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That always could be a pretty good way of liquidating the national debt — repudiate the bonds as forgeries. – Chris Powell Potenza, Italy —

By: David Dayen The Administration’s FY 2013 budget predicts a large shortfall for the Federal Housing Administration, which has predictably suffered during the housing crisis.

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By Matthew Leising and Agnieszka Troszkiewicz CME Group Inc. (CME) has made a bid for the London Metal Exchange as the world’s largest metals futures

By Sid Perkins The average American uses enough water each year to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and global agriculture consumes a whopping 92% of

News Release February 8, 2012 STATUS UPDATE FROM THE OFFICE OF JAMES W. GIDDENS, TRUSTEE FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF MF GLOBAL INC., CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE’S

My comments on settlement summary Carolyn A. Betts Click to read notes Related reading: Settlement Executive Summary (PDF) atg.wa.gov National Mortgage Settlement: Bank Forecloses Even

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The share of Americans’ income that comes from government benefit programs, like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, more than doubled over the last four decades,