washingtonmonthly.com - 11/19/2008
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TUESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Nice to see a positive day on Wall Street for a change. * Execs from the U.S. auto manufacturers were on the Hill today, with hat in hand. They got an earful...
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/20/2008
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THURSDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: *
It's hard to overstate how scary this is: "Wall
Street slumped Thursday afternoon and the S&P; 500 closed at an 11-1/2 year low as fears of a prolonged recession sparked a massive...
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