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Vladimir Putin, that Capitalist Pig

February 20th, 2009

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At Davos, Russian PM made American leadership look downright Soviet In late January, when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke during the opening proceedings at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he passed on an opportunity to really take it to the United States for its role in the creation of the global economic crisis, pulling punches where he could have easily landed a few knockout blows. That’s not to say, of course, that he did not touch upon what has happened here, and

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Suwaidi dismisses fears of subprime crisis in the UAE (Zawya)

February 20th, 2009

21 February 2009 The UAE Central Bank has dismissed fears of a possible US-style subprime crisis in the Emirates, saying real estate mortgage loans by local banks had remained a fraction of the country’s economy compared to the United States.

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Crisis: In the Beginning, There Were Homes

February 20th, 2009

Bankruptcy should always be a last resort in our legal system. If someone does not pay his or her debts the rest of society ends up paying them.President George W. Bush, 20 April 2005, signing the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection ActThe worldwide financial, economic, political crisis – “la Crise” as it’s know in these parts – had its origin you know where: in the United States. George W. Bush’s ignominious departure from the scene makes it more difficult for foreigners to

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2008 In Review: Mortgage Crisis Forever Changes Wall Street (NY1 News)

February 15th, 2009

The subprime mortgage crisis led to a series of stunning financial closures and merges in 2008, as the United States faced its most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression. NY1’s Annika Pergament filed the following report.

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2008 In Review: Mortgage Crisis Forever Changes Wall Street (NY1 News)

February 15th, 2009

The subprime mortgage crisis led to a series of stunning financial closures and merges in 2008, as the United States faced its most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression. NY1’s Annika Pergament filed the following report.

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