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Up Is Template for Obama’s Zombies: Matthew Lynn
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Up Is Template for Obama’s Zombies: Matthew Lynn
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Between the Hedges — Late-Night Headlines Bloomberg: - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wouldn’t commit to passing a U.S. health-care overhaul this year, fueling concern among some Democrats that the debate may continue as the 2010 midterm elections approach. “We’re not going to be bound by any timelines,” Reid told reporters in Washington today after a closed-door meeting of all Senate Democrats. ...

Thursday morning links
The Mess That Greenspan Made — TOP STORIES Senate extends home-buyer tax credit and jobless aid - LA Times BOE expands money-printing programme to £200bn - Telegraph House votes to accelerate credit card reform rules - USA Today Junk Default Rate Is Highest Since Great Depression - Bloomberg Some Wall Street Year-End Bonuses Could Hit Pre-Downturn Highs - NY Times Countrywide ex-CEO Mozilo must face SEC fraud case - Reuters 'Money-Driven Medicine': How we got this mess - SF Gate Is India clearing the way for gold 'moonshot'? - MarketWatch ...

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