Discussion of the financial collapse routinely touches on issues of solvency, liquidity, bundled securities and the collapsing housing market. But it rarely gets at the rampant fraud that helped bring the whole thing about. A Democratic bill introduced today aims to prevent a recurrence. On Tuesday,...

New York Mets Baseball America Top 10 Prospects Lineup Luis Castillo 2B Jose Reyes SS David Wright 3B Carlos Beltran CF Carlos Delgado 1B Daniel Murphy/Fernando Tatis LF Ryan Church RF Brian Schneider C Rotation Johan SantanaMike PelfreyOliver PerezJohn MaineFreddy GarciaTim ReddingLivan HernandezJo...

It's time for Waxing Off, the Deadspin feature recommended by four out of five dentists who chew gum. This week: Alyssa Milano and her soon-to-be-released book, Safe at Home . Trouble: Reading excerpts from Alyssa Milano's upcoming girlie sports fan book, I was shocked, appalled and disgusted. Have ...

I first started getting serious about comic books when I was about 15. It couldn't have been a better time to start collecting. Mainstream comics were going through a new Golden Age, with people like Frank Miller, Alan Moore, John Byrne and others helping to redefine the superhero. The direct comics...

NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Death of CD Confirmed CMT.com, TNIt had become painfully clear some time ago that CD was suffering from a fatal wasting disease, diagnosed by plummeting sales as measured by Nielsen SoundScan. Every iPod sold was a blow against the CD empire, every download a fresh bruise. .....

Why Are We Listening To Them part XII by digby The Democratic corporatists seem to have regrouped and are going to make a stand with the Santelli teabaggers. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but if you ever wondered if they were sincere in their devotion to the owners of America, you no longer have...

Colorado Media Matters: KOA's Caldara supported false claim that Mexican cartels' assault weapons are "not comin' from us" Colorado Media Matters: Independence Institute's Oliver and GOP strategist make false claims about labor legislation Rocky Mountain News Ends Publication in Latest Casualty of A...

Aaron Harang #39 / Pitcher / Cincinnati Reds Height: 6-7 Weight: 275 Bats: R Throws: R Born: May 09, 1978   Fast Facts: Aaron Michael Harang was born in San Diego, CA in 1978.  He spent all of his childhood there, attending Patrick Henry High School.  Other famous graduates of Patrick...

Bachmann has been busy this week voting to protect the "Kiddie Gulag" industry from Federal regulation and appearing again on right-wing radio. Tonight she is scheduled to be "master of Ceremonies" at a CPAC banquet. Meanwhile.... The Hill: Eighteen Democrats on the House Financial Services Committe...

Congressman Brad Miller, NC-13, has been working for years to protect homeowners caught up in the mortgage lending frenzy. A frenzy that was fed by greed and implemented in many cases through fraudulent means. Miller's hard work is finally paying off, though there is still a battle ahead. Via Th...