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Economic meltdown? What economic meltdown?
On the national campaign trail and here at home, people are leading and living as though there were no crisis.
Ted Van Dyk
Ted Van Dyk has been active in national policy and politics since 1961, serving in the White House and State Department and as policy director of several Democratic presidential campaigns. He is auth
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Puzzling bailout votes by the Washington delegation
The House finally passes a porkier version of the measure. Meanwhile, we head into a recession.
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Belt-tightening time for the Mercer Mess?
Nothing concentrates one's mind, it has been said, like the imminence of hanging. This is the case as policymakers and ordinary citizens consider options to shore up the financial system and avoid an economic depression. People are concentrating as well on state and local decisions knowing that, at
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The bailout rejection sets the stage for a tough week
It will be a few more days before either the House or Senate take another stab at saving the American economy. Meanwhile, markets will be in turmoil and two vice presidential candidates face a challenging national debate.
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It's Friday and it might be black
With the financial bailout package still undefined and House Republicans, in particular, opposed to the present draft, financial markets almost certainly will fall during the day. How far they fall, and for how long, will depend on White House-congressional progress toward a package which can pass a