Morning Reading - TARP Truthiness, Romney's Rate, Portugal Bailout 2.0, AIG Chairman Lashes Out At Shareholders, The Man Who Bought North Dakota

Buffett Blames Congress for Romney’s 15% U.S. Tax Rate

Fears Mount That Portugal Will Need a Second Bailout

A Greek Default: It's a-Comin', Count On It

AIG chairman says the public just doesn’t get the bailout

Germany Shows Surprising Growth In Latest Economic Numbers

How to save Research in Motion - An open letter to the new CEO

Like Fracking? You'll Love 'Super Fracking' - Bloomberg

The Man Who Bought North Dakota - Business Week

Gingrich Used Payroll Tax Ploy Often Attacked By IRS - Forbes

Truth and “truthiness” in TARP

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VIDEO - Rand Paul Discusses His TSA Detention

Paul mentions something interesting that we were not aware of previously.  It turns out that the screening machine makes random, false alerts as a matter of protocol, and that is what apparently happened to him today.  He explains it in the first 2 minutes of the clip.

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Obama To Use Pension Funds Of Ordinary Americans To Pay For Bank Mortgage "Settlement"

PHOTO - Obama gives 'the finger' to the American public.

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'My Adversaries Are Bankers' Leading French Candidate Says, Mafia now 'Italy's #1 Bank,' Romney Parks Millions In Cayman Islands (LINKS)

‘My adversaries are bankers,’ leading French candidate says

$10 Million in Software Stolen From NY Fed By Chinese Contractor

The Secret Document That Transformed China - NPR

Gingrich hints at release of Freddie Mac contract

5 money moves Mark Mobius is making now

POLL - U.S. Companies see growth but few new jobs

The retail price of America’s income inequality - Reuters

Hungary sees EU/IMF loan deal by April

Over 100,000 rally in Hungary to back government in EU/IMF fight

Romney Parks Millions in Cayman Islands

Mafia now "Italy's No.1 bank" as crisis bites: Reuters

Hedge Funds - Seven Charged in Insider Trading Probe - Bloomberg

Portugal falls victim to Greece’s debt swap ordeal

Indian Casinos Struggle To Get Out From Under 'Wall Of Debt'

Toyota's Sudden Acceleration Problem May Have Been Triggered By Tin Whiskers

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TSA Detains Sen. Rand Paul In Nashville

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Europe Steps Up Pressure On Greece Bondholders As I.M.F. Chief Urges Stronger Bailout Mechanism

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Shilling Says New Global Recession Is Already Here (Links)

Gary Shilling says new global recession is already upon us

Romney admits he pays lower tax rate than most Americans - Just 15%

Israeli hackers bring down Saudi, UAE stock exchange websites

VIDEO: Fox News Caught Excluding Ron Paul From Post Debate Coverage

Morgan Stanley swings to loss

Chris Whalen: MF Global And Jon 'Superman' Corzine

CHART OF THE DAY: Apple Now Is The Biggest PC Seller In The World

Mossad Agents Assassinated The Iranian Scientist Last Week — Sunday Times

Mexican politicians turn to bulletproof clothing professional

More cracks found in Airbus A380 wings

Anonymous says it takes down FBI, DOJ, entertainment sites

The surprising past of Mrs. Santorum - Must Read

Outlawing dissent: Rahm Emanuel's regime and draconian new powers

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Government Lawsuit Says Bank Of America Mortgage Fraud Even WORSE Than Countrywide

This story (from Sep. 2011) has never been published here.  I've been saving it for the right time, and news earlier this week that BofA CEO Brian Moynihan has been named as a defendant in a federal foreclosure lawsuit, makes now a pretty good time for a BofA pile-on.

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VIDEO - Stupid Stuff Obama Supporters Say

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Sheila Bair's New Op-Ed: Why Now Is The Time To Break Up The 'Too Big To Fail' Banks

Customers would benefit, the U.S. government would benefit, and - believe it or not - the big banks themselves would do better.

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HELL FREEZES OVER - Bank Of America CEO Moynihan Named As Defendant In Federal Foreclosure Lawsuit

Foreclosure Fightclub attorney George Babcock strikes again.  The devil is starting to shiver.

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Bailout Comedy Video HBO: Bill Maher interviews Texas Congressman Ron Paul

Update: One of the best Ron Paul interviews I've seen - Originally posted Feb. 21, 2009

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Jim Rogers Endorses Ron Paul For President: "He's The ONLY One In American Politics Who Has A Clue About What's Really Going On"

More good news for Ron Paul's campaign.

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SOPA Protest Song - The Day The LOLcats Died

This is pretty decent work, and it's immensely popular with almost 700,000 views on Youtube since being posted just 2 days ago.

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