beck Continues to Surprise: Popular Tech Site GigaOM‘s Exclusive on Beck’s Online Store
Posted May 21, 2012 at 7:30 pm"A place where you can put your money where your heart is.”
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Barney Frank: Forget Austerity, Europeans Want Obama’s Econ Policies
Posted May 21, 2012 at 4:10 pm"I think they have been overdoing the austerity."
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The Trailer for the New James Bond Movie ‘Skyfall’ Is Finally Here
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Report Reveals Lobbyist Influence Is Alive & Well in Obama’s White House
Posted May 21, 2012 at 1:27 pm“You need a lobbyist to get a meeting.”
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Market Recap: Markets Break Losing Streak (no Thanks to Facebook’s IPO)
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Morning Market Roundup: China Takes Over American Co., EU Stocks Up on G8
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Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Dems Accuse GOP of Economic Sabotage — Again
Posted May 19, 2012 at 4:06 pmSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said his Republican counterpart was not cooperating on that legislation "in hopes that he can get my job, perhaps."
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Seriously? Elizabeth Warren May Have Plagiarized ‘Pow Wow Chow’ Recipe Submissions
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Jon Lovitz to President Obama: Stop it With The Victim Mentality!
Posted May 18, 2012 at 6:06 pm"...nobody with a victim mentality will get anywhere, ever."
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Report: JPMorgan CEO Personally Involved in Multi-Billion Dollar Loss
Posted May 18, 2012 at 2:38 pm"...losses that could total as much as $5 billion."
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Why Did TED Talks Originally Refuse to Publish This Presentation on Taxing the Rich?
Posted May 18, 2012 at 12:38 pm"...taxing the rich to make investments that grow the middle class, is the single shrewdest thing we can do for the middle class, the poor and the rich.
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These Are The 20 Best Jobs That Don’t Require a College Degree
Posted May 18, 2012 at 11:18 am"...spend four years establishing [yourself] in the workforce, rather than four more years in the classroom."
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Market Recap: Facebook IPO Fails to Meet Expectations, EU Worries Shake Markets
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Oh, Canada: Canadian Museum Debuts Taxpayer-Funded ‘X-Rated’ Sex Exhibit Designed For Children as Young as 12
Posted May 18, 2012 at 9:45 amDesigned by the Montreal Science Centre with “input from sexologists.”
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Morning Market Roundup: Facebook’s IPO, UK Regs Could Chase Out Bank, China Ignores U.S. Dumping Ruling
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On Strike: Parisian Strippers Refuse to Stimulate Economy Until Pay Improves
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‘Ex-Patriot’ Games: Vindictive Senators Propose Bill That Would Ban ‘Tax-Dodging’ Facebook Co-Founder From Reentering U.S.
Posted May 17, 2012 at 4:38 pm"Pay your taxes in full, or don't ever try to step foot in the United States again."
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Hey Arkansas, Are You Voting for This Guy Next Week?
Posted May 17, 2012 at 4:30 pm"...deficits and debt should not be our focus. It’s misguided and counterproductive."
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‘Native American’ Elizabeth Warren Contributed Recipes to The ‘Pow Wow Chow’ Cookbook
Posted May 17, 2012 at 3:36 pm"If I were her I would release those employment documents."
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E.U. Uh-Oh: As Spain Goes Into Recession, Bank Run Fears Grow
Posted May 17, 2012 at 12:47 pm"Either Europe has a committed, stable, successful eurozone...Or we are in uncharted territory which carries huge risks for everybody."
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