Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:27pm CST
Government

Countrywide Financial
Countrywide Financial, a division of Bank of America was found guilty of discriminatory lending between 2004 and 2007. Bank of America, who purchased Countrywide in 2008 was not involved in the discriminatory practices but has agreed to pay $335 million in settlement..

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UC California emblem
Students and faculty at UC Davis of California are calling for the resignation of their school Chancellor this week after a peaceful protest resulted in the use of pepper spray Friday.

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Solyndra logo
What would you say if the Federal government handed out $535 million to a solar panel company only to see it go bankrupt 2 years later?

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Barack Obama
What should come as no surprise, President Obama's approval rating has fallen to a new all time low. The recent slippage has come as the United States is faced with a decision to raise the debt ceiling limit.

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John Boehner
Speaker of the House, John Boehner walked out on talks with President Obama today after saying that the two "couldn't make a connection" and see "different visions" for the country. This, adding yet more to the political drama in Washington over the potential default of the US government.

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Nasa
Three. Two. One. We have ignition. So goes the exciting sequence of events that unfold during any NASA space mission. All the hard work, years of toil and sweat come to one dramatic moment. But on Friday,in less than six minutes into launch, Glory went for naught,

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President Obama dining
Thursday night President Barack Obama dined with the superstars of Silicon Valley in a private affair in Woodside, California.

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Vanguard submarine
The UK's Telegraph reports a Wikileak cable showing that the United States gave to Russia nuclear warhead secrets involving British Trident missile inventory. While many in Britain are in an uproar, the whole point is moot.

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