What law raised the debt ceiling?
In case you blinked in the past few days, you may have missed the actual vehicle our government drove to raise the debt ceiling. So in the spirit of the hit and run victim who asks, “did anyone get the …
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What is inflation and how does the Federal Reserve measure it?
For all of us non-economists who define inflation as: “the reason why what I paid for something yesterday, will not quite cover the same thing today” a learned definition from the Federal Reserve… “What is inflation and how does …
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Lady Gaga Suspected of Profiting from Japan Relief Campaign
Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga, has been sued because it is thought that she may have profited from her campaign to raise funds for Japan. In March of this year, much of northeast Japan was destroyed by a …
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GPO Releases New Authentication White Paper
From our friends at the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP): The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released a new authentication white paper, “Authenticity of Electronic Federal Government Publications”, which describes GPO’s authentication program and latest activities to ensure its …
Wal-Mart Case Imposes Higher Standards for Employee Class Actions
The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Wal-Mart employees claiming sex discrimination did not show sufficient commonality to maintain class action status. The decision will affect other large employee class action suits currently pending. See Supreme Court erects major barriers …
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