From Greg Gordon at McClatchy Nov 3, 2009
"For the past year, Goldman has been on the defensive over its Washington connections and the billions in federal bailout funds it received. Scant attention has been paid, however, to how it became the only major Wall Street player to extricate itself from the subprime securities market before the housing bubble burst.Goldman remains, along with Morgan Stanley, one of two venerable Wall Street investment banks still standing. Their grievously wounded peers Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch fell... (Harper's Magazine)
Goldman Sachs bet on housing crash Nov 1, 2009
Savvy federal regulators have migrated from their Washington jobs to Goldman. On Oct. 16, a Goldman vice president, Adam Storch, was named managing executive of the SEC's enforcement division. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dodgers outline offseason needs Oct 24, 2009
" Colletti and Torre are in agreement on the key needs -- starting pitching depth and a starting second baseman. But they also reiterated their comfort with the young nucleus of a club that has won back-to-back division titles. Veterans on the left side of the infield -- third baseman Casey Blake and shortstop Rafael Furcal -- are signed through 2011. The young core -- outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier, catcher Russell Martin, first baseman James Loney and pitchers Chad Billingsley and... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Click to read:Rio to Host 2016 Olympics; Chicago Spurned Oct 3, 2009
Rio to Host 2016 Olympics; Chicago Spurned - CBS News. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2, 2009. (CBS News)
Energy Northwest pulls plug on coal/petcoke gasification plant May 8, 2009
LibertyTeeth wrote on May 7, 2009 3:32 PM:" Gimpy - I would rather power be produced in Washington, creating Washington jobs, feeding Washington Manufacturing, held to Washington standards than all of the above in China, Mexico or Oregon. That is sound policy for Washington and the Environment. This power will be produced, it is only a matter of where and under what regulations. BTW - hold your breath, your "polluting". ". fossagrimmin wrote on May 7, 2009 6:04 PM:" Wow this state or atleast... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Permanent sales tax exemption gaining momentum May 4, 2009
The council calculates that the deduction supports from 2,000 to 3,000 Washington jobs and that each dollar retained in the state through the deduction results in about 50 cents in economic stimulus. Conversely, the Congressional Research Service estimates that allowing the deduction to expire would cost Washington from 488 million to 541 million annually. (Longview Daily News, WA)
White House says stimulus=75k state jobs Feb 18, 2009
White House says stimulus will create 75K Washington jobs - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) ... White House says stimulus will create 75K Washington jobs. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
