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Obama hits McCain on economy in FL
The Swampby John McCormick, updated JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Seeking to keep Democrats motivated, Barack Obama kept his focus on John McCain today as he made the first of three campaign stops in Atlantic Coast states that went Republican in 2004. In......Tags: Virginia, Ohio, Maine, George W. Bush, California
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Jittery buyers push oil price in N.Y. to $65 a barrel
Associated PressOil prices zoomed higher yesterday, touching a new high of $65 a barrel, with buyers focused on refinery snags, shrinking U.S. inventories of gasoline and motorists' growing thirst for fuel despite record-high costs. The latest rally - crude futures have...Tags: Tampa, Commodity Markets, Federal Reserve, Petroleum Industry, BP Plc
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Early review: Words the pols would just as soon forget
Spin CycleOn the eve of this political judgment day, reviews have already begun of what could have been done and what should or should not have been said. To begin honoring the wrapup of this longest-ever, costliest-ever national campaign, here's a......Tags: Executive Branch, Michael Bloomberg, David A. Paterson, Rudy Giuliani, Politics
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Rahm Emanuel: Nancy Pelosi's 'valet'
The Swampby Mark Silva The meaning of Rahm Emanuel's first name, as he explained to a white-tie crowd of Washingtonians with tongue planted firmly in cheek not long ago: "Go Screw Yourself.'' This, of course, was Emanuel's way of acknowledging in......Tags: Al Gore, Music, Texas, Rudy Giuliani, Politics
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White House lady protests too much
The Swampby Frank James They're really pretty touchy over there at the White House as Bush's team does some last-minute polishing of their boss's legacy before the moving trucks show up. I'm just getting around to Dana Perino's defense of President......Tags: Federal Reserve, Government, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, The New York Times
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As 'laissez-faire' fades, Obama turns to mortgages
Spin CycleOne of the most remarkable aspects of the current financial crisis is the speed with which "laissez-faire" lecturers have either lost faith or gotten religion --depending on how you look at the world. The Financial Times of London today puts......Tags: Nationalization, Government, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial and Business Services
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Nationalization: Greenspan says yes
Spin CycleWe've blogged regularly over the last few weeks on Sen. Chuck Schumer's resistance to the idea of nationalizing banks that are insolvent, even as a wide range of economists and political figures have been moving in that direction. On......Tags: Nationalization, Government, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Schumer: Maybe I am for nationalization
Spin CycleIn the wake of Alan Greenspan and Chris Dodd both saying that they could support bank nationalization in some cases, Chuck Schumer -- who had opposed it for weeks and just last Sunday reiterated his opposition on ABC's This......Tags: Nationalization, Government, ABC (tv network)
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Bank takeovers looming despite WH spin
The Swampby Frank James Wall Street and financial institutions positively hate the idea of banks being nationalized and who can blame them? Nationalization would wipe out shareholders, including top officials at the financial institutions themselves who presumably...Tags: Heads of State, Politics, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Nationalization
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Wise shopping should make home buy 'bubble-proof'
Tribune Media ServicesQ: I live in the Tampa, Fla., metropolitan area and am planning to buy my first house. I've been hearing a lot of talk about the real estate bubble and have a couple of questions. Should I wait to buy a house until the bubble has burst? To reduce the...Tags: Tampa, Family, Federal Reserve, Glencoe, Money and Monetary Policy
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Greenspan: Don't blame me for this mess
The SwampAlan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, at a October 2008 congressional hearing. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) by Frank James Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has gotten a lot of blame for the current economic crisis which grew......Tags: Economy, Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Mortgages, Economy, Business and Finance
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