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            <title><![CDATA[Who's Going Down?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-13/bear-stearns-worst-nightmare/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Only two minor Wall Street executives have been charged with fraud so far, but The Daily Beast's Charlie Gasparino reports the pair may implicate the leaders of their old firm, Bear Stearns.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Era of High Profits Is Over]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Charlie Gasparino says the crisis for Wall Street-and the states that depend on it-is just beginning.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Toyota Chief: We'll Rebound...by 2014!]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Even the company that sells the most cars in the U.S. sees a rocky road ahead. In an exclusive, Toyota President Jim Lentz shares his plan to avoid Detroit's fate.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How the Economics Profession Failed]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[At the annual meeting of American Economists, most everyone refused to admit their failures to prepare or warn about the second worst crisis of the century.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is There a Plan B?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the president heads to the G-20 summit, one of America's most respected international economists warns that Geithner's plan repeats errors Japan made in the 1990s. By Adam Posen.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rebuilding America: A Man With A Plan]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-18/felix-rohatyn-to-the-rescue/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[From the Louisiana Purchase to the Panama Canal to the G.I. Bill, legendary banker Felix Rohatyn chronicles how a nation that's falling apart was once built-and can rebuild.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Geithner Too Timid?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Critics are blasting the Treasury secretary as "timid Timmy" for his weak bailout plan and his staffing woes. Is he moving too slowly? Or will his measured approach stave off future disasters?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Decade in Politics]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the contested Florida recount of dimpled chads, hanging chads and pregnant chads should cease. The argument: Standards for recounting varied from county to county, placing more value...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[50 States in Debt]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Debt 2009: $9.2 billion Projected 2012 Budget Shortfall: $290 million GDP 2009: $47.8 billion Debt/GDP Ratio: 19.19% Unfunded Pension Liabilities: $4.4 billion (39%) Unfunded Health Care & Other Liabilities: $788 million (100%) On the chopping block:...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Untarnished Figures]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Far away from all the SEC allegations against Goldman Sachs is J.P. Morgan's CEO Jamie Dimon. During Dimon's tenure, the more than 200-year-old bank has been one of the healthiest firms to come out of the credit crisis and was one of the fastest to...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[6 Meltdown Winners]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ 
Position: U.S. Treasury Secretary
A 
Win:   Got the job despite tax problems and housekeeper work status issues that should have tanked his prospects.
A 
As president of the New York Federal Reserve when the meltdown occurred, Geithner was there...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meltdown Losers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Position: Federal Reserve chairman (1987-2006)
Sin: Sowed the seeds of market excess.


The well-burnished legacy of Greenspan, the oracle of the free market and most important financial figure of the last two decades, was irreparably tarnished by...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Subpoenaed]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Is the vampire squid about to become the prey rather than the predator? Investment bank Goldman Sachs has received a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney in relation to the credit crisis and the firm's handling of mortgage-backed securities....]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chrysler Repays $7.6B Gov't Loans]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Lee Iacocca would be proud: Chrysler has repaid loans totalling $7.6 billion to the American and Canadian governments, $5.9 billion of which is headed for the U.S.&nbsp; Treasury. The struggling carmaker filed for bankruptcy and was on the verge of...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stimulus Recipients Owe $750M in Taxes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This makes Nicolas Cage look like a punter. A report by the Government Accountability Office says that companies that received some $24 billion stimulus money owe a whopping $750 million in back taxes. While the government can't name names, it has...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[IMF In Limbo After Strauss-Kahn Arrest]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on attempted rape charges in New York has put a huge wrench in the continued negotiations concerning the European debt crisis. Strauss-Kahn, who has been temporarily replaced by John Lipsky, had played a...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Reaches $116B Bailout Deal]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The bill's in: Portugal is going to cost the European Union and the International Monetary Fund &euro;78 billion, or $116 billion, in bailout cash. The country requested a bailout about a month ago, becoming the third member of the eurozone to need an...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan to Spend $49B on Quake Relief]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Facing a long and expensive clean-up effort, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan proposed an extra budget of $49 billion on Thursday to start rebuilding areas hit by last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami-and there could be more where that came...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland Boosts Euroskeptic Parties in Elections]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Finnish voters gave the European Union a headache Sunday by boosting two of the country's euroskeptic parties at the polls and casting into doubt Finland's support for a planned EU bailout of Portugal. The outgoing center-right party supported the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iceland Rejects Bank Bailout]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Here's one country that refuses to bail out its banks: The citizens of Iceland voted in a referendum this weekend to refuse to use taxpayer funds to settle the accounts of one of the nation's banks that went under during the financial crisis....]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed Turns Record $81.7 Billion Profit]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[They might not be popular, but bailouts sure are proving to be lucrative. The Federal Reserve made its biggest profit ever in 2010, pulling in nearly $82 billion. Much of that came from interest on the $1 trillion batch of mortgage-backed securities...