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...still questionable that the Federal Reserve saved taxpayers money by paying off Goldman and others in exchange for the bonds. The government gave AIG $29.6 billion to pay off the rest of its CDS contracts, acquiring the bonds in the process. Those bonds are now worth $23.5 billion. Either way, Uncle Sam winds...
...addition, he’s taken home 25 Eastern Sprints varsity eight titles (including every single year between 1964 and 1970) and gone undefeated in the dual season 20 times since 1963. In the process, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated (1965) and had a boat house named after him (the Harry Parker Boathouse dedicated...
Americans can’t grant consent on legislation when they aren’t given access. When the people of the United States are denied transparency in the process of enacting legislation, the voters are denied their fundamental right to object. Obama wrote about laws being “uniform, predictable and transparent ... applying equally to the rulers and the ruled.” There is no transparency when a leader blatantly ignores the procedures of Congress that call for open debate because to do so is to his political advantage. When preferential treatment is given to unions, pharmaceutical...
...however, the Republicans are able to obstruct every Democratic initiative, the majority looks like do-nothings and are likelier to be thrown out of office. This worked in 1994, when Republican intransigence killed universal health care and in the process made the Democratic leadership appear incapable of accomplishing anything. It resulted in a GOP landslide that fall. The supermajority requirement in the Senate, then, is not just a method to prevent policies the Republicans dislike but also a quite effective campaign strategy...
...rise to prominence hit a speed bump at the NHL Combine where his intention to play for Harvard proved to be a disadvantage. The NCAA 48-hour rule meant that he had to complete the entire process of interviews and testing in two days while prospects not bound for college had more time...