Tag Archives: Bush administration

LET’S REVISIT HISTORY: In May 2007, Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughed in Paul Wolfowitzâ€™s face.

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

BACKGROUND INFO: Kenneth Rogoff is a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution and professor of economics at Harvard University. – May 2007′s Blog Post: INSIDER TRADING: World Bank employees speculating on the Paul Wolfowitz event derivatives at InTrade-TradeSports?? – - … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, History, Humor, Politics | Tagged Alberto Gonzalez, American Enterprise Institute, Asia, Bank President, Brookings Institution, Bush, Bush administration, deputy, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Finance, finance minister, Harvard, Harvard University, Heritage Foundation, important international development agency, insider trading, internet browsers, InTrade, Iraq, Kenneth Rogoff, New Zealander Graeme, Paul Wolfowitz, prediction markets, President, President of the World, professor of economics, professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff, Republican Party, Shaha Riza, South Africa, TradeSports, Trevor Manuel, United States, United States Of America, US Attorney General, White House, World Bank, World Bank Internal Investigations Unit, World Bank Staff, Zealander Graeme Wheeler | Leave a comment

BetFair-backed lobby files a formal complaint against the United States of America for discrimination based on violations of World Trade Organisation rules.

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via Reason, the Remote Gambling Association (PDF file): EU online gaming industry challenges US with charge of prosecutorial discrimination Complaint under the EU Trade Barriers Regulation seeks to stop discriminatory practices against European operators Brussels, 20 December, 2007 The Remote … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Regulations | Tagged Alston & Bird, Antigua and Barbuda, appropriate solution, Australia, Brussels, Bush administration, Canada, chief executive, Clive Hawkswood, D.C., European Union, foreign online gaming operators, foreign online operators, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Japan, Joseph Weiler, law commitments, London, Michael Thaidigsmann, Nao Matsukata, New York University, online gambling, online gaming, online gaming operator, online gaming operators, Professor, professor of law, Remote Gambling Association, trade law, trade analyst, trade official, United Kingdom, United States, United States Congress, United States Of America, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, US Department of Justice, USD, Washington, World Trade Organisation, www.rga.eu.com | Leave a comment

W.T.O. on internet gambling and betting – United States of America vs. Antigua-Barbuda

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

I ran this story yesterday, as you have seen, but Steve Roman has spotted another excerpt that is interesting. — New York Times (page two): [...] Complying with the W.T.O. ruling, Professor Jackson said, would require Congress and the Bush … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulations | Tagged Antigua, Bush administration, Congress, Internet gambling, Internet gambling ban, Jackson, New York Times, online purchase, Professor, Steve Roman, United States Of America, Web-based pro sports | Leave a comment

Crooks And Liars

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

… is The Blog Of The Day. Crooks And Liars – Very well informed and very critical of the media and the Bush administration. Probably Democratic leaning. Or, at least, anti Republican. –> Don’t miss the blog post on Pat … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources - References | Tagged America, Bush administration, Captain, Iraq, Pat Tillman | Leave a comment

Veteran Republican Vic Gold describes VP Dick Cheney as a MEGA-MANIACAL PARANOID whose secret empire within the government has captured the George W. Bush presidency and helped bring the Republican Party to the brink of ruin.

Posted on June 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Eleanor Clift: A longtime confidant of the Bush and Cheney families describes the dangerous influence of the vice president. Vic Gold’s book: Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP Washington Post’s dossier on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged Bush administration, Colin L. Powell, Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney Resignation, Eleanor Clift, MANIACAL PARANOID, President, Republican Party, Secretary of State, Supreme Court, Vic Gold, vice president, VP, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Does anybody in the plane know what our good doctor EJSS is blabling about??

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

A Human-Aid cabinet-level Department will be created. Â© NewsFutures — What the hell is that?? Never heard of. Does this concern the Bush administration? Another country? It’s filed in the “Challenges” category, which gives no clue. No external link is … Continue reading →

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Harvard Professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff wants meritocraty at the World Bank.

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Wolfowitz and the World Bank at Bay by Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard Professor of economics) Project Syndicate Will World Bank President Paul Wolfowitzâ€™s troubles finally catalyze real change at the World Bank? Will there finally be an end to the archaic … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged Bush administration, Harvard, head, insider trading, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Monetary Fund, Kenneth Rogoff, Paul Wolfowitz, President, professor of economics, professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff, United States, Will World Bank, WORLD BANK MEMO | Leave a comment

INSIDER TRADING: World Bank employees speculating on the Paul Wolfowitz event derivatives at InTrade-TradeSports??

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

What follows sounds like a fake Wolfowitz memo. However, what puzzles me is that it was published by an apparently serious publication, ForeignPolicy.com. Bizarre. (Via Fabian John.) WARNING: I HAVE DOUBT ON THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE DOCUMENT. To tell you … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Humor, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alberto Gonzalez, Asia, Bank President, Bush, Bush administration, deputy, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Finance, finance minister, important international development agency, insider trading, internet browsers, Iraq, New Zealander Graeme, Paul Wolfowitz, President, President of the World, Shaha Riza, South Africa, Trevor Manuel, United States, US Attorney General, White House, World Bank Internal Investigations Unit, World Bank Staff, Zealander Graeme Wheeler | 2 Comments

Why anyone thinks it is any of my business why some adult wants to gamble is absolutely beyond me.

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Says Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who chairs the House Financial Services Committee. But Niall O’Connor of Betting Market thinks that Barney Frank’s Bill fails to live up to hype. [...] The scope of the Act is more limited than many … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulations | Tagged Barney Frank, Bush administration, House Financial Services Committee, Massachusetts, Niall O'Connor, United States | Leave a comment

XM-Sirius merger derivative – One transaction, only, so far

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

XM-Sirius merger contract at TradeSports-Intrade – One single trade, only, so far. Via the intrepid Fabian John of the 1st Tick forum, the New York Times: Still, it seems as if Mr. Karmazin may be paying a premium to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity | Tagged Bush administration, Fabian John, Karmazin, satellite radio, the New York Times, Washington, XM, Yahoo! | 1 Comment