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moody's Says U.S. Credit Risk Rising]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Moody's Investor's Service warned Thursday that the lack of government action on the budget deficit puts the U.S. at risk for a ratings downgrade. The report came hours after Standard &amp; Poor's downgraded Japan, and the IMF reiterated warnings about...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gov't to Sell Last of Citi Stock]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Closing a chapter on one of the most dramatic rescues of the financial crisis, the Treasury announced plans Monday to sell its remaining shares of Citigroup common stock, divesting the government from the once-troubled bank. Citigroup was the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ireland Agrees to $113 Billion Bailout]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The European Union and Ireland have hammered out a deal to rescue the country from a public debt crisis. Ireland, which has been struggling from the public acquisition of debt from its failed banking sector, will receive $113 billion in bailout funds,...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe to Rescue Ireland]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Another European Union member state is at risk: After Greece surrendered to an emergency bailout about six months ago, Ireland is following suit. The EU and the International Monetary Fund agreed Sunday night to give the struggling, bankrupt country...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ireland Will Request Bailout]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ireland will ask for "tens of billions" of euros from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to help its crisis-stricken banking system. Earlier this week, the Irish government denied such a bailout was necessary, despite being urged to...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Irish Bailout Could Top $70 Billion]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite its initial reluctance to admit its need for a bailout, Ireland is likely to receive about $70 billion from the international community to save its crippled banking industry. The amount of aid is roughly half of what it could be if a broader...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ireland to Get Massive EU Bailout]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With its economy in tatters, the Republic of Ireland is expecting a massive bailout from the European Union. Patrick Honohan, the Irish Central Bank governor, said that the "very substantial loan" would be on the order of tens of billions of euros. The...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bush Defends 2008 Bank Bailout]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than two years later, George W. Bush is still on the defensive about his authorization of TARP, the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street at height of the nation's economic crisis. "I wasn't a very good economic prognosticator. I did know we were in...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Report: Sheen Living With Sober Coach]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[How long will this last? Following his well-publicized meltdown at the Plaza Hotel, Charlie Sheen finally seems to be on the road to recovery. The Two and a Half Men star has hired a sober coach to live with him and accompany him to work, according to...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed Buying $600B in Treasury Bonds]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve has announced another round of bond-buying in an attempt to stimulate the flagging economic recovery. By buying $600 billion in Treasury bonds, the Fed hopes to further lower the cost of borrowing for consumers and businesses. Some...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Firms That Got Bailouts Aid GOP]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Companies that received money from the much-reviled federal bailout-also known as Troubled Asset Relief Program-are now giving to the politicians who attacked their rescue. The 23 companies with political action committees that received at least $1...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Campaign Ads Take Aim at NYC]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Because of Wall Street, New York is getting a bad rap this election season. More than 200 candidates across the country have run ads criticizing the financial industry this year and what images go along with them? Manhattan, of course-the green Wall...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[In yet another economic blow for Democrats clinging to their majorities on the heels of next month's midterm elections, the Social Security Administration announced that millions of retirees and disabled workers would see no cost-of-living adjustments...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed Mulls New Round of Stimulus]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Labor Department announced Friday that the U.S. economy lost 95,000 nonfarm jobs in September, higher than the 8,000 loss anticipated by Wall Street economists. But the Dow Jones industrials rose over 11000 on Friday for first time since May as...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[72,000 Dead People Received Stimulus Checks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Obama administration may have done an excellent job of keeping fraud and abuse out of stimulus spending, but their efforts weren't perfect: The Social Security Administration's inspector general said Thursday that $18 million was sent to 72,000...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bailouts Cost Just $29 Billion]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The controversial federal bailouts passed under President George W. Bush two years ago will cost taxpayers $29 billion, far less than earlier estimates of about $350 billion. The Treasury Department is declaring the Troubled Asset Relief Program a...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[This is refreshing: A White House report issued on Friday gives the stimulus package high marks for coming in on time, under budget, and with few claims of fraud or abuse. While many have criticized the stimulus package as slow and wasteful, the report...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TARP to Cost Far Less Than Feared]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Could TARP, the $700 billion "bank bailout" that epitomizes the invasive big government ideology that gave rise to the Tea Party, actually be a good investment? After the Treasury Department announced a deal with insurance giant AIG today that begins...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Larry Summers' Impossible Stimulus Dream]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Larry Summers' call for the government to jump-start economic activity with another round of stimulus may be right, but the former Obama adviser's prescription is all but impossible in the current political climate, writes Zachary Karabell.
Larry...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[2012 Presidential Election: The Economy Blame Game]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Can Obama keep his job with a "coulda-been-worse" campaign, despite the sluggish economic recovery? Or can the GOP sell doom and gloom? Michael Medved on the parties' dueling narratives for 2012.
Every presidential campaign features dueling...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Does Pawlenty Have a Prayer?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ex-governor's ratings have jumped five points as he starts campaigning. In New Hampshire, the candidate talks to Howard Kurtz about Paul Ryan's budget, Bush's spending, and more.
