The positive of the negative..

Credit to Obama for releasing the CIA 'secret memos.' They have not raised the firestorm they should...the methods outlined in the memos are degrading- not just to the prisoners but to the citizens of the USA. Steps should be taken to prevent this type of executive immorality from occurring again.
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Banks, including Chase, Goldman Sachs, and others are reporting massive profits, and the market is following suit. It is rather easy to make money when the government is handing out money to the banks by the billions.
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From The Channel Wire: Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos said in a letter to shareholders Friday that sales of the Kindle are ahead of projections -- good news for the e-tailer considering both the weak economic climate and the fact that the second version of the Kindle became available only two months ago. "We're grateful and excited that Kindle sales have exceeded our most optimistic expectations," Bezos wrote to Amazon shareholders in a letter posted to the company's Investor Relations home page. "If you haven't seen it, Kindle 2 is everything customers loved about the original Kindle, only thinner, faster, with a crisper display, and longer battery life, and capable of holding 1,500 books." While Amazon hasn't released sales figures for the Kindle 2, which began shipping February 23, a source described as close to Amazon told The Washington Post this week that about 300,000 Kindle 2s have been shipped so far, which would put Amazon's take from the $359-a-pop devices at about $107 million.
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