adam gabbatt on video of iraq veteran kayvan sabehgi039s attack
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keith and adam gabbatt reporter and blogger for the guardian discuss the video that was released of the nov 2 attack on iraq veteran kayvan sabehgi in oakland during occupy protests and details from the cameraman who provided the footage to the guardian gabbatt confirms that the city of oakland039s police department is investigating the incident but he notes that so many police agencies - estimates are at 17 - being involved during the protest may require quota proper external body to come in and examine what039s been going on therequottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvgo to countdown with keith olbermann on current tv for more:http:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

alan grayson: trillions in bank bailouts by the federal reserve
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former us rep alan grayson d-fl tells keith how an audit of the federal reserve shows that the agency quotplayed russian roulettequot with the us dollar over the course of more than 26 trillion worth of bank bailoutstune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvgo to countdown with keith olbermann on current tv for more:http:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

hawaii officials straight up messing with birther-ish arizona secretary of state
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follow: slateviral facebookcomslatevideowatch: youtubecomslatester slatevcomseeing your government dollars at work in email chains about president obama039s birth certificate is somewhere between hilarious and exasperating on one end arizona secretary of state ken bennett has suggested the president might not make it onto the november ballot there unless he can surmise whether obama was truly born in hawaii on the other hawaii officials have been dealing with similar requestsand answering them along with the presidentfor years nowtalking points memo obtained the email exchange in which bennett and his office are repeatedly rebuffed by the hawaii attorney general039s office in requesting further verification of obama039s birth in kapiolani maternity and gynecological hospital in 1961 the hawaii office asks for proof of legal authority for the request and whether bennett plans to further verify the birthplaces of all the candidates who will be on the ballot other emails obtained show bennett answering birther constituents who question his commitment to questioning the president039s eligibility if they read his emails they would probably stop questioning him video produced by paca thomas

oh the hermanity - the daily show with jon stewart - 110911 - video clip comedy central
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luckily herman cain still has one important person in his corner airdate - 110911

michele bachmann enters 2012 gop field
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read more: http:topbsorgjtkzxeminnesota rep michele bachmann formally kicked off her campaign for the gop nomination in waterloo iowa on monday

too big to prosecute eliot spitzer and matt taibbi decry eric holder039s wall street fraud inaction
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matt taibbi rolling stone contributing editor discusses his recent article quotgoldman non-prosecutionquot about us attorney general eric holder039s decision not to prosecute goldman sachs following a justice department investigation with quotviewpointquot host eliot spitzertune in weeknights at 8e5p on current tvhttp:currentcomshowsviewpoint

039shocking victory039: with sopa shelved markos moulitsas on a way forward for internet policy
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quotcountdownquot contributor markos moulitsas founder of the daily kos analyzes the rapid congressional abandonment of the sopa and pipa bills following protests calling attention to how the proposed legislation would endanger internet freedom moulitsas suggests that piracy could be curtailed if providers would make it easier for consumers to pay for content tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

al gore takes on scott walker romney039s health care record voter suppression and citizens united
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current tv co-founder al gore joined host eliot spitzer for an hour-long quotviewpointquot special edition in which they discussed everything from the wisconsin recall election to voter suppression laws in floridatune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:currentcomshowsviewpoint

eliot spitzer observes 2000th us service death since the start of the war on terror
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a grim statistic is making headlines today: the report of the 2000th us service death in operation enduring freedom the war that began after 911 the so-called war on terrortune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:currentcomshowsviewpoint

039if big lies are told often enough people will start believing them039: reich on obamacare backlash
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robert reich professor at uc berkeley039s goldman school of public policy and former us labor secretary reacts to the supreme court039s 5-4 decision to uphold the affordable care act and voices his concern for how republicans will retaliatetune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:currentcomshowsviewpoint

a warning to congress supreme court039s health care ruling may have negative side effects
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rep jerrold nadler d-ny a ranking member of the subcommittee on the constitution sits down with quotviewpointquot host eliot spitzer to discuss the ramifications of the supreme court039s decision to uphold the affordable care acttune in weeknights at 8e5p on current tvhttp:currentcomshowsviewpoint

what mitt romney failed to mention in his naacp speech
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rep sheila jackson lee d-texas reacts to mitt romney039s speech at the 2012 naacp convention in houstontune in weeknights at 8e5p on current tvhttp:currentcomshowsviewpoint

