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• If You Give a Moose a Beer…The 20 Stupidest Laws in America

  

  So on Friday an Alaskan lawyer came into my bar.  I know.  I’m sure you’re thinking the same thing I’m thinking, which is:  isn’t Alaskan law basically... Read more

  The 01 May 2012 by   Therealbarman
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• The Moderate's Manifesto: The Constitution and the Individual Mandate for...

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. This week the US Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Car... Read more

  The 31 March 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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• Subprime Analysis by Salomon Brothers, May 1994: Return of the Wall Street Law...

  

  From the Horse's Mouth? Fascinating 1994 Report on Subprime MBS From Salomon Brothers, The Firm That Coined the Term Securitization. Read more

  The 28 March 2012 by   Wallstlawblog
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• The US Military Tattoo Regulations

  

  If you are planning to join the military, be sure to ask a recruiter about the regulations of tattooing before you get tattooed, just to be safe. In order to... Read more

  The 22 March 2012 by   Urtatu
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• Fraudulent AAA Credit Ratings Have Many Tentacles, Don't They?

  

  The year? 2006. Hypothetical Bank X - knowing that AAA ratings on mortgage-backed securities on its balance sheet were bogus - accounts for the bonds in the... Read more

  The 14 March 2012 by   Wallstlawblog
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• Rush Limbaugh: So We Meet Again

  

  I’m sure you’ve seen Rush Limbaugh’s face all over the news yet again this week – this time, for saying: “What does it say about the college coed [Sandra Fluke... Read more

  The 05 March 2012 by   Beckawall
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• Bottle Of Wine Key To Understanding Subprime Debacle

  

  Mortgage securitization for Dummies? Not exactly. However, the diagram featured in this post - a tipped wine bottle floating above an inverted pyramid of wine... Read more

  The 04 February 2012 by   Wallstlawblog
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• Longterm Solitary Confinement is Torture

  

  Short term solitary confinement may be necessary - but keeping a person locked in a cell for 23 hours a day is nothing short of torture. Read more

  The 02 February 2012 by   Periscope
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• Should They Claim?

  

  Nowadays it seems that whenever someone hurts themselves they say 'I'm gonna sue' or 'I think I may have got whiplash.' As a result insurance premiums go up... Read more

  The 01 February 2012 by   Gerard
  

• Swizz Beatz is Still Interested in Becoming CEO of Megaupload

  

  Despite the fact that Megaupload was put in the government's crosshairs last week, Swizz Beatz is still interested in pursuing a CEO position at the... Read more

  The 24 January 2012 by   Next Level Relations
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