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It’s on Page Six, It MUST be True!

January 14th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

This story about Obama taking the stage in Iowa to the sounds of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”?  Yeah.  Not so much.  If it were true, it seems it would have been a bigger story on caucus night, what with all the cameras rolling and the reporters crawling around the scene and all.
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That Low Rumbling in the Distance

January 14th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

Citigroup is reportedly preparing to write-down up to $20 billion tomorrow.  This after already writing down $6.5 billion in the third quarter of 2007.  Here’s some excellent reading on the subject from the smartest kid in the room.  The thing is, this is not isolated.  Citi could be the first domino.  It could be B [...]

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What Sway Does Bob Johnson Hold?

January 14th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

That’s the question no one seems to be asking after his comments yesterday suggesting Obama was doing drugs while Mrs. Clinton was out making a difference for African-Americans. I guess she was making a difference while representing old white money and power as a partner at the Rose Law Firm. But that’s neither [...]

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