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OPINION: How to solve the mortgage meltdown
October 2, 2008It had to happen: Some Republicans are trying to blame the Democrats for the mortgage meltdown, and for the stock exchange crisis that this has triggered, because Democratic politicians have allegedly pushed laws to make it...
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To bail or not to bail?
October 2, 2008The difficulty in sealing a deal to relieve the financial crisis is no surprise. People on Main Street are fuming over the Bush administration’s $700 billion “cash for trash” proposal to bail out Wall Street at...
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OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 2, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
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OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 1, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
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Taking it to Wall Street: Rallies vs. bailout crowd ‘the street’
October 1, 2008NEW YORK—Unions, civil rights groups and community organizations called a series of protest rallies on Wall Street this week in response to President George Bush’s plan to bailout financial firms with no strings attached. “Our country...
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