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U.S. brings support, but not clarity, to Citibank - International Herald Tribune
U.S. brings support, but not clarity, to Citibank - International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK : Guarantees that could not be honored thrust the world financial system into its worst crisis since the Great Depression. Will a guarantee by the U.S. government finally restore confidence in the American financial system? Only a week after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. said ...
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I Saw Santa Claus Today
The Wide Awake Cafe — No, I wasn’t in Washington D.C. or New York City. I wasn’t watching Obama’s press conference and I’m certainly not talking about Nancy Pelosi and her Scroogian idea of an energy-efficient Christmas. No. I saw Santa Claus while I was at work! I had parent pickup duty after school today. I heard some students say, “Look! There’s Santa Claus!” so I looked in the direction they were pointing and inside a car was a man with a white beard wearing a red suit and a red hat. ...

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TheOtherSideofKim Front Page — ... By the way: I see that CitiGroup (see Part I) now has its hand out for taxpayer money. Feel free to write to your Congressweasel, yelling them for not ignoring their cry for help. ...

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