Oversight Needed on Subprime Auto Lending and CFPB Role
Viewpoint calls for stronger consumer protection as Republicans seek to curb the CFPB. It cites $11.7 billion in restitutions won for 27 million consumers and warns rising subprime auto delinquencies. The piece notes dealers’ exemption limits oversight and urges action to prevent a widening credit trap.
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Cyber security debate risks politicizing a key threat
The piece argues politics should not cloud cyber security concerns as U S leaders from both parties acknowledge Russian hacking as a threat. It emphasizes Moscow while warning that other nations, especially China, pose significant risks to U S networks and national security.
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Aleppo tragedy tests western resolve in global struggle
Georgie Anne Geyer argues the Aleppo crisis exposes the limits of American leadership and Moscow’s push for a revived Russian empire. She contrasts Western deliberation with blunt power and warns that Pax Americana is fading as Russia deploys hybrid warfare while the U S wrestles with strategy and legitimacy.
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This Day in History December 23 Highlights Through 2016
On December 23 dates span Wake Island surrender in 1941, Maryland ceding land for Washington DC, St Nicholas poem publication in 1823, 1893 Haensel und Gretel premiere, 1913 Federal Reserve Act, 1933 Roosevelt civil rights orders, 1954 kidney transplant, 1968 Pueblo crew release, 1975 Welch murder, 1986 Voyager first around the world, 2006 Iran sanctions UN vote, 2011 payroll tax cut renewal, and 2015 Minneapolis protest at MSP and Mall of America. Life memory quotes Willa Cather.
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