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The American Spark
                    January         
Many U.S. Financial Activities Still Unregulated - Jan. 3rd,
2010

U.S. regulation is piecemeal and many essential financial activities remain
completely unregulated, says a recent Congressional report.
Private Insurance Helps Create Spiraling Health Care
Costs - Jan. 7th, 2010

Private insurance companies often appear to be part of the problem rather than
the solution to spiraling U.S. health care costs.
Why Current U.S. Health Care Reform Should Die - Jan.
12th, 2009

The House and Senate bills fail to provide the comprehensive care needed to
keep down current spiraling costs.
U.S. Drug Monopolies Behind Huge Price Increases - Jan.
19th, 2010

From 2000 to 2008, 416 brand-name drug products had extraordinary price
increases ranging from 100 percent to 499 percent.
Bankers Too Often Act Against Our Interest - Top
Economist - Jan. 22nd, 2010

Bankers too often have financial reasons to perform socially destructive
actions, states leading economist Joseph Stiglitz.
Gov't Report Exposes Wall Street Gambling - Jan. 27th, 2010

Over-the-counter derivatives are unregulated, and apparently little information
is available about the extent of possible losses.
Public Info Slim On U.S. Arms Exports - Jan. 31st, 2010

Great improvements could be made on US arms transfer reports, and often with
little to no cost.