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Simple solutions for deficits and debt
February 9, 2011A few weeks ago Citigroup’s Robert Rubin wrote a column advising readers and policymakers on how to surmount the current economic and financial crisis. Beware of such counsel!
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Taking care of dad in the tea party’s America
February 9, 2011When I stopped into a local fast food restaurant after church, the woman behind the counter explained with tears in her eyes why she had to bring her father to work with her.
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GE, capitalist icon, teams up with Obama – why?
February 8, 2011The addition of General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to the third top Obama administration position on economic policy tells an important tale.
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Obama turns up the heat on big business
February 7, 2011The president's speech to the Chamber of Commerce Feb. 7 was much more than the "thaw with business leaders."
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Facing benefit cutoff, jobless “99ers” organize
February 7, 2011Activists note official unemployment in Connecticut has more than doubled to about 170,000 since 2007, with no sign of improvement. It's a crisis for the entire state and demands emergency attention, they say.
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