why did democrats try to cover up fannie mae freddie mac scam - must see
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democrats in their own words covering up the fannie mae freddie mac scam that caused our economic crisisat a 2004 hearing see democrat after democrat covering up and attacking the regulations to protect fannie mae and freddie mac their cash cows that are now destroying our economy because the democrats let them cheatthere has been a lot of disinfo out there about the causes of the economic fail i039m frankly sick of it so as a public service i thought i might lay it to rest right now this is a long article and will remain on a static page for all to seethe roots of the fail can be traced back to the carter administration president carter signed the community reinvestment act cra in 1977 this was basically feel-good legislation that forced banks to serve all customers in a several mile radius of the branches this was intended to end the practice of quotredliningquot where banks would refuse to service quotbadquot neighborhoods ie low incomefast forward to the clinton administration in 1995 clinton signed an extensive revision of the act this act forced banks to document how they were complying with cra regulations for more see this the clinton admin and the democrats in power added massive new provisions to authorize require sub-prime loans be made the revisions went further by allowing the securitization of cra loans containing sub-prime mortgages that forced banks to issue 1 trillion in new quotsub-primequot loans by 2000 the cra was funneling millions perhaps billions of dollars to left-wing quotcommunity activistquot groups the clinton administration had turned the community reinvestment act into a democrat piggy-bank and quota scheme against the nation039s banksquot and created sub-prime mortgage securities bear sterns was the first company to do it remember them remember the banks had to issue sub-prime loans or pay big penalties to the government how do you keep these loans quotaffordablequot no money no money down interest only low variable rate no income verification bad credit no credit no problem just sign here by 2004 92 of fannie mae039s sub-prime loans were variable rate fannie mae told the banks quotmake the loans we039ll guarantee themquot home ownership kept rising and so did prices and the demand for houses rose too but demand for loans caused the interest rate to rise basic supply and demand 101 stuff high-school students are taught this apparently not senators or representatives then gas prices shot up paychecks got squeezed especially low-income paychecks some borrowers stopped paying so banks stopped lending foreclosures started piling up no buyers only sellers home prices started falling down 2 4 6 8 more borrowers stopped paying 60 day delinquencies went from under 8 in 2006 to over 25 by mid-2007 fannie mae quotguaranteesquot became worthless -- because they kept overstating their assets banks collapsed due to worthlessness government sponsored securities issued by fannie mae became worthless jobs disappeared and here we are why is the expansion of the government039s community reinvestment act to blame before cra expansion home prices simply increased with the underlying inflation rate going up by 200 from 1975 through 1995 as the dollar dropped in value by the same amount home prices and home ownership rates were essentially flat -- after adjusting for inflation after cra home prices became unhinged from inflation jumping 100 from 1996 to 2006 while inflation increased by 039only039 33 cra caused home prices to rise too fast economic fundamentals did not support this growth government regulation-mandated credit didnow you might ask yourself why didn039t anyone warn about this well dear reader warnings were made many times but they were ignored as the evidence will show in april of 2001 the bush administration first red flagged fannie and freddie stating that quotfinancial trouble of a large gse could cause strong repercussions in financial markets affecting federally insured entities and economic activityquot on september 10th of 2003 in response to the bush039s regulatory overhaul proposal barney frank a ranking democrat on the financial services committee defended fannie and freddie saying quotfannie ampamp freddie are not facing any kind of financial crisis i think it is clear that fannie ampamp freddie are sufficiently secure so they are in no great danger i don039t think we face a crisis i don039t think that we have an impending disaster fannie ampamp freddie do very good work and they are not endangering the fiscal health of this countryquot in october of 2003 less than a month later fannie mae disclosed 12 billion dollars in accounting errors

romney039s ad: evidence of his own 039corporate welfare039 hypocrisy
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quotcountdownquot guest host david shuster questions mitt romney039s latest campaign ad which touts his stance as a quotjob creatorquot after attacking president obama for facilitating public-private partnerships according to public records dekalb county ind where the first steel mill mentioned in romney039s ad was built gave the mill 23 million in tax credits and finance bonds -- along with an income tax increase to help pay for the bonds weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

robert beaulieu responds to james o039keefe using his identity in voter fraud sting
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keith dismisses conservative filmmaker james o039keefe039s attempts to impersonate deceased residents at primary polling locations in new hampshire on tuesday he discusses the supposed voter fraud sting with one of the presumed-dead voters an o039keefe associate attempted to impersonate -- robert william beaulieu a 23-year-old registered democrat from nashua nh who is very much alivetune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown