Vox’s posts tagged corruption Vox 2008-10-15T04:59:53Z tag:vox.com,2006:Vox-explore-posts-corruptiontags/corruption/ Where Are The Answers About Obama? tag:vox.com,2008-10-15:asset-6a00e398ce6cf800030100a8035c5f000e 2008-10-15T04:59:53Z 2008-10-15T04:59:53Z Normulator http://normulator.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This election has me very worried. So many things to consider. About a year ago I would have voted for Obama. I have changed my mind three times since than. I watch all the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say this dr...

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]]> Tax, What You Must Know tag:vox.com,2008-10-09:asset-6a00e398d7a95b000300fae8e53994000b 2008-10-09T02:20:18Z 2008-10-14T23:33:10Z JudgeBob http://judgeright.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Origin of Income Tax The U.S. income tax was first established in 1862 to support the Union efforts in the Civil War. Although the tax was discontinued in 1872, the government brought it back in 1894. The Supreme Court declared the tax uncon...

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]]> Why its Ok to Hate People tag:vox.com,2008-10-08:asset-6a00c2252b3de7604a00fa96a107360003 2008-10-08T03:50:17Z 2008-10-08T03:50:17Z Jerry http://jvaudio.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Those creeps on Wall street continue to take care of their own on a scale that can only be matched in Washington. Recently, the Lehman Brothers CEO (Fuld) was questioned by the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee (earning points for a job ...

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]]> McCain: The Conservatives' Bell Boy tag:vox.com,2008-10-07:asset-6a00fae8bf6ac9000b00fa96a0eee40003 2008-10-07T18:28:02Z 2008-10-08T19:01:28Z Tasting Notes http://tastingnotes.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Maverick Bellboy The Zany Bellboy Bell Boy

Well my friends, Tattaglia may have been a pimp (more about this next week), but McCain has turned out to be nothing but a bell boy to the fundamentalist right wing of the Republican Party. Any good will he may have had from his early days...

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]]> The BBC documentary on O. J., as previewed in 2000 tag:vox.com,2008-10-06:asset-6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96a07f4d0003 2008-10-06T05:50:31Z 2008-10-06T07:37:43Z Jack Yan http://jackyan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom It surprises me that O. J.: the Untold Story, the BBC documentary about the likely murderer of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, has never aired in the US, though it has aired in other nations. I am no fan of O. J. Simpson (admittedly he wa...

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]]> Rotten ACORN tag:vox.com,2008-10-05:asset-6a00e398d6323000040100a8009a4f000e 2008-10-05T05:15:05Z 2008-10-05T05:15:05Z IRATE1 http://irate1.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Rotten ACORN

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]]> Rotten ACORN tag:vox.com,2008-10-05:asset-6a00cd9737fbba4cd500fa969f8b8e0002 2008-10-05T02:29:58Z 2008-10-10T15:26:56Z concretebob http://concretebob.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Within its shell, ACORN contains all the makings of an intriguing government political conspiracy movie: drama, injustice, organized crime, election fraud, intimidation, violence, money, lies, extortion and a presidential candidate.[1] If you ar...

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]]> Japanification of the US tag:vox.com,2008-10-04:asset-6a00c2252b3de7604a00fa969f6bea0002 2008-10-04T15:41:37Z 2008-10-04T15:41:37Z Jerry http://jvaudio.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I'm not going to go through this in detail, but just quickly hit the highlights then discuss what this will mean for ordinary people and the economy. Fundamentally it's the Treasury Secretary to spend pretty much as he chooses, with meaningless o...

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]]> Who is in the pocket of Wall Street? tag:vox.com,2008-10-03:asset-6a00e398ce6cf8000300fa969fd7fb0003 2008-10-03T16:42:55Z 2008-10-10T13:43:07Z Normulator http://normulator.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Every political donation of over $200 has to have certain information attached, including the employer of the person making the donation. Open Secrets takes that information from the FEC filings to determine which industries contribute the m...

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]]> The Real News Network - Is Pakistan's Zardari creating new dictatorship? tag:vox.com,2008-09-29:asset-6a00e398e40eb2000500fad6b064e80005 2008-09-29T16:59:25Z 2008-09-29T16:59:25Z euraktiva http://euraktiva.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Real News Network - Is Pakistan's Zardari creating new dictatorship?

