reason.com - 1/3/2009
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Whew. Now that 2008 is in the history books, $8.5 trillion in federal bailout money is in the pipeline, and bold leadership is set to take command, Americans can all breathe a little easier, right? Uh, no. The unhappy fact is that 2009 is almost certain to feature more economic hardship than ...
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com —
2008 may best be remembered as the year
most would like to forget. Sure there were some...
highlights that nearly everyone will remember fondly such as the opening ceremony of the Olympics in China, and for Democrats the election of Barrack Obama, the ...
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Reflections On 2008, Themes For 2009
oldprof.typepad.com - 1/2/2009
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oldprof.typepad.com —
There is an ongoing and important debate over
U.S. Health Care policy. Many lives are affected. The...
cost of a true solution is high. There is sharp disagreement over who will pay. At issue is whether we, as a nation, want to assure some basic ...
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ETF Update: The Debate over Health Care
climateprogress.org - 1/9/2009
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climateprogress.org —
We don’t have a lot of details on
the stimulus, but what is starting to come out...
is distinctly unimpressive on the clean energy side. Yes, it is a big deal that Obama said yesterday: “We will double the production of alternative energy in the next ...
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... If you have to own a bank, USB is one that I never had a big problem with. I think Obama is low balling 10% unemployment, but that's just me. If Wave 4 is for real, there could be one hell of a tradeable rally on its way. Adam Warner talks about trading the Leveraged ETF's. Tim Knight is cautious, so listen, he's been right. A true grifter will take your money until the bitter end. It's just in their DNA. Why 2009 will be worse . Why we keep falling for financial scams My buddy Phil Pearlman is back to blogging, long ...
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... of the Hamas/Israel situation plus a lot more. One of the more interesting parts concerns the culture of those who oppose Israel’s existence. Steyn thinks we make a mistake if we believe their "just like us" instead of having a culture that glorifies death and murder. Mr. Gore: Apology Accepted - Harold Ambler. Perhaps the biggest surprise in this utter destruction of the global warming fraud is where it is published - the Huffington Post. "Why 2009 Will be Worse than 2008" - Jeff Taylor. Taylor lays it all out in his ...
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