LINKS: Audit The Fed Faces Tough Road In DEM-Controlled Senate, NSA Whistleblowers Say Government Is Spying On Every American, Registering Your Pet To Vote In Virginia

NSA Whistleblowers: Government is spying on every single American

Simon Johnson - HSBC Needs A New CEO Who Will Break Up the Bank

Audit The Fed Faces Tough Road In Democrat-Controlled Senate

Bloomberg Op-Ed Page Supports Continued Bailouts For Greece

New U.S. home sales decline 8.4% in June

William Cohan - Goldman Sachs Is the Scapegoat in Dragon’s Death

Registering Your Pet To Vote In Virginia

Obama Puts Democrats Back in Welfare Reform Trap

Moody's threatens Germany's AAA rating

Va. state senator blames racism for Romney gains - WashPo

Does Your Airline Pilot Know How to Escape From a Stall? - Bloomberg

Moody's cuts outlook on EU bailout facility to negative

RBS Says To Expect A Spanish Sovereign Bailout Request "Within Days"

When the Olympics Included Mud Fighting and Tug of War

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Ron Paul's Audit The Fed Bill On Track To Pass House; Vote Scheduled For Later Today (UPDATE)

H.R. 459 will be debated on the House floor and voted on today.  Because of a technicality, the bill needs a two-thirds majority to pass, so call your representative through the Capitol Hill switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask them to vote 'Yes' on H.R. 459.

Details and update inside from Ryan Grim.

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Guest Post From TARP Inspector Neil Barofsky: Bungled Bank Bailout Leaves Behind Righteous Taxpayer Anger

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AUDIT THE FED - Ron Paul Explains H.R. 459

Ron Paul on H.R. 459 - July 19, 2012

Outstanding written FAQ is inside explaining the differences between the various Fed audits, plus a clip of Dr. Paul taking questions from C-Span callers on Tuesday.

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Congressional Video - Kucinich Rails Against The Fed, Demands A Full Audit (H.R. 459)

Kucinich on the House floor earlier today.  Runs 1 minute.  Transcript and links are inside.

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LINKS: Batman Killer Received $26K Grant From NIH, Worst Of Subprime Has Rallied 21% In 2012, $20 TRILLION Hidden From Taxman By Global Elite

Government video from 1947 says 'gold is good money'...

• UPS Sees U.S. Economy Slowing to 1% Gain
• REPORT - $20 TRILLION hidden from taxman by global elite
• Worst Of Subprime Securities Have Rallied 21% This Year - Bloomberg
• Romney-Obama Lawyers Raking in Millions - Bloomberg
• Greece Is Entrepreneur's Worst Nightmare - Reuters
• SCANDAL: Brain-Injured Abuse At For-Profit Center (must read)
• CBO to employers: Obamacare has $4B more in taxes than expected
• 10% employers to drop health coverage due to Obamacare
• PATENT WARS - Basic smartphone user interface ruled an Apple Invention
• "Do Not Track" Internet spat threatens Facebook and Google
• When viral contagion strikes, it's Honolulu you should avoid
• Batman Killer Received $26K Federal Grant

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Comedy - The World's Greatest Banker

Video produced by the Renegade Economist and is a clip from the soon-to-be-released film The Four Horsemen.

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VIDEO - Blankfein Comments On The Fiscal Cliff: "We Must Have Compromise And Moderation..."

Runs 2 minutes.  Excerpt from Lloyd's speech to the National Press Club last Wednesday.

At the end of the clip a Daily Caller reporter attempts to get Blankfein to comment on Obama's latest gaffe.  DC Story on Blankfein...

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CFO SURVEY - Finds 20% Of U.S. Public Companies Lie On Earnings Reports (LINKS)

CFO Study Finds 20% of US Public Companies Lie On Earnings Reports

No More Wars And Neo-Imperial Nonsense! - Pat Buchanan

Libor arrests in US could be imminent, say sources

Key cooperator in Galleon insider cases avoids prison, will pay $2.5M Fine

Google Faces Potential EU Fine Of $4 Billion Within Days

Obama Forced To Remind Supporters: 'I’m Term-Limited After This'

Italy and Spain revisit folly of short-sale bans

Stockton Bankruptcy Reveals Bondholder Offers - Bloomberg

Breast Cancer Halted By Novartis Drug From Easter Island

Too Many Cops on the Bank Beat - WSJ

How Apple's Phantom Taxes Hide Billions in Profit

Internet poker owner handed 14-month prison term

U.S. busts $108 million black market in Medicaid drugs

Mitt Romney Accused of Buying Twitter Followers

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Goldman Earned $55.7 Million From Build America Fees

Lloyd helps himself to the Fed vault.  As CEO of Government Sachs, he knows the equation.

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Blanklfein With Charlie Rose On Why Goldman Sachs Is The Greatest: 'We're Do-Gooders, Every Damn One Of Us!'

Flashback Video - Lloyd Blankfein with Charlie Rose - April 30, 2010

Runs 2 minutes.  

WARNING:  Do NOT spit out your beverage at the 40-second mark.

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VIDEO - Crowd Chants: "F*CK The Fed" At Occupy Boston Rally Outside The Federal Reserve

Today seems appropriate for another look at this clip.

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OBAMA UNLEASHED: "If You've Got A Business, You Didn't Build That; Somebody Else Made That Happen"

Updated on Jul 27, 2012 at 5:32 PM by DailyBail

UPDATE July 27 - Apparently, now it's racist to criticize Obama for this speech.

Here's the video in question...

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BOOK EXCERPT - Geithner's Temper And Transparency Exposed: "No one has ever made the banks disclose the type of shit that I made them disclose..."

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