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Posts Tagged ‘Enron’

  • “Special Interests” Love Cap and Trade

    Posted March 2nd, 2009 at 1:50pm in Energy and Environment 1

    In his weekly radio and Internet address this past Saturday, President Barack Obama predicted that his agenda would draw attack from “special interests and lobbyists” on several fronts. If by “attack” he meant “support” than Obama is 100% correct. The Center for Public Integrity released a study last week reporting that hundreds of companies are [...] More

  • Morning Bell: Did Ken Lay Get to Write Sarbanes-Oxley?

    Posted September 23rd, 2008 at 8:52am in Enterprise and Free Markets 11

    The $700 billion that Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is requesting from Congress to restore liquidity in the financial markets is a breathtaking sum of money. But it is also important to remember Paulson has already committed $200 billion to recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The size of their bailout should tip Americans off: Fannie [...] More