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allan commented on the blog post You Shall Know Our Velocity: Political Priorities Measured in Time Frames
Obama needs to
prodnudge his regulatory overseer, Cass SunsteinSurely there’s some way of incentivizing Prof. Sunstein to do the right thing.
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allan commented on the blog post Pelosi Shifts the Goalposts – Now Draws Line on Bush Tax Cuts at $1 Million
The Ds: yielding firmly since 2000.
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allan commented on the blog post Facebook IPO Difficulties Reminder of the Insanity of the JOBS Act
To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, a free market is messy.
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 22, 2012
From the Department of the Washington Post is Worse Than Dreamt of in All Your Philosophy:
Why is a story, The anti-Obama Democrats, accompanied by a photograph of an inmate at
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 22, 2012
From the Department of Austerity is for Little People:
Paterno’s wife to get state pension of $13.4 million
Welcome back, f. Hope your I-appointment went well.
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allan commented on the blog post Administration Maintains Drone Program They Have Repeatedly Touted Is a Secret
I guess “state secrets” are now defined as things that aren’t actually secrets, but which simply contain information that the government doesn’t want you to see.
But that has always been the case with state secrets claims, from the start.
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allan commented on the blog post Fail Whale Trades: Up to a $7 Billion Loss?
Feds looking at J.P. Morgan disclosures
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Federal regulators said Tuesday they are examining whether J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. violated rules requiring the bank to publicly disclose material changes in a timely manner
Time for Jamie to find some more
highly compensated employeescannon fodder
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allan commented on the blog post Securitization Fraud Task Force Responds to Criticism With PR
Schneiderman is the
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 21, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief Gregory Jaczko is out
He was described on the NewHour as having made for a difficult work environment.
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 20, 2012
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 20, 2012
Remember all those subpoenas for James Risen?
Waiting with baited breath for similar subpoenas for David Ignatius. Or not.
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allan commented on the blog post Occupy Journalists Stopped, Searched, Handcuffed & Interrogated at Gunpoint
Surely Secretary of State Clinton will issue a harshly worded statement
calling for this repressive regime to end its violation of basic human rights,
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allan commented on the blog post Activists Raided & Arrested Ahead of NATO Summit Continue To Be Held Without Charge
For those with time to waste, here’s NPR tongue-bathing coverage of the CPD’s tactics.
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 16, 2012
From the Department of Newspeak (a.k.a. Chicago Tribune):
Thousands of police officers will leave their districts across the city and report for duty downtown to make the city safe for world leaders at the NATO summit, protesters, and everybody else just trying to go about their normal business.
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 16, 2012
From the Department of No One Could Have Predicted:
JPMorgan’s Trading Loss Is Said to Rise at Least 50%
Safely leaked after the shareholders meeting.
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 15, 2012
A (very short) moment of silence, in memory of American$ Elect.
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 14, 2012
Feel the Rahm-mentum:
Chicagoans like Emanuel’s job performance, though not overwhelmingly
Poll shows 52% approval overall, but less among blacks, women and those with low incomes
[or those concerned with the First and Fourth Amendments]Emmanuel / Wasserman-Schultz 2016. You heard it here first.
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allan commented on the blog post Wisconsin Dems Angered By Lack of Support for Recall From DNC
Destroying base enthusiasm, one DNC/DSCC/DCCC betrayal at a time.
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 13, 2012
This is simply a risk management tool…,” said Chicago police spokeswoman Melissa Stratton.
Sorta like The Whale’s credit default swaps. What could possibly go wrong?
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allan commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 13, 2012
“Even now, a month later, no one seems to know anything about him . . .. There appears to be almost no public trace of him before April. A Lexis-search turned up nothing. There are no pictures of him online
Has anyone seen The Whale and Keyser Söze in the same place at the same time?
this is thrilling even to watch
Just think how much would this guy has to pay for health insurance in the open market.
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