Weekly Stats Report: 21 Nov – 27 Nov 2011 
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The man who was complicit in bringing the American economy to its knees in 2008 won’t go down as, well, the man who was complicit in bringing the American economy to its knees.
Not if the \”mainstream\” media has anything to do with it, that is.

November 28, 2011

Statement of Paul Alan Levy, Attorney, Public Citizen

An Orthodox rabbi ousted from his congregation because of allegations of sexual abuse posted anonymously online has not met the test for unmasking his critics, the Supreme Court of New York for Rockland County ruled this week.

Two stories last night represented the absolute gulf between those in power and the rest of society.

First, Bloomberg News wrote about the trillions (yes, trillions) of dollars that the Federal Reserve secretly loaned out to bail out banks and bankers. These banks then made billions of dollars in profit from loans that were nearly interest free.

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Diane C. Givens

AGE: 53 • Gloucester City

Diane C. Givens, on November 8, 2011, of Gloucester City, NJ, age 53. She is the beloved companion of Tudorel A. Florescu, loving mother of Timothy and William Givens and dear sister of Catherine Givens and the late Patricia Kennedy. She is also survived by her dear grandchildren TJ, Dianna, Derek and Devin and former husband David Kaufmann.

Funeral services under the direction of the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 POWELL ST., GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ. Interment was private and held at the convenience of her family.

Legislation to Rein in Abuse Is Moving Rapidly Through Both the House and Senate 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seven reform groups sent letters today urging members of both the House of Representatives and Senate to join in the legislative drive to pass the \”Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge\” (STOCK) Act. The measures – one in the House sponsored by Reps. Timothy Walz (D-Minn.) and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and two similar versions in the Senate by Sens. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) – would prohibit members of Congress and their staffs from using information gleaned in the course of their official duties for insider trading in the stock market.

 America loses its poster boy for term limits.