Newest Health Care Whip Count: 190 Yes, 206 No (205-209 with leaners)

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Tuesday Links (March 16, 2010)

Former Lehman CFO Erin Callan knew all about Repo 105 transactions.

If you're one of our 15,000 email and RSS readers who never visit the site, don't forget we launched a 2nd page  --  Headlines.

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See The People Who Are Going To Get Nailed In The Lehman Fallout

Lehman Whistle-Blower's Fate: Fired

Dodd Bill Empowers Regulators to Limit Size of Financial Firms (Bloomberg)

Dodd's Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

China trims holdings of Treasury securities  (AP)

Cancer Patient Used by Obama Will Not Lose Home, May Get Aid

PELOSI:  House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it  (WP)

As Health Vote Awaits, Future of a Presidency Waits, Too

Drug industry preparing pro health reform ads  (politico)

PROMISES, PROMISES: Is gov't more open with Obama?  (AP)

Kucinich in Obama's crosshairs  (WP)

Banks Ignored $3 Of Commercial Real Estate Losses For Every $1 They Reported

Blumenthal: The running of the rich: Is wealth changing Connecticut politics?

Michael Lewis’s ‘The Big Short’? Read the Harvard Thesis Instead!

Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems Will Be Costly

Labour under pressure as Europe tells Britain: Cut deficit faster, deeper

Chile Braces for a Major Economic Slowdown  (NYT)

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If The Bankers Hate It, I Like It

It's obvious why credit card companies and banks don't want a new, powerful, centralized regulator: they have already captured the regulators at the seven (yes 7) existing bureaucracies who exert some control over their blatant bloodsucking of the American people.  Elizabeth Warren scares the living shit out of all of them, and they are doing whatever they can to stop her and the CFPA.

Witness this new website I found last night:

Stop The CFPA

The bastard banking lobby must die.

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As Budget Deficit Hits Record High, Interest On US Public Debt Hits Record Low (ZERO HEDGE)

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USA Today's Historical Tax Calculator: A look back at tax rates and federal spending

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Rep. Paul Ryan Offers An Alternative To Obamacare

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Sunday Night Links (18 Articles -- March 14, 2010)

Pelosi says she has the votes

Boehner: If Pelosi had 216 votes to pass healthcare, 'this bill would be long gone'

Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now

Stupak:  ‘They Just Want This Over’

Lehman: What’s in Repo 105

Learning From Lehman

British law firm 'conspired' to hide $50bn debts of Wall St giant

Court Upholds 'Under God' In Pledge Of Allegiance

Merrill Lynch: Confessed Child Molester Is No Longer At The Company

Lehman Brothers Dies While Getting Away With Murder (By Reggie Middleton)

White Schools Bernanke on Basic Economics

Faber and Mish Debate Deflation Vs. Inflation (VIDEO)

Marc Faber and Mish Shedlock: Gloom and Doom (VIDEO)

Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?

The NYT Pays Execs Extra To Hire Minorities And Women Instead Of White Males

Meet The New American Welfare Queens

Congress Calls for New Investigation Into Anthrax Attack

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Michel Lewis On 60 Minutes -- Wall Street: Inside The Collapse (Video & Transcript)

Video:  From tonight's 60 Minutes broadcast -- Michael Lewis writes about a handful of Wall Street outsiders who realized the subprime mortgage business was a house of cards and found a way to bet against it -- March 14, 2010

I always wondered what happened to Tabitha Soren.

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Radio Appearance Tonight With Larry Doyle of Sense on Cents @ 8PM EST

Larry Doyle of No Quarter Radio has invited me back.  We will be discussing Lehman, health care, financial reform and more.  Tune in tonight at 8pm EST.

Listen to the broadcast >>

Start listening at the 9 minute mark.

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Latest Intrade Odds On Obamacare Passing Next Week

See the most recent trades  >>

Closed today at 45 but up to 60 (representing a 60% chance of House passage) in all recent after-hours trades.  I assume there will be trading all weekend as we head into a vote early next week.

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John Stossel On Government Run Health Care (VIDEO)

Video:  August 2009

When Stossel was still with ABC.  Short clip.  Obama and Pelosi have decided to push for a vote next week.  Get ready to dial Congress Monday morning.  It's going to take everyone's best effort.

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Sen. Byrd Annihilates Reid & Pelosi's Attempt To Use Reconcilliation To Pass Health Care: "NEVER, NEVER, NEVER" (Must See Video)

Video:  Senator Robert Byrd -- March 10, 2010

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Nancy Pelosi Press Conference: House vote on health care may come as early as Monday (VIDEO)

Video:  Nancy Pelosi committing political suicide -- March 12, 2010

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Sean Penn Tells Bill Maher: Reporters Should Be Jailed for Calling Chavez 'Dictator' (VIDEO)

Updated on Mar 12, 2010 at 6:07 PM by DailyBail

Video:  Sean Penn on Bill Maher -- March 8, 2010

UPDATE:  Earlier today Penn had a problem with a reporter's question.  We have the reporter's iPhone video.  Pretty solid entertainment as Penn is forced to confront the insanity of his recent comment that he "hopes his critics die of rectal cancer."

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