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Where Is This Place That We Are Only Screaming To the World With Our Silence?
belgraviadispatch.com - 6/21/2009
Where Is This Place That We Are Only Screaming To the World With Our Silence?
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This place is Iran, a country on the cusp of possibly an even larger-scale violent crackdown than as of this hour (writing Saturday mid-afternoon, New York time), another revolution, or some alternative denouement unknown to us at this hour. With the howling cries of ‘Allah-o-akbar’ in the ...
forbes.com - 6/26/2009
Why Isn't The Stimulus Stimulating?
— forbes.com — It's no secret that the Obama administration is deeply troubled by the continuing rise in unemployment. The... national unemployment rate has risen to 9.4% from 7.2% in December and 5.5% in May 2008. The number of employed workers has fallen to 132 ... (more) Why Isn't The Stimulus Stimulating?

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baselinescenario.com - 6/15/2009
You Don’t Get a Vote!
— baselinescenario.com — Barack Obama came to office as the conciliator, the bipartisanizer, the anti-Bush. But this is going too... far. The administration’s style has been to float policy proposals in public, listen to the responses (from other politicians, from the private sector, and from the blogs that Obama ... (more) You Don’t Get a Vote!

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robertreich.blogspot.com - 6/26/2009
"What Can I Do?"
— robertreich.blogspot.com — Someone recently approached me at the cheese counter of a local supermarket, asking "what can I do?"... At first I thought the person was seeking advice about a choice of cheese. But I soon realized the question was larger than that. It was: what can I ... (more) "What Can I Do?"

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