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]]> Kinda Irks Me tag:vox.com,2008-09-26:asset-6a00c2252b3de7604a0100a7fe3c23000e 2008-09-26T02:34:10Z 2008-09-26T02:34:10Z Jerry http://jvaudio.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Do you know that my boss recieves a bonus check that is 8% greater than my YEARLY salary? By riding the employees every day, our boss gets a bonus check greater than the yearly pay of all but 4 employees! I'm hoping that you pick up the absurdi...

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]]> C'mon Bush! Get Real! tag:vox.com,2008-09-23:asset-6a00c2252b3de7604a00fa969d39bf0003 2008-09-23T17:07:41Z 2008-09-23T17:07:41Z Jerry http://jvaudio.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Newbribe

Today, the White House released a statement criticizing Congress’s potential plan to limit CEO compensation at the companies the federal government is bailing out, firmly standing against any “punitive measures”: We certainly understand and a...

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]]> The Shirt Off Their Backs tag:vox.com,2008-09-22:asset-6a00c2251ee4ba8e1d00fae8e0c8ea000b 2008-09-22T11:15:54Z 2008-09-22T11:15:54Z NDC http://ndc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Selling short is now banned across the board on Australian stock markets. In fact, the practice has now also been outlawed in the UK and the US. I've been hearing about this bizarre practice a lot lately, given that it's one of a few such bizar...

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]]> Stop the Madness! tag:vox.com,2008-09-22:asset-6a00c2252b3de7604a0100a7fd264b000e 2008-09-22T04:56:47Z 2008-09-22T04:56:47Z Jerry http://jvaudio.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Ok, I am sure that we are all familiar with our banking crisis. We were led down this path by greed, don't be fooled. Banks (which are publicly held organizations) made decision after decision that went against sound banking principles over the...

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]]> The Time and the Place tag:vox.com,2008-09-20:asset-6a00fae8df3308000b00fa969b8edd0002 2008-09-20T05:56:40Z 2008-09-20T05:56:40Z Inside_Passage http://insidepassage.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Topic of the Hour: Palin 411 So. I finally get around to discussing the topic of the most interest to me recently (and a lot of others as well, it seems). As I mentioned, I lived in Juneau for a long time, and had the opportunity to witness (and ...

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]]> McCain Can't Lead Us tag:vox.com,2008-09-18:asset-6a00c2252b3de7604a00fa969b260e0002 2008-09-18T18:08:33Z 2008-09-19T00:00:29Z Jerry http://jvaudio.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I remember during the Clinton administration when I had alot of respect for McCain as a man of integrity and principle. I am now certain that he is among one of the worst politicians currently serving. I have never been witness to someone who l...

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]]> Government = Fail Whale tag:vox.com,2008-09-17:asset-6a00c2252b3de7604a0100a7fbc3a0000e 2008-09-17T07:24:56Z 2008-09-17T07:24:56Z Jerry http://jvaudio.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Our government has continued to reward terrible business practices and even worse management behavior. The Lehman Bros. fallout the other day illustrates how badly these companies are run. They also demonstrate how the entire system is rigged t...

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]]> Human Rights Council 9th sessio n[ Oral statement on Toxic Waste - WWW.FIDH.ORG ] tag:vox.com,2008-09-16:asset-6a00e398e40eb2000500fad6acd1c20005 2008-09-16T17:07:34Z 2008-09-16T17:07:34Z euraktiva http://euraktiva.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Human Rights Council 9th sessio n[ Oral statement on Toxic Waste - WWW.FIDH.ORG ]

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]]> Interior Secretary "outraged" by oil-sex scandal tag:vox.com,2008-09-11:asset-6a00e398d47884000200fa9699da580003 2008-09-11T22:54:24Z 2008-09-11T22:54:24Z Xtine http://xtine66.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom By Tom Doggett Thu Sep 11, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Thursday said he was "outraged" by department workers who had sex, used drugs and took gifts from employees at regulated oil companies, while one se...

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]]> Government workers in oil industry sex and drug scandal tag:vox.com,2008-09-11:asset-6a00e398d47884000200fa969936c80002 2008-09-11T22:55:16Z 2008-09-11T22:54:54Z Xtine http://xtine66.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Thu Sep 11, 2008 By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Interior Department employees who oversaw oil drilling on federal lands had sex and used illegal drugs with workers at energy companies where they were conducting official business, an i...

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