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Op-Ed Columnist: The Phantom Menace

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Nov. 23 (Opinion) - The scare stories from Wall Street seem to be intimidating Washington from doing more to rescue the economy.

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An American Catastrophe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Bob Herbert - Nov. 20 (Opinion) - Detroit and its environs are suffering the agonies of the economic damned because of policies, crafted at the highest national and corporate levels, that resulted in the implosion of crucially important components of America’s manufacturing base. Those decisions have had a profound effect on the fortunes not just of Detroit, or even Michigan, but the entire U.S. economy.

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Geithner Says Insurance Policies, Not AIG Derivatives Contracts, Were Systemic Risk

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - Nov. 20 (Opinion) - Geithner says credit-default swaps weren't the problem, after all.

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