WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today expressed grave concern over the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which strikes down contribution limits for individual campaign donors by claiming that it restricts First Amendment rights. Butterfield said, “The Supreme Court has ruled to drown out the voice of the common man…

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101544772   Several years ago I spoke about this on television; I asked why a gallon of gas was over $3.50 at the pump. The answer has more to do with hedge fund managers than it does with the oil and gas industry. Here’s why. Hedge managers who need to boost earnings at the end…

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You would think that the cable media outlets believe the only thing worth reporting is the tragedy of the Malaysian flight 370. But there are other newsworthy stories; here is a snapshot of just some of them from Monsanto in South Africa to British Petroleum in Lake Michigan. And all points in between, for Friday,…

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