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Government won't prosecute Goldman Sachs in probe – USATODAY.com

WOW! My previous futures broker (PFGBest)... thank God I am no longer with them... and those that think "Obamacare", run by our government, is going to turn out swell this is what you can expect... AS USUAL OUR REGULATORS ARE ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL! WHEN ARE AMERICANS GOING TO WAKE AND DEMAND CHANGE! OH, THAT'S RIGHT, YOU DID IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! THE CORRUPTION AND ROT RUN TO THE CORE NOW... LEHMAN BROS BERNIE MADOFF MF GLOBAL (Corzine) GOLDMAN SACHS (Lloyd Blankfien) JP MORGAN/CHASE (Jamie Dimon) PFGBest (Russell Wasendorf Sr.) WHERE IS THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ~ OH, THATS RIGHT ~ THEY TOO ARE ABOVE THE LAW NOW! SAD TO SAY... I SMELL A SYSTEMIC FAILURE AND THEN REVOLUTION IN OUR FUTURE... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304022004577518680956762826.html

Linda Foley Identity Theft Resource Center Keep your Social Security number’s last four digits secret. You are only legally required to give out your Social Security number (SSN) when applying for new financial accounts, to an employer or for governmental purposes. The last four digits combined with your name and address could be used to obtain a wealth of information. Safety: Ask why a company would need your SSN -- if you are not comfortable with the answer, seek an alternative company or use another means of ID. Bottom Line/Retirement interviewed Linda Foley, founder, Identity Theft Resource Center, San Diego, www.idtheftcenter.org.

Senate Republican Leader Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) and Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) issued the following statements concerning state budget deliberations. Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth - Senate Republican Leader: "The budget proposals Democrats have put forward so far are financially irresponsible or illegal. Only Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed a legal budget proposal that closes the $19 billion deficit without raising taxes. We share the same goals: fix the budget by reducing spending and without raising taxes, reform some of the biggest looming problems, and get the economy moving again by bringing jobs back to California." Sen. Bob Dutton - Vice Chairman, Senate Budget Committee: "I've become increasingly frustrated during this budget process because it has become clear that the only solutions Democrats have offered to close the $19 billion deficit are a mix of accounting maneuvers and tax increases. In fact, the Assembly Democrats' pr...

MEXICO UNDER SIEGE Wife of slain El Monte civic leader tells how night out with friends morphed into horror - latimes.com 'You never think this kind of thing can happen . . . to innocent people,' Betzy Salcedo says.