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How Did Your Import Car Get Here?
KickingTiresIf you're of a curious mind, you've probably wondered in amazement at the intricacies of global trade. If you're an owner of an Asian import, your vehicle could have traveled the equivalent of nearly 10,000 miles or more, mostly in......Tags: Prius, Google Inc., The New York Times, Toyota
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Ceazar International market closed?
Dining@LargeLooks like it. I had a tip yesterday (that I failed to act on, thanks anyway JH) and HowChow is reporting today that Elkridge's Ceazar International Market and its adjacent restaurant have apparently closed.......Tags: Trade Policy, International Trade
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Obama gets economic tour underway
The Swampby John McCormick RALEIGH, N.C. - The general election presidential campaign debate over pocketbook issues got underway in earnest today, as Sen. Barack Obama's economic policy team teed-up a speech he is about to give here. (The speech, as prepared......Tags: Credit and Debt, Insurance, Wisconsin, Social Security, Financially Distressed Companies
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Obama: Willing to defer some new taxes
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Barack Obama says he could be persuaded to "defer'' some of the tax increases he is proposing for wealthier Americans - higher taxes on capital gains and dividends, for instance - depending on economic conditions at......Tags: White House, Government, Philosophy, Financial Markets, Consumer Confidence
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Oil's well: Digging into Iraq, not off-shore
The SwampIn this 2006 file photo, the Discoverer Deep Seas drillship sits on station off the coast of Louisiana as Chevron drills for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) by Mark Silva It appears that Western oil......Tags: Commodity Markets, Trade Policy, Government, International Trade, Environmental Issues
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Battle for Michigan exposes divisions
The Swampby Jill Zuckman MT. CLEMENS, Mich. -- With its pounding beat and desperate lyrics, "Eight Mile" by Detroit rap artist Eminem isn't just a song. It's an ode to the highway that serves as a physical and psychological divider between......Tags: Wisconsin, International Relations, Washington Post Co., Polls, Wendell Anthony
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Oil's well: McCain campaign's 'gusher'
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. John McCain's call for off-shore oil-drilling may not have caught on in Congress, where Republicans view it as a way to bolster the world's oil supply and lower gasoline prices and Democrats tend to side with......Tags: Business Enterprises, Petroleum Industry, Credit and Debt, Barack Obama, Elections
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Wall Street: 'Soft vices' to 'stern virtues'
The Swampby William Neikirk In 1940, famed commentator Walter Lippmann had a strong message for Harvard graduates and for the nation: For too long America had taken the easy way in confronting economic problems that brought on the Great Depression and......Tags: Elections, White House, Government, State Budgets, National Government
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Greenspan: recession odds over 50-50
The Swampby Frank James, updated at 12:39 pm ET with transcript Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said chances are better than even that the U.S. and larger global economies will experience a recession. Greenspan's comments came on ABC News's "This......Tags: Petroleum Industry, Alan Greenspan, Vehicles, American International Group, Business Institutions
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Doubletake: Global trading cards
The SwampA factory in Vietnam. Doubletake is back for the new fall season. Each day, Tribune correspondents Jim Tankersley and Jim Oliphant slice through the spin with shining machetes of truth, all the while straining metaphors to the max. Jim......Tags: Colorado, Barack Obama, Elections, Political Candidates, Ohio
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Obama, McCain's world-sized challenges
The Swampby Jim Tankersley and Christi Parsons First in an occasional series, 'United States of Anxiety' LEADVILLE, Colo.--There's a big world out there beyond the snow-streaked crags of Mt. Elbert and Mosquito Pass. You expect to escape it here, on the......Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Political Candidates, International Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Paulson says China's role critical
The Swampby James Oliphant As the credit crunch has struck markets worldwide, one lingering question has been how the turmoil will affect China's burgeoning economy. Tuesday evening in New York, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spoke about China's economic...Tags: Government, Product Recalls, Productivity, Executive Branch, Economy
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