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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has lax accounting safeguards, says auditor

By | 11.10.11 | 1:53 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

A report by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor found a number of problems with the state Pollution Control Agency’s accounting systems, including neglecting to scrub banking data that auditors said could be used to commit fraud.

Dodd Backs Bernanke

By | 12.03.09 | 12:57 pm

Here’s part of today’s statement from Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), announcing his support for a second term for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

I intend to vote to support your nomination in this Committee and on the floor of the United States Senate, because I believe that you

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No Love for Bernanke

By | 12.03.09 | 10:31 am

Last night, Dave showed that the looming hold on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is no partisan matter, with Rep. Joe “You Lie” Wilson (R-S.C.) and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) also supporting the procedural move by the liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). But More…

Ron Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ Bill to Get October Vote?

By | 08.28.09 | 8:44 am

Jason Pye reports that Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will schedule an October committee vote on HR 1207, the “audit the Federal Reserve” bill introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).

We will subject them to a complete audit. I’ve been working with Ron Paul, who’s the main sponsor of that

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