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Ferguson: How Economic Weakness Endangers the U.S. | Newsweek National News

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:21:46 +0000

Seems pretty reasonable to me. The surprising thing is that this was none other than Paul Krugman, the high priest of Keynesianism, writing back in March 2003. A year and a half later he was comparing the U.S. deficit with Argentina's (at a time when it was 4.5 percent of GDP). Has the economic ...

Instapundit found this 5 hours ago on newsweek.com

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The Economic Condition of Poor Americans (and the rest of us) Continues to Improve

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:15:52 +0000

Steven Horwitz As many of you know, this is a set of data I've followed closely over the years (as has Don Boudreaux among others). The Census Bureau just released the 2005 data on what households have (HT: Ariel Goldring)...

Wizbang found this 2 days ago on austrianeconomists.typepad.com

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UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:23:35 +0000

UAE acts to shore up banking system AFP/File A foreign labourer pictured at the construction site of Dubai's Business Bay on November 27. The

Snapped Shot found this 25 hours ago on news.yahoo.com

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Quote of the Day: Jacob Weisberg on "Obama's brilliant first year"

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:18:18 +0000

By Michael J.W. Stickings I don't always agree with the top man at Slate , but I'm inclined to here : This conventional wisdom about Obama's first year isn't just premature -- it's sure to be flipped on its head by the anniversary of his inauguration on Jan. 20. If, as seems increasingly ...

The Moderate Voice found this 16 hours ago on the-reaction.blogspot.com

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If DUBAI is broke, then we are in worse shape than we thought

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:03:58 +0000

When Uma Thurman divorced Ethan Hawke because he'd been cheating on her, I remember thinking, "If even Uma Thurman is going to be cheated on, what chance do the rest of us have?" I'm thinking that way about the situation in Dubai: If a country that's essentially the Cayman Islands of oil money ...

J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight ... found this 34 hours ago on brilliantatbreakfast.blogspot.com

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Al Gore Wants Economic Growth Measured In Terms Of Global Warming

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:04:59 +0000

It’s called “green GDP,” and it’s essentially where our nation’s economic health isn’t scored using math so much as a panel of “experts” deciding what kind of growth is good growth and what kind of economic growth is not. Says Al Gore : ...

Moonbat Patrol found this 47 hours ago on sayanythingblog.com

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Warmism meltdown: It’s not the emails …

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:56:31 +0000

The computer files released by the CRU hacker are MUCH more damaging than the emails, damaging though those are. The computer code and coding notes reveal that the CRU data do NOT back up the CRU claims. One excerpt below with much more soon to come, I ...

Hyscience found this 3 days ago on stoptheaclu.com

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Video: FDIC Insurance Fund In the Red

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:21:40 +0000

The FDIC's insurance fund posted a loss of $8.2 billion in 3Q of 2009. The agency added 136 insured banks to its list of "problem" banks.

MediaMan posted 4 days ago from marketnewslive.blogspot.com

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Beware Stimulus II The Redux

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:17:20 +0000

God I love Video! Never let it be said the Democratic party is shy when it comes to spending other peoples money, but as of late their addiction has gone into overdrive. With the ink still wet on Stimulus I, which has spent as of 9/09 $84,587,463 or 14.5% of the total allotted $787 ...

Moonbat Patrol posted 4 days ago from kynikos.wordpress.com

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I Blame This on the NHL

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +0000

With all the talk of "Detroit," you would think that Michigan would have lost the most employees, as a percentage of same, on the year. After all, the scariest graph of the U.S. MSAs isn't scary for nothing. But the Regional and State Employment data is out for October (h/t CR ), and there's a ...

rdan posted 9 days ago from angrybear.blogspot.com

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Calling Recovery Sheriff Biden! There’s Some Stimulus Hikjinks A’Brewin!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:19:54 +0000

Eddiebear over at Doubleplussundead found something quite interesting on the Recovery.org website. In an effort to figure out how many jobs had been “created or saved” in Missouri, he found that the administration is claiming quite a lot of job saving mojo for the Stimulus Bill, ...

Say Anything found this 13 days ago on sundriesshack.com

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Foxx: Republicans ‘Passed Civil Rights Bills Back In The 60s Without Very Much Help’ From Democrats

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:22 +0000

During a debate on the House floor today over designating 21 miles of the Molalla River as “ wild and scenic ,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who opposes the legislation, tried to claim a progressive environmental record for her party. “Actually, the GOP has been the leader in ...

Political Animal found this 10 days ago on thinkprogress.org

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White House adviser is open to additional economic stimulus

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:22:29 +0000

By Alec MacGillis In a sign of the gathering momentum for additional economic stimulus, a top White House economic adviser on Thursday expressed openness to the possibility of additional aid to local governments to prevent layoffs or even to the creation of a new public jobs program to spur ...

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Dobbs Embarks On His Political Career, Claims He’s Reaching Out To Latino Groups To ‘Bridge’ Differences

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:00 +0000

Since Lou Dobbs left CNN, he has been mulling a run for office — possibly even for president . Yesterday in an interview with WTOP radio, Dobbs said that part of his strategy to transition from being a media figure is to reach out to all the Latino organizations he alienated while at ...

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Proponents alter immigration legislation in the face of tough economic climate

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:08:08 +0000

House Democrats are making changes to their immigration legislation to reflect the nation’s high unemployment rate.

Wonk Room found this 7 days ago on thehill.com

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Another wave of foreclosures looms

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:23:16 +0000

These homes largely represent loans that are delinquent but have not yet resulted in foreclosure sales. About 7 million properties are destined to go into foreclosure, according to a September study by Amherst Securities Group, compared with 1.27 million properties in early 2005. "There's a huge ...

The Note found this 11 days ago on usatoday.com

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Geithner defends job, blames economic troubles on previous administration

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:14:36 +0000

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Thursday fiercely rejected the suggestion he step down from his post in light of growing concerns from both the left and right over his leadership. In a fiery exchange with Ranking Republican Rep. Kevin Brady (Tx.), who suggested during today's Joint Economic ...

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Keeping an Eye on Economic Recovery Spending

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:37 +0000

Find and rate stimulus projects in your neighborhood! StimulusWatch.org was built to help the administration keep its pledge to invest stimulus money smartly, and to hold public officials to account for the taxpayer money they spend. We do this by allowing you, citizens around the country with ...

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WND Editor: Muslim Mafia Scribe Is Victim Of 'Economic Terrorism' By CAIR

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:06:14 +0000

The head of the company that published Muslim Mafia says that the Council on American Islamic Relations is engaging in "economic terrorism" against the book's cash-strapped author, who can't afford to fight CAIR in court. The comments by Joseph Farah, editor and CEO of WorldNetDaily, parent ...

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Back in Gear After the TABOR Campaign

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:41:09 +0000

Regular readers used to prolific posting are doubtless disappointed in the rather thin postings over the past several months. I do apologize but plead preoccupation with the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Campaign (TABOR) that concluded with the November 3rd election. Between work and the campaign, I ...

David Crocker posted 7 days ago from behindbluelines.com

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