TXU Case Study in Speculation Hurting Consumers and Embarrassing Environmentalists

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Memphis   Who wants to read another story about Wall Street hustlers and the funny money going south and then jumping through more hoops to try to save their butts in bankruptcy court?  Well in this case the answer is “Me!” when it comes to the wheeling-and-dealing involving TXU, the struggling Texas power company.              The …

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Visas for Temporary Workers are a Huge Issue…in Canada

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 Calgary    Walking this morning, light snow was still sticking to the embankments along the curbside and puddles had a thin sheet ice, as spring was coming late to the northern Rockies.  Calgary continues to be an oil rich boomtown with population now surpassing a million people with low unemployment throughout the province of Alberta, the …

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Voter Suppression Conspiracy Hounds Howling at the Moon

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Little Rock  Nationally President Obama announced the formation of a panel that would convene for 6-months to look at the voting system in the United States in order to see if lines could be shorted and voting could be made less burdensome.  Meanwhile back at the ranch, a simple majority is enough to overturn a governor’s …

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