guardian.co.uk - 1/25/2009
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Alan Greenspan, chairman of US Federal Reserve 1987- 2006 Only a couple of years ago the long-serving chairman of the Fed, a committed free marketeer who had steered the US economy through crises ranging from the 1987 stockmarket collapse through to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, was ...
tidewaterliberty.wordpress.com - 1/23/2009
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I know the title is somewhat cryptic, but
since this will be largely about confusion and uncertainty,...
that is as it should be. Prior to bringing in the jury, Judge Arrington dealt with motions filed yesterday. The ruling on the mistrial request was ...
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Twenty-five Seconds
marketnewslive.blogspot.com - 1/30/2009
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marketnewslive.blogspot.com —
The economic stimulus needs to get to the
heart of the economic troubles if it is to...
succeed, says Alan Valdes of Hilliard Lyons. It needs to create jobs.
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Video: Attack the Heart of the Problem
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25 PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF THE MELTDOWN: Including this one:
Christopher Dodd, chairman, Senate b…
Instapundit —
25 PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF THE MELTDOWN: Including this one:
Christopher Dodd, chairman, Senate banking committee (Democrat)
Consistently resisted efforts to tighten regulation on the mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He pushed to broaden their role to dodgier mortgages in an effort to help home ownership for the poor. Received $165,000 in donations from Fannie and Freddie from 1989 to 2008, more than anyone else in Congress.
Plus, the sweetheart deal from Countrywide. Don’t forget that . . . ...
Read These Now Because Your World is a Hologram
Shakesville —
... trial. ONE STOP: THE VIEW! In an appearance on NBC, Blago "compared himself to human rights heroes Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi." Somebody nominate this guy for an honorary Razzie. Lobbyists skirt Obama's earmark ban. Art in Antarctica. (Reuters) N.C. State's Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow dies. 25 Individuals at the heart of the economic meltdown. (Guardian) "Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde on Friday called ...
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Theo Spark —
West Wing on steroids in Obama W.H. He is following the Blair/Brown principles of Stalinist state control, where unelected numpties run the country with no accountability to Congress. Challenges loom as Obama seeks space weapons ban. China and Russia will not stop developing space weapons. The US would be foolish to do so. Twenty-five people at the heart of the meltdown ...Misses out Tony Blair. Want to see light at end of the tunnel? Ditch Labour. Time to raise an army. After less than a ...
The credit crisis people you should know
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... Either way, it's a good primer for understanding the who's who of the credit crunch. Naturally it comes as no surprise who the number one person is on the list. ...
The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog —
... 25 People Behind the Meltdown. Oddly enough, not every single one of them is Republican, as the Obama campaign would have had you believe. ...
25 Most Guilty for Financial Meltdown [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom —
25 Most Guilty for Financial Meltdown [Dan Collins] Guardian names names. Barney Frank, former CEOs of Fannie and Freddie strangely absent. Soros among those who “saw it coming” (and shorted the market). ...
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thismodernworld.com 2/13/2009 — Newsweek’s response to the Ongoing Clusterfuck is a fabulous new makeover : Newsweek also plans to lean even more heavily on the appeal of big-name writers like Christopher Hitchens, Fareed Zakaria and George Will. Starting in May, articles will be ...
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