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US Treasuries: "Risk free" for How Long?
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 10/23/2009
US Treasuries: "Risk free" for How Long?
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At least since the end of World War II, sovereign debt risk has been a very real problem, but one confined mostly to the developing world.  Sure, there was the risk that the government might decide to inflate away the value of your loan, that risk abated in most places.  (Though ...
U.S. pressures Japan on military package
washingtonpost.com - 10/22/2009
U.S. pressures Japan on military package
— washingtonpost.com — Washington concerned as new leaders in Tokyo look to redefine alliance Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October... 22, 2009 (more) U.S. pressures Japan on military package

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/22/2009
TPMDC Morning Roundup
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Treasury To Order Steep Pay Cuts At Bailed-Out Firms The Treasury Department is expected to order bailed-out... financial firms to cut their compensation packages for their top executives -- with a 90% slash to base salaries, and a 50% cut to total ... (more) TPMDC Morning Roundup

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britannica.com - 10/17/2009
Seki Takakazu (Japanese mathematician)
— britannica.com — also called Seki Kōwa born c. 1640, Fujioka, Japan died October 24, 1708, Edo [now Tokyo] the... most important figure of the wasan ( Japanese calculation ) tradition ( see mathematics, East Asian: Japan in the 17th century ) that flourished from the ... (more) Seki Takakazu (Japanese mathematician)

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