Entries Tagged as 'Congress'

The only poll that really matters

October 20th, 2009 · No Comments

So Drudge links to a The Hill story talking about how Californians’ view of Nancy Pelosi has worsened, with only 34 percent saying they approve.
I’m no Pelosi fan, but reading the story I had the same reaction as I did a few weeks back when, at a Joe Pitts town hall, one person said they were angry […]

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I think they call it insider trading

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Nice.
As financial markets tumbled and the government worked to stave off panic by pumping billions of dollars into banks last fall, several members of Congress who oversee the banking industry were grabbing up or dumping bank stocks.
Anticipating bargains or profits or just trying to unload before the bottom fell out, these members of the House […]

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Tags: Economy · Congress