Joe Sims
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joe Sims
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Obama to investigate mortgage fraud
January 25, 2012Responding to public demands to prosecute the banks responsible for creating the financial crisis, President Obama announced on Tuesday a new financial irregularities task force
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Ohio says no to new fracking drilling permits
January 19, 2012A victory was scored in the fight against hydraulic fracking in Ohio today when the state Department of Natural Resources announced a suspension of new drilling permits.
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Foreclosures set to rise in 2012
January 18, 2012The slight dip in foreclosure rates in 2011 was not the beginning of a trend towards reversal of the mortgage crisis.
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Youngstown earthquake hearing reveals public anger, few answers
January 13, 2012"This is a dog-and-pony show," said a dissatisfied resident, among hundreds at a public hearing to investigate the city's 4.0 earthquake on New Year's Eve.
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Labor and community groups call for action as mortgage fraud settlement nears
January 11, 2012Take action, says Working America in response to reports that the Justice Department is nearing an agreement with several banks responsible for ripping off home owners by mortgage fraud.
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Black farmers protest bar on further claims in discrimination settlement
January 10, 2012The farmers, organized in the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, headquartered in Memphis, held a church rally to highlight the issue.
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Pat Buchanan loses platform at MSNBC?
January 9, 2012Buchanan has not appeared on the network since October.
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White House announces youth summer jobs program
January 5, 2012With nearly half of all young people between the ages of 16 and 24 unemployed, the White House today announced the $1.5 billion initiative.
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