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Poor leaders like Cox and Frank are just a small part of a corrupt system that is now harming honest Americans. Whoever the next President is must put an end to this.

Once again the federal government has left Americans in a precarious state as a terrible storm is passing through the U.S. economy. Like Hurricane Katrina, some folks thought the government could keep them from harm, but, as in New Orleans, things have gotten out of control quickly as bad housing loans have shredded the economy.

Christopher Cox, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, knew for perhaps a year that some large financial and insurance companies were buying risky housing loans, hoping to make a quick buck on consumers paying mortgage interest. But instead of issuing strict warnings against such irresponsible business moves, Cox sat in his Washington office and fiddled.

Unlike Cox, most investors in companies like AIG and Merrill Lynch did not know that bad loans were becoming part of their portfolios; they had no idea their so-called "blue chip" stocks were really Las Vegas-type situations. And Cox did not tell them.

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Here are some of the highlights you can look forward to on upcoming installments* of The Radio Factor and The O'Reilly Factor:

• "The Obama Chronicles," our multi-part investigative series on Sen. Barack Obama, continues... next week we'll discuss Barack's associations with Father Pfleger and former Weather Underground activist Bill Ayers, plus much more...
• Popular vocabulary maven Marina of YouTube fame returns to the No Spin Zone for the third time...
• The Great American Culture Quiz rolls along on Tuesday, featuring a special guest competitor...
• Our new "Culture Warrior" segment, featuring Monica Crowley and Margaret Hoover and highlighting battles in the culture war, debuts Thursday...

* Lineups and schedules are always subject to change based on breaking news.

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