<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/funding_en.html">http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/funding_en.html</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Dante-Gabryell Monson</b> <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dante.monson@gmail.com">dante.monson@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>
Date: Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:07 PM<br>Subject: Re: Disaster Capitalism and &quot;Impact of Regulatory Capture on Human Rights&quot; ?<br>To:<br><br><br>Thanks A.<div><br></div><div>As for funding, academics with whom I interact with regularly,</div>
<div>applied for such kind of EU grants.</div><div><br></div><div>For some, in what I recall, the bureaucratic procedure is too heavy, or have too many requirements, difficult to provide unless one has a solid bureaucratic infrastructure.</div>

<div><br></div><div>For others who are involved in million dollar grants related to academia, I hear money wasted, and lack of flexibility.</div><div><br></div><div>Again, a lot of such grants benefit , directly or indirectly, big corporations, or large frameworks of transnational cooperation between universities ( universities which themselves become profit oriented ).</div>

<div><br></div><div>I stay interested in peer to peer collaborative learning,</div><div>hoping net neutrality can be set as a right.</div><div>Cordially,</div><div>Dante</div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div><br></div>
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On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:44 PM, �wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Thanks Dante.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span>�</div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Indeed both negative and positive liberty are 
essential.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span>�</div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">On research on human rights, we currently have a Call (open to 
univeristies, research organisations,�civil society organisations, etc.) on 
this theme, available at (and copies below for convenience): <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/funding_en.html" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/funding_en.html</a></font></span></div>


<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span>�</div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Best</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><b><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">SSH.2012.4.2-1. Challenge: Human rights in EU external relations 
and internal policies</p></font><i><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">The challenge</p></font></i></b><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">Claiming human rights ranging from freedom of expression and 
association to protection</p>
<p align="left">from torture or other degrading treatment is a prominent feature 
of democratisation</p>
<p align="left">movements. This was the case in Eastern Europe before the fall of 
the Berlin Wall/Iron</p>
<p align="left">Curtain, to cases in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. 
While human rights may seem</p>
<p align="left">to be taken for granted in the EU and other democratic polities, 
their widespread violation by</p>
<p align="left">authoritarian regimes as well as democracies (usually by way of 
exceptions to the general</p>
<p align="left">rule, on the basis of concerns over safety or security), indicates 
that human rights are far from</p>
<p align="left">uncontested. Not only is the problem persistent; it is also 
changing in nature due to</p>
<p align="left">globalisation, new forms of violence and war, and technological 
advances in information and</p>
<p align="left">communication technologies, biological sciences, transport and 
other fields. All of these</p>
<p align="left">factors influence how rights are perceived and are protected or 
violated. We need to build on</p>
<p align="left">past and present knowledge, but also to investigate changes and 
identify ongoing patterns and</p>
<p align="left">future trends.</p></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: Socio-economic Sciences and 
Humanities</p></font></font><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">Page 42 of 70</p></font><b><i><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">Why it matters for Europe</p></font></i></b><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">Fundamental rights figure prominently in EU external actions 
(including trade, with clauses</p>
<p align="left">on human rights in bilateral agreements since 1995) and the 
enlargement processes (especially</p>
<p align="left">since the introduction of the Copenhagen criteria) as well as in 
internal policies (from antidiscrimination</p>
<p align="left">to migration and justice).</p>
<p align="left">The European Charter of Fundamental Rights, which became binding 
with the ratification of</p>
<p align="left">the Lisbon Treaty and the prospect of EU accession to the European 
Convention of Human</p>
<p align="left">Rights, adds judicial as well as political and symbolic dimensions 
to the EU&#39;s commitment to</p>
<p align="left">take such rights seriously. Such commitment and legal obligations 
are, however, challenged</p>
<p align="left">by factors that need deeper analysis so as to inform EU external 
and internal policies, and to</p>
<p align="left">foster their coherence.</p></font><b><i><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">Addressing the challenge</p></font></i></b><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">Research dimensions to be taken into consideration:</p>
<p align="left">- Provision of a systematic overview and comparative analysis of 
the social, economic, legal,</p>
<p align="left">cultural or other factors that facilitate or hamper the protection 
of human rights in the external</p>
<p align="left">and internal policies of the EU � as well as the coherence and 
consistency between such</p>
<p align="left">external and internal dimensions in fields such as cross-border 
mobility, counter-terrorism and</p>
<p align="left">judicial cooperation. The role of national, EU and international 
human rights institutions in</p>
<p align="left">monitoring fundamental rights could be part of the analysis.</p>
<p align="left">- The protection of human rights as a component of global 
governance, given that</p>
<p align="left">globalisation brings the prospect of global diffusion of wealth, 
but also entails the risk of</p>
<p align="left">deeper inequalities. Research could examine why and how large 
numbers of people �</p>
<p align="left">especially in lower income countries - may see their basic rights 
eroded if globalisation is not</p>
<p align="left">wisely managed. It could focus on specific rights and/or their 
interactions, namely rights of</p>
<p align="left">access to health, education and family planning, to food, water, 
clear air or safe energy; and</p>
<p align="left">how such access may be helped or hindered by global regulatory 
frameworks or the absence</p>
<p align="left">of these (including, for example, on Intellectual Property 
Rights). The share of responsibility</p>
<p align="left">and legal competences between the EU and its Member States in the 
above (including trade,</p>
<p align="left">development and other multilateral instruments �and their 
consistency with internal policies)</p>
<p align="left">could also be addressed.</p>
<p align="left">- Human rights violations are a key aspect of violence among and 
within states, between</p>
<p align="left">communities (along ethnic, religious or linguistic divides) and 
within communities (e.g. along</p>
<p align="left">gender divides). Research could examine how historical and 
cultural contexts may have</p>
<p align="left">influenced such divides and cause or exacerbate such violations, 
and how these divides and</p>
<p align="left">violations could be overcome. It could assess the conditions under 
which state and non-state</p>
<p align="left">actors may be among the perpetrators of human rights violations 
or, on the other hand, offer</p>
<p align="left">protection of human rights. The relationship between the 
protection of human rights,</p>
<p align="left">humanitarian law and assistance should also be examined, with a 
focus on vulnerable groups</p>
<p align="left">in society (e.g. children, internally displaced persons, 
refugees). The relationship between the</p>
<p align="left">protection of human rights and promoting democracy (including the 
role of EU Electoral</p>
<p align="left">Observation Missions) and international criminal law could also 
form part of the research.</p>
<p align="left">- The use of existing indicators (e.g. for understanding the human 
rights situation at country</p>
<p align="left">level, for assessing the capacities of rights holders and duty 
bearers) or the development of</p>
<p align="left">new indicators could help in mapping and identifying the main 
danger spots, as well as areas</p>
<p align="left">in which there have been improvements. Assessing human freedoms is 
often contentious �</p>
<p align="left">thus any choice of indicators, and the methodology to develop 
them, should be transparent to</p></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: Socio-economic Sciences and 
Humanities</p></font></font><font face="Times New Roman">
<p align="left">Page 43 of 70</p>
<p align="left">allow informed debate. A forward-looking perspective on 
developments in human rights</p>
<p>violations and protection would be another useful research 
component.</p></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span>�</div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span></span>�</div><br>
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  <font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Dante-Gabryell Monson 
  [mailto:<a href="mailto:dante.monson@gmail.com" target="_blank">dante.monson@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 26, 2011 
  10:38 AM<br><b>To:</b>�<br><b>Subject:</b> Hi Angela : 
  Disaster Capitalism and &quot;Impact of Regulatory Capture on Human Rights&quot; 
  ?<br></font><br></div><div><div></div><div>
  <div></div>
  <div>Hi A,</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>As a following of my messages related to &quot;Real Democracy&quot; 
movements,</div>
  <div>and more specifically what one could also call <b><i>&quot;Impact of 
  Regulatory Capture on Human Rights&quot;</i></b></div>
  <div>( others may call it &quot;corruption&quot; , or even &quot;corporatism&quot; )</div>
  <div><br></div>For your information ( see below ), 
  <div>in case it interests you, an example related to the united states, which 
  indirectly,</div>
  <div>through &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine" target="_blank">Shock 
  Doctrine</a>&quot; / &quot;Disaster Capitalism&quot;, can ( and I believe do ) affect 
  policies taken and applied on the European Subcontinent.</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>One may have difficulties seeing a direct relation with human 
  rights,</div>
  <div>though for me such macro economic policy decisions have a direct 
  influence not only on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_liberty" target="_blank">Negative Liberty</a> 
  -�<span style="line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px">freedom from interference -</span></div>
  <div>( using Isaiah Berlin&#39;s definition ), but also on<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_liberty" target="_blank"> Positive 
  Liberty</a>�-�<span style="line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px">the power and resources to act to fulfill one&#39;s own 
  potential -</span>.</div>
  <div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>Personal Opinion :</div>
  <div>It may be worth making similar investigations what concerns decisions 
  taken by, or through european institutions,</div>
  <div>with individual status and history reports, for transparency, of 
  individual bureaucrats and/or elected officials, and the people they work 
  with.</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>Possibly one step in such direction ( ? ), but for now, only for the 
  European Parliament :</div>
  <div>
  <div><a href="http://www.mepwatch.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.mepwatch.eu/</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>I can compile more specific examples in relation to european 
  bureaucrats,</div>
  <div>if this can support any research on the topic.</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>Cordially,</div>
  <div>Dante</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><br>
  <div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Dante-Gabryell Monson</b> <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dante.monson@gmail.com" target="_blank">dante.monson@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>

Date: 
  Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:15 AM<br>Subject: &quot;Too Big to Fail&quot; - Amendments 
  Rejected in Safe Banking Act of 2010<br>To: p2p-foundation &lt;<a href="mailto:p2p-foundation@lists.ourproject.org" target="_blank">p2p-foundation@lists.ourproject.org</a>&gt;, 
  <a href="mailto:econowmix@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">econowmix@googlegroups.com</a><br><br><br>
  <div>Staying with the same topic , specific amendments reducing the risk of 
  &quot;too big to fail&quot;</div>
  <div>related to the &quot;<a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3241/show" target="_blank">Safe Banking Act of 2010</a>&quot; have been rejected�( some 
  more details below ).</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>A case of &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture" target="_blank">Regulatory Capture</a>&quot; to further investigate ?</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>///</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>A May 7 2010 reaction by TYT Network :</div>
  <div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
  <h1 style="padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1.13em;border-right-width:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;background-color:transparent;margin:0px 0px 5px;min-height:1.13em;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);max-height:1.13em;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px">

<span style="padding-bottom:0px;border-right-width:0px;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;letter-spacing:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px" dir="ltr" title="Too Big To Fail Bank Bill Killed By Bought Politicians"><font size="1"><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&quot;Too Big To Fail Bank Bill 
  Killed By Bought Politicians&quot;�</font></i></font></span></h1></span>
  <div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-JXhzXdSU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-JXhzXdSU</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>//</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>more on the bill that did not pass :</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><span style="line-height:18px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12px">
  <h1 style="padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1.4em;border-right-width:0px;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;min-height:20px;padding-left:0px;outline-width:0px;width:699px;padding-right:0px;font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;color:rgb(70,71,72);font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px">

<span style="padding-bottom:0px;border-right-width:0px;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;outline-width:0px;padding-right:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:baseline;border-left-width:0px;font-weight:bold;padding-top:0px">S.3241</span>�- 
  SAFE Banking Act of 2010</h1></span></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3241/show" target="_blank">http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3241/show</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><i>&quot;It was <b>voted</b> on and <b>rejected</b> as an amendment to the 
  Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, 33-61.&quot;</i></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>//<br></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/07/us-financial-regulation-size-idUSTRE6460BB20100507" target="_blank">http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/07/us-financial-regulation-size-idUSTRE6460BB20100507</a></div>


  <div><br></div>
  <div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans"><span>
  <p style="padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px"><b>(Reuters) 
  - The Senate Thursday rejected a proposal that would split up the six largest 
  banks in an effort to ensure that large financial firms do not threaten the 
  economy if they fail.</b></p></span><font size="3"><span></span></font>
  <p style="padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;font-size:14px;padding-top:0px">The 
  measure, which failed by a vote of 33 to 61, would have placed hard limits on 
  banks&#39; market share of insured deposits and limited the size of their 
  non-deposit liabilities.</p></span></div>
  <div>more details :</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/senators-who-voted-for-wall-street/" target="_blank">https://jischinger.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/senators-who-voted-for-wall-street/</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_111_2.htm" target="_blank">http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_111_2.htm</a></div>
  <div>( S.3217 pasted below )</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>//</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>before the vote �:</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/business/21fail.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/business/21fail.html</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/business/22fail.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/business/22fail.html</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/21-7" target="_blank">http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/21-7</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><span style="line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-size:13px">&quot;The 
  bill would <b>place a cap on any financial institution</b>, limiting their 
  total assets to 3% of GDP (that would lower to 2% for banks, as opposed to 3% 
  for non-bank institutions). Currently, <i><b>the 6 largest banks have holdings 
  that equal 63% of GDP</b></i>. The Safe Banking Act would also impose a 10% 
  cap on any bank holding company�s share of insured deposits. Bank holding 
  companies and �selected nonbank financial institutions� would have a leverage 
  limit of 6%, meaning that they would not be able to lend out more than around 
  sixteen dollars for every dollar of capital in house.&quot;</span></div>
  <div><span style="line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(18,18,18);font-size:13px"><br></span></div>
  <div>///</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>I also believe it is interesting to notice what has been approved, and 
  what has been rejected ( see below ).</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>It seems to me that one of the results of what has been approved has been 
  an audit of some Federal Reserve Accounts :�<a href="http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=9e2a4ea8-6e73-4be2-a753-62060dcbb3c3" target="_blank">http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=9e2a4ea8-6e73-4be2-a753-62060dcbb3c3</a></div>


