Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Politics and government links

Judicial Review Under Review: Should the legal arguments over Obama's health care law force us to reconsider the role of the courts?

The Man Behind Citizens United Is Just Getting Started

Citizens United decision reverberates in courts across country

Federal workers late to feel pension pinch

Bush/Obama Fraud Prosecutions Down 39% Since 2003

House oversight chair questions FCC Baker’s move to Comcast

John Boehner finds litigation suits him

We Just Got The Ultimate Proof That Austerity Has Failed In The UK

Congress Paid Millions In Staff Bonuses Amid Federal Budget Crisis

The Billions In Defense Spending That Congress Won't Kill

Niall Ferguson: The Eurozone Has Become A Government Killing Machine

Illinois Treasurer Warns Against Lending to Illinois
Illinois chief fiscal officer said Monday he is willing to dial up the bond houses and finance companies to alert them that lending the state more money, as Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed, would be a "major risk."
"If I need to send letters to the rating companies to tell them the treasurer of Illinois is opposed to more borrowing, I'm going to do that," said Republican Treasurer Dan Rutherford.
Rutherford says the debt from past borrowing has soared to $45 billion in recent years, which amounts to $10,000 for every household in the state. As a result, Illinois has the second-worst credit rating in the nation, above only California, he added.
The backlog of unpaid bills will reach $8 billion by July, Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka recently estimated.


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