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Feds to crack down on medicinal marijuana dispensaries in California!

Submitted by Liberty_Mike on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 18:57

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Looks like the Feds are going to crack down on the marijuana dispensaries in California. So much for Obama saying that the Feds would no longer intervene with the states regarding their marijuana laws after he was elected. More change we can all belive in!

SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores that they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state's 15-year-old medical marijuana law.

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Federal Agency Sues 17 Firms Including BoA, Goldman Over Sales of Risky Mortgage Investments

Submitted by meekandmild on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 16:35

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NEW YORK (AP) -- In a sweeping move, the government on Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that turned toxic when the housing market collapsed.

Among the 17 targeted by the lawsuits were Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Feds-sue-biggest-US-banks-apf-...

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