  <div><br></div>
  <div>excerpt :</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><span style="line-height:18px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12px">&quot;As 
  a result of this audit, we now know that the Federal Reserve provided more 
  than $16 trillion in total financial assistance to some of the largest 
  financial institutions and corporations in the United States and throughout 
  the world,&quot;</span></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>///</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_111_2.htm" target="_blank">http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_111_2.htm</a></div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:12px">
  <table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
    <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00161" target="_blank">00161</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">20-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Motion�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03739:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3739</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline RE: Dodd 
        Amdt. No. 3739; In the nature of a substitute.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00160" target="_blank">00160</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">20-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Cloture Motion�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03739:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3739</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 
        3739; In the nature of a substitute.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00159" target="_blank">00159</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">19-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03746:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3746</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Whitehouse Amdt. No. 3746 As Modified Further; To restore to 
        the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00158" target="_blank">00158</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">19-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Cloture Motion�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03739:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3739</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Motion to Invoke Cloture On Dodd Amdt. No. 3739; In the 
        nature of a substitute.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00157" target="_blank">00157</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">18-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP04072:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 4072</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Grassley Amdt. No. 4072; To provide for the independence of 
        Inspectors General of certain designated Federal entities, and for other 
        purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00156" target="_blank">00156</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">18-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Motion to Table�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP04114:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 4114</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4114; To ban naked credit 
        default swaps and for other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00155" target="_blank">00155</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">18-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP04071:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 4071</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Carper Amdt. No. 4071; To address the applicability and 
        preservation of certain State authorities, and for other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00154" target="_blank">00154</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">18-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP04034:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 4034</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Corker Amdt. No. 4034; To address the applicability of 
        certain State authorities with respect to national banks, and for other 
        purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00153" target="_blank">00153</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">18-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP04051:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 4051</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Gregg Amdt. No. 4051 As Modified; To prohibit taxpayer 
        bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00152" target="_blank">00152</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">17-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03986:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3986</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Cornyn Amdt. No. 3986; To protect United States taxpayers 
        from paying for the bailouts of foreign governments.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00151" target="_blank">00151</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">17-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Motion�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP04020:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 4020</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline RE: Crapo 
        Amdt. No. 4020; To limit further bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 
        to enhance the regulation and oversight of such enterprises, and for 
        other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00150" target="_blank">00150</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">13-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03987:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3987</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Thune Amdt. No. 3987; To provide for increased Congressional 
        oversight through a sunset of the authority created under title X 
        related to the creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
      Protection.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00149" target="_blank">00149</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">13-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03989:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3989</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Durbin Amdt. No. 3989 as Modified; To ensure that the fees 
        that small businesses and other entities are charged for accepting debit 
        cards are reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred, and to 
        limit payment card networks from imposing anti-competitive restrictions 
        on small businesses and other entities that accept payment cards.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00148" target="_blank">00148</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">13-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03832:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3832</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Sessions Amdt. No. 3832; To provide an orderly and 
        transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions and 
        prohibit bailout authority.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00147" target="_blank">00147</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">13-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03774:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3774</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">LeMieux Amdt. No. 3774 as Modified; To remove statutory 
        references to credit rating agencies.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00146" target="_blank">00146</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">13-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03991:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3991</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Franken Amdt. No. 3991; To instruct the Securities and 
        Exchange Commission to establish a self-regulatory organization to 
        assign credit rating agencies to provide initial credit ratings.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00145" target="_blank">00145</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">12-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03943:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3943</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Reed Amdt. No. 3943; To establish a specific consumer 
        protection liaison for service members and their families, and for other 
        purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00144" target="_blank">00144</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">12-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03816:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3816</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Chambliss Amdt. No. 3816; To implement regulatory oversight 
        of the swap markets, to improve regulator&#39;s access to information about 
        all swaps, to encourage clearing while preventing concentration of 
        inadequately hedged risks in central clearinghouses and ensuring that 
        corporate end users can continue to hedge their unique business risks, 
        and to improve market transparency.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00143" target="_blank">00143</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">12-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03759:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3759</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Hutchison Amdt. No. 3759 as Modified; To maintain the role of 
