SEC reform urged as Obama targets Bernard Madoff era
The Austin Daily Town Talk argues the SEC failed to heed warnings about Bernard Madoff and urges Obama to appoint Mary Schapiro and Gary Gensler to restore oversight. It calls for tougher rules to expose and stop large frauds, while noting limits of new measures. It also discusses credit card rule tightening, effective July 2010, and ongoing consumer protections amid lender practices.
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The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number. Letters must be confirmed before publication and subject to libel and length edits. Keep to 500 words or less. general thank you notes may be acceptable while form letters poems consumer testimonials will not be printed. Email fax phone or online submissions accepted to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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First Amendment text outline remains core of rights
The passage outlines five protections: establishment of religion free exercise freedom of speech freedom of the press and the rights to assemble and petition the government. It establishes limits on congressional lawmaking affecting these liberties and has shaped constitutional law since adoption.
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Congress Hearings Prompt Economic Rhetoric On Auto Industry
The column blends critique of congressional grilling with a hard view of auto executives and policy. It questions economic stewardship, cites bankruptcies and scandals, and argues for direct aid or bold action to save jobs in Detroit amid a costly national conversation on fault and reform. It ends urging louder, blunt accountability and even a car czar stance, with a contact note for reader feedback.
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Obama taps Arne Duncan for education secretary
Duncan, current Chicago Public Schools superintendent, leads a cabinet that could steer more federal spending and flexible NCLB rules. He champions charter schools, smaller schools, performance pay, and weighted funding while noting the federal role should remain limited. Kansas policy analyst John R. LaPlante provides context.
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Auto bailout glare on campaign cash and auto industry give
Wall Street profits tied to the $700 billion rescue split, while Ford Chrysler and General Motors received a $14 billion infusion that failed to win broad support. The Center for Responsive Politics shows automotive donors trail top contributors like securities and banks, with Republicans steadily leading in industry funding though 2008 cycle shifts.
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Money and politics research group profile
Eliza Krigman and Lindsay Renick Mayer report for the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington DC based nonpartisan research organization that tracks money in elections and public policy. Distributed by MinutemanMedia.org.
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