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macro-man.blogspot.com - 9/29/2008
Main Street > Wall Street
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Clearly there are more voters on Main Street than Wall Street, and we all know that the first job of a Congressman in October is to make sure that he is a Congressman in January. Regardless of whether "the package" was a good idea or not, it doesn't exactly paint the US political system in good ...
caseymulligan.blogspot.com - 9/24/2008
Wall Street Will Drown Alone
— caseymulligan.blogspot.com — There was a time when people believed that the Sun and stars revolved around the Earth. Of course, now we know that the Earth is not the center of the universe, or even the center of our little solar system. In the somewhat more recent past, ... (more) Wall Street Will Drown Alone
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online.barrons.com - 9/28/2008
A Memo Found in the Street
— online.barrons.com — To : Washington, D.C. From : Wall Street Re : Credit Crisis Dear D.C., WOW, WE'VE MADE QUITE A MESS OF THINGS here on Wall Street: Fannie and Freddie in conservatorship, investment banks in the tank, AIG nationalized. Thanks for sending us your new ... (more) A Memo Found in the Street
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macroblog.typepad.com - 9/25/2008
Wall Street worries, Main Street woes
— macroblog.typepad.com — A fair amount of the discussion around what now seems to be an imminent rescue plan to settle unsettled financial markets has been focused on a debate as to whether Main Street should pay or Wall Street should pay for the plan. Pimco’s William Gross, ... (more) Wall Street worries, Main Street woes
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black monday: house fails to pass paulson plan
Decline and Fall of Western Civilization — ... members voting no to switch over before the vote closes -- it's got 207 and needs 218 to pass, and they're holding voting open past time. but which congressman would dare to be the deciding switchover that gets splahsed onto every editorial page in the world tomorrow? UPDATE: the vote is closed. it will not pass. nasdaq 100 off (-8%); IYF off over (-10%); dow off 600 and has been as much as 700. bennet sedacca has a primer on what to expect. UPDATE: macro man: Clearly there are more voters on Main Street than Wall Street, and we ...

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