It was the perfect Tax Day setting: Under the golden dome of the New...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Will Radiation Affect Unborn Babies in Japan?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Those most affected by the nuclear crisis could be the next generation of Japanese. Alizah Salario on what radiation does to a fetus-and why cultural stigma could make things even worse. Plus, full coverage of the Japan quake.
Like the earthquake and...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Is No Chernobyl]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite the scary race to prevent two meltdowns in Japan, the man who led the Chernobyl response explains how advances in nuclear design and the swift response will prevent any damage along the lines of 1986 Soviet disaster. Plus, Josh Dzieza talks to...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Owen Matthews]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Biggest Political Earthquakes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 21st century is barely into its teens, but it has already played host to a series of stunning political cataclysms. Mark McKinnon on the most momentous dates thus far. 
Some of the most momentous days of the last decade seemed ordinary when we...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Men Who Killed the Economy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ireland's economic troubles threaten the financial health of Europe and even the U.S. At the heart of the multibillion-dollar crisis are two highflying bankers who some say took the country for a ride. By Niall Stanage
Ireland was hailed as an...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Niall Stanage]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stop Blaming Ben!]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke is emerging as a high-profile scapegoat as critics ridicule his new "quantitative easing" policy. Charlie Gasparino on why mocking the non-partisan Fed chair is bad for America.
Here's how you know Ben Bernanke, the mild-mannered chairman...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Charlie Gasparino]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Rebel Democrat Gunning for Pelosi]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rep. Heath Shuler is determined to unseat Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the House. The former NFL quarterback tells Lloyd Grove why she must go. 
Just how quixotic is Rep. Heath Shuler's bid to unseat Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Lloyd Grove]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Election Night's Big Loser]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It wasn't the Democrats. It was the belief that government spending must shrink. Peter Beinart on the GOP's lunatic notion of America's exceptionalism-and how it could help get Obama re-elected.
- Election Reactions from Beast writers - The 10 Biggest...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Peter Beinart]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Big Lie]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The expected Republican victory on Tuesday will be built on an untruth: that President Obama's stimulus didn't work. Sir Harold Evans sets the record straight.

Millions will go to the polls tomorrow deceived by a brilliant propaganda campaign. They...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Harold Evans]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[What If Barney Loses?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As bad as things look for the Democrats in this election, a loss of a liberal icon-in Massachusetts-would add to the worst night for the party in years. Samuel P. Jacobs on a powerful House Democrat in trouble. Plus, midterm predictions from the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Inspiring Summit Stories]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resilience to inventor Marc Koska's unorthodox PR campaign, Jacob Bernstein recounts the most awe-inducing stories from The Daily Beast's Innovators Summit.
The Daily Beast Innovators Summit offered a tremendous...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Jacob Bernstein]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Economic Deathmatch]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The stimulators outnumbered the slashers at The Daily Beast Innovators Summit's remarkably civilized economic panel, though it was clear that what the country is lacking most is strong, clear-eyed leadership. Tunku Varadarajan reports. 
The political...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Tunku Varadarajan]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[America's Tea Party Fraud]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The British just showed how real conservatives behave-with the biggest cuts in government spending since World War II. Peter Beinart on how pathetic U.S. Republicans look by comparison.
This fall, a group of kamikaze conservatives, terrified by...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Peter Beinart]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[America's Investment Crisis]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Labor Department announced Friday that the U.S. economy lost 95,000 nonfarm jobs in September, higher than the 8,000 loss anticipated by Wall Street economists. Jobs growth was underwhelming as well, with private-sector nonfarm employment expanding...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Jeffrey  Sachs]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Lehman Brothers Hangover]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Exactly two years after the bank failure that triggered the economic meltdown, former Lehman exec Lawrence McDonald, author of the bestselling A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, shows how that day's events cost taxpayers $60 billion-and a new round...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Lawrence McDonald]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:43:45 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do Banks Still Play Us for Fools?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Even after reports that Robert Rubin and other Citigroup execs failed to disclose a risky mortgage portfolio, Charlie Gasparino reports Wall Street is repeating the same sneaky behavior.
Citigroup, the most bailed out and dysfunctional of the big...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Charlie Gasparino]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:09:35 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's Finally Ready to Rumble]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The president's jabs at Boehner and tax-cut proposals may be too little, too late to save the midterm elections for his party, but his bracing return to campaign mode is more than his dispirited base was expecting, says Eric Alterman.
We already know...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Eric Alterman]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:21:38 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Obama's announcement about business tax breaks, following the $50 billion infrastructure plan, shows he finally understands that his administration, not the Fed, must end this downturn. Reboot America manifesto signer Marshall Auerback on how...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Marshall Auerback]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's Too-Small Steps on the Economy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[News that the administration is weighing tax cuts is welcome, but the president needs to take concrete action on the economy now-and stop blaming Bush-to win voters, says Douglas E. