Savings and Loan Scandal: Taxpayer Bailout
The thrift industry has its origins in the British building society movement that emerged in the late 18th century. American thrifts (known then as "building and ...
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Senators, Ambassadors, Governors, Republican Nominee for Vice President (1950s Interviews)
Interviewees: A. S. Mike Monroney, Democratic Party politician from Oklahoma Estes Kefauver, American politician from Tennessee Everett Dirksen, American ...
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Wealth and Power in America: Social Class, Income Distribution, Finance and the American Dream
Wealth in the United States is commonly measured in terms of net worth, which is the sum of all assets, including home equity, minus all liabilities. More on the ...
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What Does Ron Paul Stand For? On Education, the Federal Reserve, Finance, and Libertarianism
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American physician, author, and politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 14th ...
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The Great Gildersleeve: Laughing Coyote Ranch / Old Flame Violet / Raising a Pig
The Great Gildersleeve (1941--1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around ...
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Suspense: Crime Without Passion / The Plan / Leading Citizen of Pratt County
A crime of passion, or crime passionnel, in popular usage, refers to a violent crime, especially murder, in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone ...
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. According to its preamble, its purpose is the ...
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Words at War: The Veteran Comes Back / One Man Air Force / Journey Through Chaos
Major Dominic Salvatore "Don" Gentile (December 6, 1920 - January 28, 1951) was a World War II USAAF pilot who was the first to break Eddie Rickenbacker's ...
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Political Figures, Lawyers, Politicians, Journalists, Social Activists (1950s Interviews)
Interviewees: Harold Himmel Velde, United States political figure Hugh D. Scott, Jr., American lawyer and politician John V. Beamer, U.S. Representative from ...
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The Great Gildersleeve: Eve's Mother Stays On / Election Day / Lonely GIldy
The Great Gildersleeve (1941--1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around ...
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The Savings and Loan Banking Crisis: George Bush, the CIA, and Organized Crime
The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s (commonly dubbed the S&L crisis) was the failure of about 747 out of the 3234 savings and loan ...
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Calling All Cars: Hot Bonds / The Chinese Puzzle / Meet Baron
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. The LAPD has been copiously fictionalized in ...
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Treasury Secretary, Debt Ceiling Limit, Gun Control. Walmart, Deficit Reduction (2013)
January 9, 2013 The United States public debt is the money borrowed by the federal government of the United States through the issue of securities by the ...
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Debt Ceiling, Fiscal Issues, Paying the Bills of Congress, AIG Bailout Lawsuit (2013)
January 8, 2013 In December 2012, Biden was named by Obama to head the Gun Violence Task Force, created to address the causes of gun violence in the ...
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Israel, Iran, CIA, Defense, the U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Cliff, Taxes, Interrogation Techniques (2013)
January 7, 2013 Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel (born October 4, 1946) is an American politician who was a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1997 to ...
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