pajamasmedia.com - 9/25/2008
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What a fine mess we’re in OllieA 3 month old video produced by the Boston Globe describing the effect of Barack Obama’s housing reforms in his district makes interesting viewing. The accompanying article explains that “the squat brick buildings of Grove Parc Plaza, in a dense ...
realclearmarkets.com - 9/29/2008
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realclearmarkets.com —
The US government is executing a coup d’etat
of capitalism and I fear that we will pay...
the price for many years to come. Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke and a host of others tell us the credit market is not working and the only way to get it working again ...
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In Times of Crisis, Trust Capitalism
online.wsj.com - 9/26/2008
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online.wsj.com —
The events of the past two weeks constitute
the next chapter in a fundamental crisis in financial...
reporting that has plagued our markets for the past decade. There is a direct line from the implosion of Enron to the fall of Lehman Brothers -- and ...
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How to Restore Trust In Wall Street
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Dr. Sanity —
First, read this post: A 3 month old video produced by the Boston Globe describing the effect of Barack Obama’s housing reforms in his district makes interesting viewing. The accompanying article explains that “the squat brick buildings of Grove Parc Plaza, in a dense neighborhood that Barack Obama represented for eight years as a state senator, hold 504 apartments subsidized by the federal government for people who can’t afford to live anywhere else. But it’s not safe to live here. … In 2006, federal inspectors graded the condition of the complex an 11 on a ...
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