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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/13/2008
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Some observations from Switzerland that may be relevant to the ongoing talking point from some libertarian institutions that a lack of fealty to small government orthodoxy somehow did the GOP in. They have over here a party of the populist right called the Swiss People’s Party that takes ...

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ftalphaville.ft.com - 11/21/2008
Blog Archive » Spot of Swiss
— ftalphaville.ft.com — Switzerland’s famous for chocolate, cheese, knives, neutrality and banking . It’s the latter that could be problematic. From VoxEU : Citi Chart In this crisis, the strength of a bank’s balance sheet is of little consequence. What matters is the ... (more) Blog Archive » Spot of Swiss

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portfolio.com - 11/21/2008
Who Would Bail Out Switzerland's Banks? - Finance Blog - Felix Salmon - Market Movers
— portfolio.com — Richard Baldwin of VoxEU gives us a sneak preview of a new article by Jon Danielsson: In this crisis, the strength of a bank's balance sheet is of little consequence. What matters is the explicit or implicit guarantee provided by the state to the ... (more) Who Would Bail Out Switzerland's Banks? - Finance Blog - ...

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Blame to Go Around
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/16/2008
Blame to Go Around
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — I was ranting the other day about the evils of the finance sector and its denizens, and one of the people I was talking to, being a reasonable person, tried to get me to put things in perspective. “But,” she said, “don’t ... (more) Blame to Go Around

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News — ... Free Choice Act through the House, Townhall’s Amanda Carpenter writes. The legislation would simply allow unions to better reach workers whom they seek to recruit for elections, TPMCafe’s Nathan Newman counters, noting that the agency representatives overseeing labor groups are chosen less democratically. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Disappointment Watch – Kevin Drum [image] Obama Has Most Intrusive Application Ever – Jeralyn, TalkLeft [image] Small Government – Matthew Yglesias [image] The GOP of the Future – ...

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