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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: Ben Bernanke, Economy, Science and Technology, Apple iTunes, Economic Policy
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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: Medicare, Parties and Movements, Social Security, Budget Control Act of 2011, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: Mortgages, Sarah Palin, Parties and Movements, George W. Bush, Freddie Mac
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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: Chestertown, Media Industry, Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Industry, Francis I
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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: Air Transportation Delays, Budget Control Act of 2011, Health Insurance Cost, Petroleum Industry, Prices
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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, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, CNBC (tv network)
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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: Government, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Elizabeth II, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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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...
Tags: Judges, Social Security, Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Department of Transportation, Barack Obama
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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: Piracy, Bain Capital, LLC, Milton Friedman, Philosophy, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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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... -
Rodricks: Thousands of undocumented workers pay state taxes
Under the Maryland Dream Act, students who want to attend our community colleges or public universities at the in-state tuition rate must have attended a Maryland high school for at least three years. They must prove that their families filed state income...Tags: Employees, Social Security, Immigration, State Income Tax, The New York Times
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
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Feb 12, 2013
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Jan 7, 2013
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Oct 19, 2012
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Oct 19, 2012
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Oct 16, 2012
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Oct 15, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
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