Archive for November 22nd, 2014

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Nov
14

Saturday Calls For Chuckles

https://twitter.com/_knuck_/status/521138451723616256

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https://twitter.com/pinupteacher/status/529758610470240256

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https://twitter.com/DillDoes/status/494571265206652929

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https://twitter.com/UPSHelp/status/434818322665078786

22
Nov
14

Making Sure Fraud Gets Punished? Thanks, President Obama And AG Holder

U.S. President Obama and Attorney General Holder attend the National Peace Officers Memorial Service at the Capitol in Washington

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NYT: Justice Dept. Sets Record In Penalties For Fraud

The Justice Department collected a record $24.7 billion in penalties from fraud and other cases in the 2014 fiscal year, the agency said on Wednesday, as fines against banks for financial misconduct soared. Collections from civil and criminal actions, including money collected on behalf of other agencies, was $8 billion in 2013, and $13 billion in 2012. Collections in 2014 were bolstered by multibillion-dollar payouts from JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup to resolve claims they misled investors about the quality of mortgage bonds in the run-up to the financial crisis, and include $11 billion in payments made to federal agencies or states. Payouts in the 2014 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, also include hundreds of millions of dollars in fines levied on UBS and Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Barack Obama, Eric Holder

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22
Nov
14

A Tweet or Two

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https://twitter.com/michaelscherer/status/535646145943732225

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https://twitter.com/paleveil/status/531067432979279872

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https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/535937471234985986

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https://twitter.com/Marmel/status/535056357024464896

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https://twitter.com/kept_simple/status/534369014353768448

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https://twitter.com/MartinBashir/status/535605028929961984

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https://twitter.com/drgrist/status/535928674281717760

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AP: House Intel Panel Debunks Many Benghazi Theories

A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees. Debunking a series of persistent allegations hinting at dark conspiracies, the investigation of the politically charged incident determined that there was no intelligence failure, no delay in sending a CIA rescue team, no missed opportunity for a military rescue, and no evidence the CIA was covertly shipping arms from Libya to Syria. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, intelligence about who carried it out and why was contradictory, the report found. That led Susan Rice, then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to inaccurately assert that the attack had evolved from a protest, when in fact there had been no protest. But it was intelligence analysts, not political appointees, who made the wrong call, the committee found. The report did not conclude that Rice or any other government official acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the American people.

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https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/535931731770376192

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22
Nov
14

Rise and Shine

On This Day: Members of the audience cheer as President Obama delivers remarks on the American Jobs Act at Manchester Central High School in Manchester, N.H., Nov. 22, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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 The President has no public events scheduled this weekend

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On This Day

First Lady Michelle Obama joins students for a “Let’s Move!” Salad Bars to Schools launch event at Riverside Elementary School in Miami, Fla., Nov. 22, 2010 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

President Obama shares a lighter moment during a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, Nov. 22, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama at Manchester High School Central, N.H., Nov 22, 2011

President Obama visits with the Corkery family during a stop at Julien’s Corner Kitchen in Manchester, N.H., Nov. 22, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama jokes with players from the Oregon State University basketball team in the Oval Office on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2012. The team’s head coach is Craig Robinson, brother of First Lady Michelle Obama. (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!

22
Nov
14

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Obama at Manchester High School Central, N.H., Nov 22, 2011

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MoooOOOooorning – Happy Saturday!




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