Democracy Now! July 9, 2012

July 09, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

United Nations and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan met today with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the midst of worsening violence. The Justice Department and the Texas legislature are squaring off in court today over the state's controversial voter ID law. And Oakland City Council has voted unanimously to end a contract with Goldman Sachs over high interest rates. Plus headlines, and more.

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Oakland City Council

The Oakland City Council is an elected governing body representing the City of Oakland, California. Since 1998, Oakland has had a mayor-council government. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The Oakland City Council has eight council members representing seven district... Explore this topic

Goldman Sachs

El Grupo Goldman Sachs o simplemente Goldman Sachs es uno de los grupos de banca de inversión y valores más grandes del mundo. Fue fundado en 1869. Durante la crisis financiera de Estados Unidos del 2008 y ante la posibilidad de afrontar la bancarrota, el 21 de septiembre de 2... Explore this topic

Oakland

Oakland, located in the U.S. state of California, is a major West Coast port city and the busiest port for San Francisco Bay and all Northern California. It is the third largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth-largest city in the state, and the 47th-largest city... Explore this topic

Global Financial Crisis

The financial crisis of 2007–2008, also known as the Global Financial Crisis and 2008 financial crisis, is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It resulted in the threat of total collapse of large financial ins... Explore this topic

Politics of the United States

The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States, Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The executive branch is head... Explore this topic

Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely in response to a series of financial panics, particularly a severe panic in 1907. Over time, the roles and... Explore this topic

United States

The United States of America, commonly called the United States, or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capi... Explore this topic

Barclays plc

Barclays plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a universal bank with operations in retail, wholesale and investment banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit cards. It has o... Explore this topic

London Interbank Offered Rate

The London Interbank Offered Rate is the average interest rate estimated by leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other banks. It is usually abbreviated to Libor or LIBOR, or more officially to BBA Libor or the trademark bbalibor. It is the prima... Explore this topic

City council

A city council, town council, town board or board of aldermen is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area. Explore this topic

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