        the Board of Governors as the supervisor of holding companies and State 
        member banks.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00142" target="_blank">00142</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">12-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03955:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3955</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Corker Amdt. No. 3955; To provide for a study of the 
        asset-backed securitization process and for residential mortgage 
        underwriting standards.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00141" target="_blank">00141</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">12-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03962:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3962</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Merkley Amdt. No. 3962; To prohibit certain payments to loan 
        originators and to require verification by lenders of the ability of 
        consumers to repay loans.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00140" target="_blank">00140</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">11-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03839:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3839</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">McCain Amdt. No. 3839; To provide for enhanced regulation of, 
        and to establish a term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae 
        and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for continued operation of such 
        enterprises, to provide for the wind down of such operations and the 
        dissolution of such enterprises, and to address budgetary treatment of 
        such enterprises.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00139" target="_blank">00139</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">11-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03938:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3938</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Dodd Amdt. No. 3938; To require the Secretary of the Treasury 
        to conduct a study on ending the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac, and reforming the housing finance system.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00138" target="_blank">00138</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">11-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03760:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3760</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Vitter Amdt. No. 3760; To address availability of information 
        concerning the meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee, and for 
        other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00137" target="_blank">00137</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">11-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03738:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3738</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Sanders Amdt. No. 3738 as Modified; To require the 
        non-partisan Government Accountability Office to conduct an independent 
        audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that does 
        not interfere with monetary policy, to let the American people know the 
        names of the recipients of over $2,000,000,000,000 in taxpayer 
        assistance from the Federal Reserve System, and for other 
purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00136" target="_blank">00136</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">06-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03733:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3733</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Brown (OH) Amdt. No. 3733; To impose leverage and liability 
        limits on bank holding companies and financial companies.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00135" target="_blank">00135</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">06-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03898:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3898</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Ensign Amdt. No. 3898; To amend the definition of the term 
        &quot;financial company&quot; for purposes of limits on nondesposit 
    liabilities.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00134" target="_blank">00134</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">06-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Motion</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; An original bill to 
        promote the financial stability of the United States by improving 
        accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &quot;too big 
        to fail&quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
        protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
        other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00133" target="_blank">00133</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">06-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03826:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3826</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Shelby Amdt. No. 3826; To establish a Division of Consumer 
        Financial Protection within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
        and for other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00132" target="_blank">00132</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">06-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03749:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3749</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Tester Amdt. No. 3749; To require the Corporation to amend 
        the definition of the term &quot;assessment base&quot;.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00131" target="_blank">00131</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">05-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03827:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3827</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Shelby-Dodd Amdt. No. 3827; To improve the bill.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00130" target="_blank">00130</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">05-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Amendment�<a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SP03737:" target="_blank">S.Amdt. 3737</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Boxer Amdt. No. 3737; To prohibit taxpayers from ever having 
        to bail out the financial sector.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00129" target="_blank">00129</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">05-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">PN1246</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Nomination</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Confirmed</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Confirmation Nancy D. Freudenthal, of Wyoming, to be U.S. 
        District Judge</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00128" target="_blank">00128</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">05-May</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">PN1341</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Nomination</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Confirmed</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Confirmation Gloria M. Navarro, of Nevada, to be U.S. 
        District Judge</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00127" target="_blank">00127</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">28-Apr</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Second Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to 
        Consider S. 3217; An original bill to promote the financial stability of 
        the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the 
        financial system, to end &quot;too big to fail&quot;, to protect the American 
        taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial 
        services practices, and for other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00126" target="_blank">00126</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">27-Apr</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion 
        to Proceed to S. 3217; An original bill to promote the financial 
        stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
        transparency in the financial system, to end &quot;too big to fail&quot;, to 
        protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
        from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00125" target="_blank">00125</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">26-Apr</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Motion</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Agreed to</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms; An original bill to 
        promote the financial stability of the United States by improving 
        accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end &quot;too big 
        to fail&quot;, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
        protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
        other purposes.</td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00124" target="_blank">00124</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">26-Apr</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top"><a style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03217:" target="_blank">S. 3217</a></td>


