It’s been a long semester, LSU.
Politically, the Republicans have been jostling for a candidate to topple Obama in the 2012 election. As of yet, no candidate has been able to hold a lead.
Perhaps more concerning is the endless gridlock we now find ourselves in as both parties entrench themselves. Even in the face of financial ruin, our Super Committee failed to compromise.
Occupy Wall Street blossomed into a national phenomenon. Far from a 2010 revival of ‘60s culture, Occupy Wall Street gained support from leading economists and politicians. The movement has largely died down now, which may be because of the disparaging lack of change from the intense, weeks-long protests. It may very well become but a footnote in America’s history.
But the Occupy crowd need not be completely discouraged. Billionaire investor Raj Rajaratnam was convicted guilty of 14 counts of insider trading — five separate charges of “conspiracy to commit securities fraud” and nine counts of “security