Who's (Still) to Blame

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sence:the war in irak and the ignore of bush administration treat to blow the tower before hapen. and his father on the desert storm defending his oil at kwait. after all war in this time of generation is not a good solution to take advantage even that we have the most sofiticated wepon in the world. but now we depend of united nation for any action overthere we are now more belevolent than before to take any action even if we are attack by the enemie the tween tower is the proof if this happen. if roosvel,or churchill was president a bit that those country will turn ashes long time ago.that is my opinion.

felipe of FL 10:19PM June 29, 2009

The politicians in Washington and elsewhere are only worried about their money investments..stocks/bonds etc. If Wall Street doesn't pick up, the poor politicians may lose some of their money. Now they want the taxpayers to make this happen, by using our monies to make sure they don't lose theirs.

SICK...BUT THEY WILL GET AWAY WITH IT AGAIN.

Marilyn Reinhardt of AZ 8:16PM September 28, 2008

Reading a prepared speech in Iowa, John McCain blamed speculators for selling stocks they did not own.

Both he and his speech writers are not well informed because you cannot sell a stock you do not own.

That is what is different about the stock market and the commodities markets.

On the commodities exchanges, a speculator can "sell" a contract that he/she does not own. But he/she actually only controlls that contract until he/she "buys" it back or actually takes delivery of the commodity.

HillbillyBill of TN 1:20PM September 18, 2008

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Kirk Shinkle is a senior editor at U.S. News. He writes daily about ups and downs in equity markets, sectors and stocks. Formerly, he covered business and economics on both coasts for Investor's Business Daily.

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