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ftalphaville.ft.com - 11/6/2008
Blog Archive » Hedge funds: “Yes, we can!”
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What a curious relationship exists between newly-elected US President Barack Obama and hedge funds. The industry has donated over $1m to Obama’s campaign, according to OpenSecrets.org (small change to a hedge fund manager, perhaps, but it still makes Obama the biggest recipient of the industry’s ...
Obama Wins Presidency, Hedge Funds React
finalternatives.com - 11/5/2008
Obama Wins Presidency, Hedge Funds React
— finalternatives.com — Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won a decisive and historic victory, becoming the first African-American to win the... U.S. presidency. The Illinois senator, who just four years ago was a state senator in the Land of Lincoln, became the first Democratic ... (more) Obama Wins Presidency, Hedge Funds React

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guardian.co.uk - 11/9/2008
Barack Obama backs crackdown on tax havens
— guardian.co.uk — President-elect Barack Obama plans to crack down on international tax havens, including Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle... of Man, within weeks of taking power in January, putting him on a collision course with Gordon Brown. There is growing international ... (more) Barack Obama backs crackdown on tax havens

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econlog.econlib.org - 11/5/2008
How McCain Could Have Won
— econlog.econlib.org — (November 4, 2008 09:27 AM, by Bryan Caplan) Yesterday my RA, Brian Blase, made the smartest point... about political strategy that I've heard all year.  In fact, if Blase were McCain's right-hand man instead of mine, the Republican candidate's ... (more) How McCain Could Have Won

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FiNTAG - Hedge Fund News, Views, Opinions and Gossip:  THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 06 November 2008

HedgeFundBlogger.com by Richard Wilson:  Barack Obama Hedge Fund Link Fest

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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 06 November 2008
FiNTAG - Hedge Fund News, Views, Opinions and Gossip — ... are the odds that he will be a 1 term failure? Quite high meez thinks. Having lost 10 quid on McCain, I will double up on my losses. Anyway, European Interest Rates are set to fall (goodbye inflationary concerns, hello keeping electorates at bay) and the hedge fund industry is turning into the private equity industry. Imagine being a Pirate. I never thought this would happen just as much as I never thought Obama would get in. HEDGE FUNDS: “YES, WE CAN!” ftalphaville ...

Barack Obama Hedge Fund Link Fest
HedgeFundBlogger.com by Richard Wilson — ... But despite the contributions, Obama’s taken a somewhat hostile stance towards the barrons of Mayfair and Stamford. Notably, he accused McCain of being the candidate of ‘Joe the Hedge Fund Manager’ as opposed to all-American blue-collar hero “Joe the Plumber.” Source ...

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