Before the house committee. That was just two weeks ago things gotten worse in the past two weeks, does that make you nervous, scott . You know what . It is not making me nervous because i think i felt this way for two or three months now ever since retailers came in weak over christmas. Here is where we sit. We have a fed that will be trying to taper. Theyre tapering not because the economy can handle it. Were in a soft patch. They will taper because it is failed economic policy. If they stop the taper that send another bad signal and market could tumble pro there, that reads into the fact that the fed sees something worse than we actually think. So were in a very precarious spot right now. Melissa so what do you think she should do . Well, this is what i think is pogue to happen. I think we try to put qe out of there to inflate our way out of the problem to get some growth. We didnt buy any growth. Melissa right. 2 1 2 gdp, that definitely didnt happen and we definitely didnt get inf
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Legal rationale for killing u. S. Citizens overseas. So rules a federal court. We will speak with the aclu which sued for the document. Then, silence. Thehe only other check on secrets of the government, the only other place to articulate what is at stake for me personally as american or what were the larger stakes for america was the court of public opinion. Thats how far would you go to tell the truth . Thats a question posed by a new documentary that follows three National Security whistleblowers who fight to repeal the darkest corners of americas war on terror. But first, for american muslims are suing the government for placing them on the u. S. Nofly list after they refused to be government informant. We will speak with one of the men placed on the list. All that and more coming up. To democracy now, democracynow. Org come of the war and peace report. Amy goodman. m a federal court has ordered the government to release parts of the legal memo that provide elite the rational it wi
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Noelle bellow, our top story this afternoon. Its been a big problem for the last couple of years. Drivers across the bay area falling victim to these catalytic converter thefts. Now, governor gavin newsom is taking a new approach to try and stop them from happening conference. Charles clifford joining us live now with more on the new bill. Charles. Yeah, you know, kelly, converter thefts have been an increasing problem for the last couple of years. Weve seen all kinds of videos that people just going to peoples driveways, jack up their cars, cut out the converters and take off and just take seconds to steal one. And those catalytic converters Precious Metals like platinum and palladium, which thieves can sell off, make hundreds of dollars per catalytic converter. So the governor has signed 2 bills that aim to disrupt that market for those stolen goods. Under the new laws, businesses that recycle converters must now keep detailed records, including the year make model and a copy of the