matt taibbi on the quotrogue traderquot banking scandal at ubs
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quotcountdownquot guest host david shuster and rolling stone contributing editor matt taibbi discuss the quotrogue traderquot scandal at ubs kweku adoboli a 31-year-old trader for the swiss bank is under arrest in london on charges of losing 2 billion in unauthorized trading taibbi says the financial industry is too powerful in washington right now for politicians to pass any meaningful legislation that might prevent this kind of scandalwatch quotcountdown with keith olbermannquot live each weeknight at 87c on current tvgo to countdown with keith olbermann on current tv for more:http:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

worst persons: joe walsh newt gingrich michael bloomberg and raymond w kelly
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find out why rep joe walsh r-ill is worse newt gingrich is worser and new york city mayor michael bloomberg and nypd commissioner raymond w kelly are the worst persons in the world for november 21 2011tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvgo to countdown with keith olbermann on current tv for more:http:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

occupy newt: protesters taking over gingrich039s fundraiser
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andy kroll staff reporter for mother jones describes what he saw when protesters in dc occupied gop presidential candidate newt gingrich039s fundraiser at the willard intercontinental hotel although hotel security managed to push the protesters out kroll says the group made an impression: quotwhen the protesters got in there there was a sense of shock and you saw people sort of turn around at their little tables in their suits and dresses and pearls and sort of go 039oh my god who are these people039quottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvgo to countdown with keith olbermann on current tv for more:http:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

thoughts from home
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a video about my hometown inspired by hank and john: http:youtubecomvlogbrothers

matt taibbi assesses the 26 billion settlement designed to aid victims of foreclosure fraud
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quotcountdownquot contributor and rolling stone contributing editor matt taibbi weighs in on the potential impact of the 26 billion settlement meant to aid those who suffered as a result of fraudulent mortgage and foreclosure practices among some of the nation039s largest bankstune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

keith says andrew breitbart is 039exploiting rape victims039 to smear occupy movement
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keith olbermann condemns right-wing blogger andrew breitbart for promoting an inaccurate roundup of 17 alleged rapes at occupy protests the list comes on the heels of breitbart screaming quotstop raping peoplequot to a group of occupy protestors at the cpac conference last weekend quotwhat mr breitbart and his fellow propagandists have done in fact is to take at least eight women -- eight members of occupy who were raped or otherwise assaulted -- and blame them for being rapedquot says keithtune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

lizz winstead protests susan g komen for the cure039s decision to cut ties with planned parenthood
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comedian lizz winstead co-creator of quotthe daily showquot and author of quotlizz free or die: essaysquot weighs in on the backlash from the decision on the part of susan g komen for the cure to stop funding breast cancer screenings provided through planned parenthoodtune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

mad men markos moulitsas questions the effectiveness of race baiting in election ads
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keith and markos moulitsas quotcountdownquot contributor and founder of the daily kos discuss the impact of michigan republican peter hoekstra039s racially charged campaign ad targeting democratic incumbent senator debbie stabenow whom he hopes to unseat in november moulitsas questions whether racially themed ads can still make an impact in the 2012 election given a more interconnected social landscapetune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

keith039s special comment: why susan g komen for the cure remains corrupt under brinker039s leadership
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in tonight039s special comment keith calls out nancy brinker founder and ceo of susan g komen for the cure for the way the foundation mishandled the controversy regarding breast cancer screening grants for planned parenthoodtune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

reed gusciora urges gov chris christie to reconsider his veto of nj039s same-sex marriage bill
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state assemblyman reed gusciora d of new jersey039s 15th district reacts to gov chris christie039s conditional veto of a same-sex marriage bill one day after it passed in the new jersey senate gusciora says the governor might need to reconsider his priorities: quotchris christie is really playing to a crowd outside the state in the red states at the end of the day we039re a moderate state we039re a blue state and i think this is going to cause him some problems at homequottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

worst persons: paul babeu frank luntz and andrew breitbart
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find out why sheriff paul babeu pinal county ariz is worse gop spinmeister frank luntz is worser and right-wing blogger andrew breitbart is the worst person in the world for feb 21 2012tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

ron paul: fast amp furious a criminal false flag
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kurt nimmohttp:wwwinfowarscomhttp:wwwprisonplanettvhttp:wwwronpaulcomdecember 13 2011appearing on the alex jones show today texas rep and presidential candidate ron paul said attorney general eric holder should be fired immediately and congress should investigate his role in the fast and furious operation run by the atf and the justice departmentag eric holder should be fired immediately and investigated by congress the covert operation provided a large number of firearms to mexican drug cartels waging war with one another and the mexican governmentquothe should be immediately firedquot paul told alex jones quotand then there should be an investigation and find out if charges should be madequot he specifically criticized the government for continuously engaging in politically motivated and criminal behavior he characterized as false flag operationsdocuments released by cbs news reveal fast and furious was exploited to demonize the second amendmentquotemails obtained by the network show atf agents discussing how they could tie guns involved in mexican violence to gun dealers based in the us to justify the implementation of demand letter 3 a regulation that would require us gun stores to report the sale of multiple riflesquot paul joseph watson wrote on december 7paul said the government quotconstantlyquot engages in such criminal behavior he cited the example of an allegation made in october by the united states that iran was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador paul characterized the incident as a quotpropaganda stuntquotfollowing the arrest of a suspect it was discovered the plot was concocted by the fbi an undercover dea informant had quotstrongly pushedquot the assassination idea on mansour j arbabsiar an iranian-american used-car salesman who was quotperennially disheveledquot and quothopelessly disorganizedquot according to news reportshttp:wwwinfowarscomron-paul-fast-furious-a-criminal-false-flag

mitt romney loves cars lakes amp trees
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mitt romney loves michigan cars lakes and trees authenticity defined

soul khan gets real: you have to vote
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the latest video from progressive upstart the message features youtube sensation soul khan engaging apathetic youth voters metaphorically bitch slapping them to join the electoral process let039s face it: the media has done little to make american youth give a shit about the electoral process so we tried something that will stop macking american youth you won039t be disappointed

soul khan says it best: this november vote
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let039s face it: the media has done little to make american youth give a crap about the electoral process so we tried something that will stop macking american youth you won039t be disappointedthe latest video from progressive upstart the message features youtube sensation soul khan engaging apathetic youth voters metaphorically bitch slapping them to join the electoral process about the message -- the message is designed to start drive and influence progressive conversations through creative video productions the message039s goal is to with creative professionals and progressive organizations to create original video content that can reach and influence americans and the political system recent coverage of the message: http:bitlynd7yqfthe message: http:wwwthemessageiscomtwitter: http:wwwtwittercomtweetsmessagefacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomthemessageisyoutube: http:wwwyoutubecomuserthemessageisvideosvideos