cnbc.com - 3/17/2009
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Call off Depression 2.0. While still far from health, the U.S. economy is showing some encouraging signs of life as consumers tiptoe back to the shopping mall, home builders pick up their hammers, and manufacturers clear out inventory. That suggests the soon-to-be-completed first quarter will be ...
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nytimes.com - 3/20/2009
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WASHINGTON— The Obama administration’s new plan to bail
out the nation’s banks was fashioned after a spirited...
internal debate that pitted the Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, against some of the president’s top political hands.
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Economy: Geithner Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout
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THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THE ECONOMY. First, the good news:
While still far from hea…
Instapundit —
THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THE ECONOMY. First, the good news:
While still far from health, the U.S. economy is showing some encouraging signs of life as consumers tiptoe back to the shopping mall, home builders pick up their hammers, and manufacturers clear out inventory.
That suggests the soon-to-be-completed first quarter will be as bad as it gets, and apocalyptic fears of another lengthy, painful Great Depression look unwarranted.
Now the bad news:
Economists think the policy response from ...
GOP Dilemma: What if Obama's Plan Works?
Politics Daily —
... tax and spend party, and Democrats want you to see Republicans as an uncaring party of the rich. None of that is very surprising, I guess. Strategically speaking, there are great perils for both parties depending on what the economy does over the next few months. Of late, there have been signs that recovery may come sooner than later. Over the past week, a spate of articles has been written contending that the worst is over. Here are a but a few: US Economy Is Finally Showing Signs of a Recovery [CNBC] Goods Orders, Home Sales Show ...
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