Nobody is perfect

Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:50 PM EDT

The recent mistake in AIG bonus payments and why nobody can be the "All-fixer", Do you knwo any super-plummer to fix all the broken tubes in economy caused by the toxic assets exploit?

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The new President

Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:20 PM EST

I hope that the new Presidency of Obama will turn tables and bring up fresh ideas to solve global challenges. In the meantime I'm aware of the little space of movement Obama has to reach his goals he promised to the people. There will be success but also many regret.

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Letter to the Editor Chicago Tribune: Why I would endorse Obama

Seeded on Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:27 PM EDT (http://mysays.wordpress.com)

By Andreas Ahlen

black, democrats, letter, mccain, obama, presidentials-2008, racism, united-states, usa, washington

The "Originate to Distribute" Basle Banking Model Created the Banking Crisis

Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:24 AM EDT (http://beyondmoney.wordpress.com)

by Christopher M. Quigley, B.Sc., M.M.I.I., M.A.

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Judgment without borders - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 1:15 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

What we are seeing is the birth of a type of worldwide judicial anarchy.

latimes

The Bail-Out or the Pump-Out

Seeded on Thu Oct 2, 2008 9:43 AM EDT (http://mysays.wordpress.com/)

By Andreas Ahlen

business, wall-street, financial-crisis, economy-crisis, new-york, federal-reserve, bail-out, pump-out

Paulson acts decisively to protect Goldman bonuses

Seeded on Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:15 PM EDT (The St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Anyone who caught even a sliver of Tuesday's hearings in the U.S. Senate on the proposed Treasury bailout of the mortgage-backed securities market knows the current financial crisis is far from over. Suddenly all sorts of previously unthinkable catastrophes seem possible.

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TheHill.com-Oh yes, government

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:42 PM EDT (thehill.com)

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Peter Higgs launches attack against Nobel rival Stephen Hawking

Seeded on Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:48 PM EDT (The Times)

A row between two of the world's most famous scientists yesterday threatened to overshadow the celebrations as the world's greatest scientific experiment got under way. ...

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Looking abroad

Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:36 AM EDT

Yesterday we did assist to the speech addressed by Obama to the folks in Berlin, Germany, at the famous Sieggesaeule (The Victory Column). Authorities told more than 200,000 people listing to Obama's statement.

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Shocking Indifference to Roma Drowning

Seeded on Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:48 AM EDT (AOL)

CNN posted: 16 HOURS 50 MINUTES AGO comments: 1216 PrintShare filed under: World News

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The United States Park Police vs. the Google Maps Car San Francisco's Presidio

Seeded on Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:37 PM EDT ()

The San Francisco Citizen Blog

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In Europe, Debate Over Islam and Virginity

Seeded on Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:55 PM EDT (The New York Times)

PARIS — The operation in the private clinic off the Champs-Élysées involved one semicircular cut, 10 dissolving stitches and a discounted fee of $2,900. Katrin Bennhold contributed reporting from Paris, and Elisabetta Povoledo from Rome.

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World food prices up 60% in last two years

Seeded on Mon Jun 9, 2008 8:02 PM EDT (Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net))

By Ira Karen Apanay, Senior Reporter The world prices of major food items, such as grain and vegetable oils, have increased more than 60 percent over the last two years, the US Department of Agriculture reported.

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Oil shortage a myth, says industry insider

Seeded on Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:57 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

By Steve Connor, Science Editor Monday, 9 June 200 There is more than twice as much oil in the ground as major producers say, according to a former industry adviser who claims there is widespread misunderstanding of the way proven reserves are calculated.

world-news

Obama's vice presidential choice now the focus

Seeded on Sun Jun 8, 2008 9:10 PM EDT (Reuters)

By David Wiessler WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Hillary Clinton out of the U.S. presidential race, Democrats on Sunday began healing wounds from a bruising nominating contest and speculated about Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. Obama, who...

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When subsidies and hide-and-forget reach the end

Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:20 AM EDT

by Andreas Ahlen

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America's Medicated Army

Seeded on Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:54 AM EDT (TIME)

By MARK THOMPSON Seven months after Sergeant Christopher LeJeune started scouting Baghdad's dangerous roads — acting as bait to lure insurgents into the open so his Army unit could kill them — he found himself growing increasingly despondent.

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Bystanders Ignore Hit-and-Run Victim

Seeded on Fri Jun 6, 2008 12:51 PM EDT (AOL)

By STEPHEN SINGER, AP Posted: 2008-06-06 07:09:34 Filed Under: Nation News HARTFORD, Conn. (June 5) - A 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver and lies motionless on a busy city street as car after car goes by. Pedestrians gawk but do nothing.

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Smells of Gaza

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 6:11 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Nicki Bennett is an American aid worker who bounces around from one hot spot to the next, working for Oxfam. She has been deployed to Sudan, eastern Congo, Chad, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Guatemala.

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What Should Mrs. Clinton's Role Be?

Wed Jun 4, 2008 5:25 PM EDT

Now as it is clear that Obama crossed the threshold to be the Democratic nominee to the Presidentials 2008 a true question might be the role of Mrs. Clinton.

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Aliens around us?

Seeded on Sun Jun 1, 2008 1:42 PM EDT (AOL)

A coverage about Alien Sighting

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Land That I Love

Seeded on Sun Jun 1, 2008 3:15 AM EDT (contentions)

by Joseph I. Lieberman What follows is the text of the 2008 Podhoretz Lecture, which is delivered annually at the Commentary Fund Dinner in New York City. This year's dinner took place on May 18. The lecturer was Senator Joseph Lieberman.

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Administration Moves to Avert a Late Rules Rush

Seeded on Sun Jun 1, 2008 2:13 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Washington By CHARLIE SAVAGE and ROBERT PEAR Published: May 31, 2008 Some legal specialists said the White House's deadlines for proposing and issuing regulations would make it harder for President Bush's successor to overturn them.

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