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COLUMN-Bernanke's dangerous optimism: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an optimist about economic growth in the coming decades, rejecting "depressing" views about a slowdown to...Tags: Stock Market, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Ben Bernanke, Science and Technology
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: Government Health Care, Federal Reserve, Public Finance, Paul Ryan, George W. Bush
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Bush deserves the criticism he's getting
When I read Stanley J. Glinka's recent letter defending the presidency of George W. Bush I wanted to laugh, but it was 6 a.m. and I did not want to wake up my still sleeping wife ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1). Now I know how people like Michele...Tags: Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, Parties and Movements, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin
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America lags on plain speech
The Internet is changing how leaders talk. Leaders from Rome to Beijing and beyond are helping usher in a new era of plain speaking. But American leaders are lagging behind, stuck in old patterns of windy and obfuscatory speech. Around the globe, what's...Tags: Federal Reserve, Mitt Romney, Feminism, Social Media, Layoffs and Downsizing
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What In Dow's Name Is Going On Here?
The Hartford CourantJust about any big run-up of the stock markets is irrational at some point, but Tuesday's record celebration has to be the biggest head-scratcher since the bull market of 2000, for anyone not schooled in the weird ways of Wall Street. By almost any...Tags: Stock Market, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, General Electric Company, Air Transportation Delays
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Greenspan says market reaction key to federal budget cuts' effect
WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the stock market reaction to the large federal budget cuts slated for March 1 will determine how much they affect economic growth. The $85 billion in cuts this fiscal year, part of a...
Tags: Stock Market, Federal Reserve, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance
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Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...
Tags: Heads of State, Government, Saudi Arabia, Elections, Strom Thurmond
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Term up for Social Security Administration's commissioner
President Barack Obama is expected to soon nominate a new head of the Social Security Administration, replacing an incumbent appointed by his predecessor, George W. Bush, but the White House is mum on who should take the helm at the agency, which faces...
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1980 Republican National Convention
FrameworkThe 1980 Republican National Convention nominates Ronald Reagan for president and George H.W. Bush for vice president.... -
Tonight: second presidential debate; ‘The Men Who Built America’; ‘Dancing With the Stars’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe second presidential debate is the night's most anticipated program. President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney meet in the town hall format. CNN's Candy Crowley moderates at 9 across cable news channels and major broadcast networks. The post-debate... -
Trucks signal economy is on the move
For those whose stomachs wind up in knots with every passing presidential election, a drive up the Eastern Seaboard might be in order. There, you will see what might be the most accurate and telling “economic indicator” of all: trucks. Forget...
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Allan Powell: Ayn Rand's dream is a nightmare
The “Age of Greed” authored by Jeff Madrick, an economic columnist for The New York Times, might be considered by some as just another treatise on our latest economic collapse. This would not be a fair assessment of this fine book because it...Tags: Federal Reserve, Biography (genre), Bain Capital, LLC, Mark Twain, Milton Friedman
May 21, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 5, 2013
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Mar 28, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Feb 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Jan 7, 2013
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Aug 27, 2012
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Oct 16, 2012
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Oct 19, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 19, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
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