economist.com - 2/14/2009
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FOR a man whose bumper stickers promised “Hope not Fear”, Barack Obama knows how to scare people. “If we don’t act immediately,” he told the citizens of Elkhart, Indiana on February 9th, “our nation will sink into a crisis that, at some point, we may be unable to reverse.”
independent.co.uk - 2/11/2009
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independent.co.uk —
Investors and economists condemned President Barack Obama's financial
rescue plan yesterday for being light on details and...
ducking the vital questions still needing resolution before the global banking system can be restored to order. The US stock ...
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Investors and economists rail against Obama ...
marginalrevolution.com - 2/19/2009
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marginalrevolution.com —
The ever-worthy Mark Thoma rounds up reactions and
analyses , including some critical remarks from CalculatedRisk and...
some praise from Felix Salmon . WSJ surveys a few reactions as well. I'll add some observations: 1. Housing prices ...
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What to think of Obama's housing plan
economix.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/18/2009
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economix.blogs.nytimes.com —
The president says he wants to help people
who played by the rules and not those who...
bought more home than they could afford. His plan will help both.
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Obama's Housing Plan: Who Will Benefit?
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Global Economy Matters —
... about the Obama plan and bailout and call it too timid as well as a watsted opportunity. They are not the only ones who are drawing this conclusion. ...
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Euro Watch —
... about the Obama plan and bailout and call it too timid as well as a watsted opportunity. They are not the only ones who are drawing this conclusion. ...
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