President Obama calls the bill “the most far-reaching reform since the Great Depression.” But the measure leaves the financial industry “substantially intact,” while putting more federal “lifeguards…around the pool,” Binyamin Appelbaum of The New York Times says. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-calls-the, calls-the-bill, measure, most, reform-since, the-measure, while-puttingJournalist Michael Klare says we’ve used up what he calls the “easy oil” on Earth. What’s left is “tough oil” — deep underground, far offshore or in complex geological formations. Klare details the hazards of drilling in these environmentally hazardous areas in his book, Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged details-the-hazards, earth-what, easy-oil, environmentally-hazardous, far-offshore, hazardous-areas, hazards, img-alt, michael, powers, rising-powers, shrinking, shrinking-planet-, tough-oilThe American Booksellers Association is asking the Justice Department to investigate what it calls the “predatory pricing” of best-selling books by retail giants Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon. Books that normally sell for around $25 are being offered for around $10 ten. The association says other booksellers can’t compete with such low prices. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged amazon, amazon-books, are-being, association, compete-with, del-icio-us, img-alt, offered-for, retail-giants, says-other, sell-for, target, what-it-callsShaun Donovan calls the 200,000 loans modified through the program since March a “significant achievement,” but says the pace will have to pick up to have a real impact. The agency was shooting to have 3 million to 4 million loans modified over three years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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