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January 21, 2009
According to President-elect Barack Obama’s latest radio address, this will be “the most open and accessible inauguration in history.”
I guess he forgot to tell his inauguration committee. They have “struck deals with three television networks to…
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January 21, 2009
Turning on the news now is a dismal experience. It’s bleak. Most of the reporting and opining is ignorant or superficial, and it’s all depressing. We need some dramatically different news. When I was a kid, I read Mad Magazine, and enjoyed their “…
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January 21, 2009
It is unclear where President Barack Obama will lead the United States of America – besides $825 billion or so deeper in debt if he approves the House Democrats’ stimulus package.
But what is clear is the direction liberal New York Times columnist…
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January 21, 2009
Krugman's Obama Would be Like 'Franklin Delano'
Paul Krugman thinks he can shape policy with his New York Times
column, and President Barack Obama has proved open to
suggestions. If…
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January 21, 2009
Presidential inaugurations are traditionally bear market days for stock traders, but Jan. 20, 2009 was by far the worst. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 332 points (4 percent) and the broader S&P 500 index (S&P) lost nearly 45…
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January 20, 2009
On Jan. 20, the same day Britain was fighting to avoid taking one or more of its banks under government control, Joe Balestrino, portfolio manager for Federated Investors, told anchor Dagen McDowell of Fox Business Network that he hoped for big…
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January 20, 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
To the Editor:
You report that Barack Obama will call for "a new era of responsibility" ("Obama to Call for a New Era of Responsibility," Jan. 20).
His actions belie his words…
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January 20, 2009
Editor, The New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Jeremy Weir Alderson says that "the No. 1 reason for imposing higher labor standards on imports isn't to improve living standards abroad but to maintain them here" (…
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January 19, 2009
Mike Huckabee called Republican supporters of the proposed $825 billion economic stimulus package “spineless” Jan. 17.
The former Arkansas governor and host of the Fox show “Huckabee,” voiced his frustration over this massive spending plan to Fox…
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January 19, 2009
File this one under the “I can’t believe he just said that on television."
Controversial filmmaker Spike Lee revealed he thought the economic difficulties that are presently plaguing the country were ordained by God to help get Barack Obama elected…