      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">On the Cloture Motion</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Rejected</td>
      <td style="font-family:arial;color:black;font-size:12px" valign="top">Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider 
        S. 3217; An original bill to promote the financial stability of the 
        United States by improving accountability and transparency in the 
        financial system, to end &quot;too big to fail&quot;, to protect the American 
        taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial 
        services practices, and for other 
  purposes.</td></tr></tbody></table></span><br>
  <div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:large;font-weight:bold">Forwarded 
  conversation</span><br>Subject:�<b class="gmail_sendername">Matt Tiabbi : 
  &quot;If it is too big to fail, it is too big to 
  exist&quot;</b><br>------------------------<br><br><span><font color="#888">From:�<b>Dante-Gabryell Monson</b>�<span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dante.monson@gmail.com" target="_blank">dante.monson@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>

Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 
  at 8:21 PM<br>To: p2p-foundation &lt;<a href="mailto:p2p-foundation@lists.ourproject.org" target="_blank">p2p-foundation@lists.ourproject.org</a>&gt;, <a href="mailto:econowmix@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">econowmix@googlegroups.com</a><br>

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  <div>Matt Tiabbi ( excerpts from video - cnn interview ) :�</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div>Break up the banks - No More Too Big to Fail Companies - If it is too big 
  to fail, it is too big to exist. - Tax Payers should not be on the hook.</div>
  <div><br></div><a href="http://4closurefraud.org/2011/10/25/matt-tiabbi-owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating/" target="_blank">http://4closurefraud.org/2011/10/25/matt-tiabbi-owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating/</a> 

  <div><br></div>
  <div>or</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://yourmoney.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/22/occupy-wall-st-about-class-warfare/" target="_blank">http://yourmoney.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/22/occupy-wall-st-about-class-warfare/</a></div><br>----------<br><span><font color="#888">From:�<b>Dante-Gabryell Monson</b>�<span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dante.monson@gmail.com" target="_blank">dante.monson@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>

Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 
  at 8:35 PM<br>To: p2p-foundation &lt;<a href="mailto:p2p-foundation@lists.ourproject.org" target="_blank">p2p-foundation@lists.ourproject.org</a>&gt;, <a href="mailto:econowmix@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">econowmix@googlegroups.com</a><br>

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  <div>and a continuation on the CNN interview...</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025" target="_blank">http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025</a></div>


  <div><br></div>
  <div>Matt Tiabbi,</div>
  <div>excerpts :</div>
  <div><br></div>
  <div><span style="line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:georgia;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:15px">&quot;...we 
  hate the rich? Come on. Success is the national religion, and almost everyone 
  is a believer. Americans�<em style="padding-bottom:0px;font-style:italic;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px">love�</em>winners. 
  �But that&#39;s just the problem. These guys on Wall Street are 
  not�winning�� they&#39;re cheating. And as much as we love the self-made 
  success story, we hate the cheater that much more.&quot;</span></div>
  <div><br></div><span style="line-height:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:georgia;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:13px">
  <p style="padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1.46em;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;font-size:15px;padding-top:0px">&quot;This 
  isn&#39;t disappointment at having lost. It&#39;s anger because those other guys 
  didn&#39;t really win, and people now want the score overturned.</p></span><span style="line-height:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(32,32,32)">
  <p style="padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1.46em;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;font-family:georgia;font-size:15px;padding-top:0px">All 
  weekend I was thinking about this �jealousy� question, and I just kept coming 
  back to all the different ways the game is rigged. People aren&#39;t jealous and 
  they don�t want privileges. They just want a level playing field, and they 
  want Wall Street to give up its cheat codes, ...&quot;</p>
  <p style="padding-bottom:0px;line-height:1.46em;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">continued on�</font></p></span><span style="line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(32,32,32)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025" target="_blank">http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025</a>�</font></span> 

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