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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 01:49 PM
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The Congress Insider Trading Scandal Is Outrageous
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/congress-insider-trading-scandal-outrageous-122321428.html

"You cannot read the description of the personal stock trading allegedly conducted by Rep. Spencer Bachus and other members of Congress during the financial crisis and conclude anything other than the following:

Our government is completely corrupt.

Yes, this behavior may be technically legal, because of an absurd loophole that makes insider-trading rules not apply to Congress."
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 01:57 PM
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1. It is smart to make theft legal before you steal
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 02:07 PM
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2. Well, it's not like they have to worry about their poll numbers dropping. n/t
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 03:14 PM
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3. Thanks to Diebold do poll numbers matter anymore? nt
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