Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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ICE Raid Apprehends Hundreds of Immigrants With Misdemeanors
The raid aimed to round up “the worst of the worst criminals.” But almost half of those people taken in the operation have never been convicted of a felony.
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Exxon CEO Comes Out Against Fracking Project Because It Will Affect His Property Values
As ExxonMobil's CEO, Rex Tillerson is tasked to promote hydraulic fracturing and fight proposed regulatory oversight. The exception is when Tillerson's $5 million property value might be harmed.
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Walmart Holding Canned Food Drive For Its Own Underpaid Employees
“Please Donate Food Items Here, so Associates in Need Can Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner,” reads a sign in the employee lounge of a Canton-area Walmart.
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How Student Debt Is Holding Back The Housing Market
College grads who want to buy a house of their own are being held back by their crushing debt loads.
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Koch Brothers Looking To Purchase Several Major American Newspapers
Right-wing funders and business industrialists David and Charles Koch may purchase the Tribune Company newspapers.
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The Riskiest Banks are Still Those We Bailed Out
Bailed-out banks continued to be riskier than non-bailed out banks, even after they received taxpayer dollars during the financial crisis of 2008.
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Banks to Blame for 800,000 Preventable Foreclosures
The Obama administration’s program to tackle the housing crisis and help homeowners who were facing foreclosure fell far short of its goals — and a recent report blames the nation's biggest banks for the failure.
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Three Ways the Obama Administration Could Help the Housing Market RIGHT NOW
It is hardly a secret that the Obama administration’s programs to bolster the housing market and help struggling homeowners have failed to meet expectations.
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Drilling Through Lies
A new report reveals that ten of the world's largest oil and gas companies failed to report risks associated with deepwater drilling. Now, some banks are refusing to finance new, risky drilling operations in the Arctic.
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Nuns on the Run—For Justice
Defending America's hardest hit families, nuns challenge Mitt Romney to spend a day with them to learn about plight of the country's poor.
