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Carlo Gabriel Simbajon

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Carlo is Assistant Editor and business writer. He is a former senior government economist and was a senior editor for a Bloomberg publication.
About:

Carlo Gabriel Simbajon

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Carlo is Assistant Editor and business writer. He is a former senior government economist and was a senior editor for a Bloomberg publication.

White House Applauds Defeat of Proposition 19, Advocates Look for Another Shot in 2012

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White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske applauded the defeat of Proposition 19, the controversial initiative that would have made the state of California the first to legalize recreational use and sales of marijuana.

In a statement, Kerlikowske, the Obama administration’s drug policy director, hailed the vote said: “Today, Californians recognized that legalizing → Read More

[Video] Arizona Immigration Reform Law: Appeals Court Inclined to Uphold One Provision

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Based on the comments of the judges during a hearing over the Arizona Immigration law (SB 1070), observers think the appeals court is inclined to lift the ban on one important provision of the controversial act against illegal immigration.

The provision authorizing police authorities to demand papers from individuals suspected of being → Read More

Finally! Megachurch Anti-Gay Pastor Eddie Long Categorically Denies Charges

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Finally. After more than two months since the megachurch scandal erupted, Bishop Eddie Long has categorically denied allegations that he lured four young men into homosexual relationships with him.

Megachurch pastor Eddie Long filed his response to the lawsuits against him on Monday, the AP reported.

Since September 21, the time → Read More

Obscure Immigration Reform I-9 Document System: “Deeply Flawed”

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An obscure documentation requirement under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) is emerging as a critical issue in President Barack Obama’s campaign against employers who hire undocumented workers. One critic described the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 system as “deeply flawed.”

The Form I-9 system under IRCA requires all → Read More

Federal Reserve QE2 Plan: Economists Worried About Quantitative Easing

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The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its plan to implement quantitative easing this week. Some economists have expressed concern that the move, dubbed as QE2, won’t work.

According to a CNNMoney report, the Fed is likely to announce within the week their move to pump more money into the economy. The → Read More

SEC Tells Banks to Disclose Potential Losses from Mortgage and Foreclosures Crisis

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reminding banks of their “disclosure obligations” in the light of the ongoing mortgage and foreclosures scandal. In a letter, the SEC said the banks should disclose, among others, their expected losses arising from fraudulent paperwork.

The SEC said the letter, which was posted in the → Read More

After Rejecting Lorcaserin, FDA Thumbs down Weight Loss Drug Qnexa

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The US Food and Drug Administration has turned down experimental weight loss drug Qnexa in its present form, the drug’s manufacturer Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) said Thursday. The company issued a statement saying the FDA requested, among others, for more study results, the Associated Press reported.

The Food and Drug Administration was asking → Read More

Wells Fargo Admits Mistakes in Mortgage and Foreclosure Paperwork

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has admitted on Wednesday that it discovered mistakes in its foreclosures paperwork process. The admission came after the bank had been insistent, amidst the brewing mortgage and foreclosures scandal, that its policies and procedures were “sound.”

Earlier, it was Bank of America who acknowledged there were mistakes → Read More