Friday, April 1, 2011

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » USAID Chief: GOP Budget Would Kill 70,000 Children…

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » USAID Chief: GOP Budget Would Kill 70,000 Children…: "As Congress struggles to negotiate a budget deal to keep the government running, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) told lawmakers Wednesday that the GOP version of the budget bill would result in the deaths of at least 70,000 children who depend on American food and health assistance around the world."

Guess Who Benefited Most from Fed‘s ’Discount’ Loan Program? Foreign Banks | The Blaze

Guess Who Benefited Most from Fed‘s ’Discount’ Loan Program? Foreign Banks | The Blaze: "So if I explained that the Federal Reserve has a “discount window” lending program, that works as its primary vehicle for providing cash to banks to help them avert a liquidity squeeze, who do you think benefited most from that program during the financial crisis? If you said U.S. banks, you’re wrong. If you said foreign banks, ding ding ding!"