The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn’t understand and couldn’t afford.
AL FRANKENAs someone who’s spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda,
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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I’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
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Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
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I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you’re sure of what you’re doing and you’re working with allies.
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The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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I mean, there is a part of the media that’s not the mainstream media. That’s Fox, that is ‘The Wall Street Journal’ editorial page.
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If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
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Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.
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