Curiously, Zero Hedge just received the following email from the Greek Embassy. Little did we realize that our fringe, breathless ramblings were considered necessary and sufficient to merit official government listserv inclusion. We write today to announce the upcoming visit of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to Washington, DC from March 7-9.
A previously secret Republican presentation obtained by Politico indicates that the Republicans intend on capitalizing from their current predicament in which they "do not have the White House, the House or the Senate" by pursuing a pitch of "saving the country from trending toward socialism." At least communism is so 1950s.
According to the Associated Press- automakers "plowed through" February to better-than-expected sales.
The Fed's second in command is leaving in June. WSJ's take on rats leaving the sinking ship . Donald L
Rep. Paul Ryan slams Obama's healthcare reform in one of the most concise critiques of the proposed plan
It's good that the rest of the economy is humming along, and the whole record unemployment thing is under control, cause we were wondering when the president would refocus his efforts on such mission critical things as having the government determine health insurance rates. Apparently the answer to the last question is tomorrow
Not that this should surprise anyone at all, but it does seem to sound pretty official now. CNBC reports : President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction committee will consider all options to reduce the government's ballooning deficit, including cutting spending in areas currently protected by the administration's formal budget proposal, or raising taxes for those earning less than $250,000, Peter Orszag, director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget, told CNBC Thursday.
Floormats that jam, sticking gas pedals, Prius brakes that delay/don't work, now a power steering system issue in the popular subcompact, the Corolla, a staple and symbol of Toyota's quality in America tops the list of issues Toyota is now facing. Meanwhile, the company's President, Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder said that he won't be attending the US Congressional hearing on Toyota's safety issues- instead, he's trusting the company's US executives to face the fire.
Minneapolis Fed's recently appointed president Narayana Kocherlakota had his first public speech before the Minnesota Bankers Association. His remarks on the economy were significantly much more cautious than some of the other Bernanke sycophants.
Submitted by Frank Ruscica Part one makes a case that an ideal way to catalyze job creation in the U.S.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
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