BARBARA WILLING TO PAY TO GET FEDS OFF HER CASE WITH MADOFF

Jeffery Picower, perhaps a secret partner of Maddoff was paid billions. Jeffery, age 67, died in his Palm Beach mansion swimming pool last year, Today, his widow, Barbara, has announced to federal courts she would return $7.2 BILLION DOLLARS that Jefferey got from Madoff. Madoff, of course, is in prison. Jeffery was under investigation for his part in the Ponzi scheme.
The return of the BILLIONS means Madoff's victims may get 1/2 or more of their investment losses back as a settlement. Some victims have taken jobs as maids due to Madoff's scams. Don't cry for Barbara. Her husbands invetments on the money increased their booty thousands of times. Maybe she should shell out more.

RESCUERS OF 9/11 GET NO MONEY


Our Congress failed to give our national rescuers medical care and financial relief for injuries incurred during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Republicans said they would not pass the bill because they would not agree to pay for it by taxing foreign corporations.

While Republicans denied financial help to the rescuers of 9/11 who suffer year-after-year from any diseases from toxins encountered in days following the attacks, they did fight hard for tax cuts for multi-millionaires and billionaires. The legislation would have provided $7 billion for medical and other financial needs.The Republicans said would not tax foreign corporations - so the deaths and suffering continue.



This issue will have to wait for the new Congress in 2011.