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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/112814 | News November 28 | 2014-11-28 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News November 28 Friday, November 28, 2014 Senator Sanders Treasury Nominee's Wall Street Prowess a Vulnerability President Barack Obama’s nominee to be under secretary of the Treasury for domestic finance, Antonio Weiss, has drawn opposition from Senate progressives from his work on corporate tax inversion deals, The New York Times reported. Some Senate Democrats say Mr. Weiss’s confirmation by the Senate would send the wrong signal about whether Democrats can advance the economic prospects of the struggling middle class. “The American people are profoundly disappointed with the fraud they read about every day coming from Wall Street,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “They are disgusted that instead of investing in the American economy, they are busy trying to avoid paying their fair share of taxes, and the American people want people in the Treasury Department who are prepared to hold Wall Street accountable.” LINK World E.U. Passes Resolution to Break Up Google Europe’s resentment of the American technology giant Google reached a new noise level on Thursday as the European Parliament passed a nonbinding vote to break up the company. Although merely symbolic — the resolution carries no legal weight — the move came the day after a separate European body sought to further expand citizens’ “right to be forgotten” privacy protections against Google, The New York Times reported. LINK Iraq After learning hard lessons rebuilding foreign militaries over the past dozen years, the U.S. military is shifting its strategy against the Islamic State, choosing to train a smaller number of Iraqi soldiers rather than trying to stand up an entire army anew, The Washington Post reported. LINK Pope in Turkey Pope Francis is visiting Turkey at a sensitive moment for the Muslim nation, as it cares for 1.6 million refugees and weighs how to deal with the Islamic State group as its fighters grab chunks of Syria and Iraq across Turkey's southern border, The Associated Press reported. LINK National Wal-Mart Workers Vow Black Friday Protests Protesters are expected to gather outside 1,600 Walmart stores across the country as the retailer launches doorbuster deals for Black Friday, CNN reported. The demonstrators are calling for higher wages (a minimum of $15 an hour) and fair schedules. LINK Oil Near Four-Year Low Oil traded near its lowest price in four years and energy stocks sank after OPEC refrained from reducing output. Bond gains sent yields from Japan to Germany to record lows, and the dollar strengthened, Bloomberg reported. LINK Immigration Scams Advocacy groups are responding to President Obama’s immigration action by warning about scams. For decades, immigrants have fallen victim to attorneys and consultants who disappear with their money or give bad advice that may land them in deportation proceedings, The Washington Post reported. LINK Vermont Thanksgiving Storms Sweep Northeast The first major snowstorm of the season left more than 300,000 customers in northern New England without power, forcing many to make last-minute changes to their Thanksgiving plans, The Associated Press reported. In Vermont, Orwell had 16 inches, St. Johnsbury had 11.2 inches and South Burlington had 8.4 inches. LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |