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January 08, 2009 08:37 AM EST -- *****  I am not sure I like this guy yet but:  I do like the way he presents his stimulus package. i.e. Accountability for the money spent,  Holding the Wall Street crooks accountable. . . . more
September 19, 2008 12:38 PM EDT -- This is the complicated story of how Congress' recent $300 billion housing bill is a theft of taxpayer money. The Great Swindle: How housing bill helps banks, not taxpayers . . . more
January 07, 2009 12:54 PM EST -- I got this from my e-mail subscription to Very Short List - I know I'll definitely be recording it! Are you freaking out about the financial crisis - without really understanding it? If so, you're . . . more
December 17, 2008 07:37 PM EST -- Obama is contemplating a stimulus package for the flagging economy in the neighborhood of $850 billion dollars.  Some have even advised him that he should plan to spend upwards of $1 trillion dollars . . . more
January 23, 2008 09:40 PM EST -- http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=9448121  The International Herald Tribune | www.iht.com     U.S. in role of wounded giant at Davos By Mark Landler Wednesday, January . . . more
January 06, 2008 11:16 AM EST -- The candidates swimsuit competition was held at an undisclosed location provided by Dick Cheney. The event, where no cameras or media is allowed, has a past veiled in secrecy, but can be traced back to . . . more
January 04, 2009 02:26 PM EST -- I posted Steven's first article on this subject.  This is a further thinking along that subject line.  A refinement of the proposal.  I think this idea need to be seriously considered . . . more
November 05, 2007 09:46 PM EST -- When I was in the sixth grade, I liked nothing better than to bring a pad of paper and a clipboard to school, and poll my classmates. Pen in hand, I thought I was acting the part of a girl reporter as . . . more
June 19, 2008 05:39 PM EDT -- The War for Wealth , the upcoming feature book for McGraw-Hill Books , addresses the issue of globalization and the problems it presents. Is it a force for good or an attempt to destroy the U.S.'s . . . more
November 21, 2008 12:05 AM EST -- What would you do if your neighbor came rolling up to your house, driving a brand new Ferrari, and asked to borrower 100 bucks because he is broke.  I’m willing to bet you’d tell him to go fly a . . . more
THE THINGS WE DO FOR GAS
by Firoze H.
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July 23, 2008 03:15 AM EDT --   It used to be the things we do for love. Now, it seems, we are prepared to do it for gasoline. With gas prices approaching $5 a gallon, it's become a luxury item and some folks will do anything . . . more
September 26, 2008 12:01 PM EDT -- Breaking News 11:28 AM ET:  NYT Senator John McCain Will Participate in Tonight's Debate, Campaign Says Bailout Talks to Resume After Impasse Bush Urges Parties to Come . . . more
March 13, 2007 09:22 AM EDT -- The 1960’s saw the birth of the Federal Minimum Wage and from then on the fight has been on. The Republicans see it as socialism run amok. Democrats see it as an unfortunately necessary step to try . . . more
August 04, 2008 04:47 PM EDT -- The new trend in books seems to be economics . That is why economists Thomas L. Friedman and Steven D. Levitt have best sellers.  We read them because something strange is going on in the . . . more
February 06, 2008 04:28 PM EST -- Macy's reorganization sends Mpls. duties to New York Department store operator Macy's Inc. said Wednesday it will cut about 2,300 management jobs as it consolidates three regional . . . more
January 10, 2008 10:37 AM EST -- OK, here's the blue economy scenario for 2008. Housing prices keep falling. Credit stays tight. Consumers choke. In retailing, restaurants, travel and more, jobs vanish. In real estate, construction . . . more
February 10, 2008 11:11 AM EST -- Many people remember getting an "incomplete" on a school assignment. This meant that, while all of what you sent in may have been very good, you will recieve no credit. The following is . . . more
May 21, 2008 06:47 PM EDT -- Earlier in the week I had a problem going back to sleep in the middle of the night.   Sometimes my answer for this is to turn on MSNBC on the bedside TV, turn away from the TV, listen to . . . more
November 14, 2007 02:32 PM EST -- Unless you live and work in a walkable city with good public transportation, you are probably dependent on your car (and the gas that runs it) for everything from earning your bread and butter to driving . . . more
July 11, 2008 08:25 AM EDT -- Phil Gramm, retired Senator from Texas and advisor to the McCain campaign, put his foot in it this week in an interview with the Washington Times: "We have sort of become a nation of whiners. . . . more
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