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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Banking on the Brink — Comrade Greenspan wants us to seize the economy's commanding heights. — O.K., not exactly. What Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman — and a staunch defender of free markets — actually said was, “It may be necessary to temporarily nationalize …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Eyes Large Stake in Citi — Taxpayers Could Own Up to 40% of Bank's Common Stock, Diluting Value of Shares — Citigroup Inc. is in talks with federal officials that could result in the U.S. government substantially expanding its ownership of the struggling bank, according to people familiar with the situation.
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
Bunning: Justice Ginsberg likely will be dead in 9 months — ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning predicted over the weekend that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would likely be dead from pancreatic cancer within nine months. — During a wide-ranging 30-minute speech …
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Anne Bayefsky / Forbes:
The Obama Administration Sacrifices Israel — The cover-up on Durban II's anti-Semitic agenda. — The Obama administration's decision to join the planning of the U.N.'s Durban II “anti-racism” conference has just taken a new twist: cover-up. On Friday, State Department officials …
MSNBC:
Feb. 22: Jindal, Crist, roundtable — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Al Hunt, Michele Norris, Becky Quick — MR. DAVID GREGORY: Our issues this Sunday: An unprecedented economic crisis grips the nation, and it's the states at a breaking point.
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Manu Raju / The Politico:
How Burris blew it — CHICAGO — The crisis now threatening Sen. Roland Burris' political career started with revelations about his entanglements with disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. — But it was the way the situation was handled by Burris and his advisers …
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Obama to convene fiscal summit at White House — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is bringing together dozens of advisers and adversaries to discuss how to curb a burgeoning federal deficit laden with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid obligations.
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David Shepardson / Detroit News:
Auto team drives imports — Fed task force has few new U.S. cars — WASHINGTON — The vehicles owned by the Obama administration's auto team could reflect one reason why Detroit's Big Three automakers are in trouble: The list includes few new American cars.
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Andrew Breitbart / Washington Times:
‘And now for something completely different, please’ — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — As CPAC begins in the nation's capital later this week, the conservative movement has much to contemplate as it attempts to reestablish itself as a dominant force in American political life.
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Townhall.com:
chris field: March Sneak Peek: EXCLUSIVE On-the-Ground Report From Michael Yon — March Sneak Peek: EXCLUSIVE On-the-Ground Report From Michael Yon — When was the last time you heard good news about our efforts in Iraq? — Has the Obama administration done anything to let Americans know that victory is ours in Iraq?
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
You, Me, and David Gregory — I think everyone understands the human phenomenon whereby we mistaken deem our own personal experiences to be more typical than they are. People who attended selective colleges tend to talk as if they don't realize that the majority of the minority of Americans …
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Will Hide / Times of London:
Iran: the friendliest people in the world — Beaming smiles, gel and a joke about lavatory brushes and weapons of mass destruction - Iran overturns all expectations — The metal door to the synagogue swung open and a small boy skipped across the courtyard.
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Forget change: GOP eyes retro strategy — Republicans are hatching a political comeback by dusting off a strategic playbook written nearly two decades ago. — Its themes: Unite against Democrats' economic policy, block and counter health care reform and tar them with spending scandals.
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Milwaukee Archbishop Chosen to Succeed Egan — Pope Benedict XVI on Monday named Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, who has led the archdiocese of Milwaukee for the last seven years, to succeed Cardinal Edward M. Egan as the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York.
New York Times:
The Media Baron and His Soft Spot — Rupert Murdoch had an office built for him at The Wall Street Journal within days of buying it 14 months ago, and he has made ample use of it — ordering up a wave of changes in the once-staid paper's content and culture, from the addition of a weekly sports page …
Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Schwarzenegger to GOP: Put Aside Ideology — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger repeated today on “This Week” that he'd take any state aid money GOP governors like Gov. Mark Sanford, R-S.C. turn down — a position that has raised the ire of many of his Republican colleagues in Washington, D.C. this weekend.
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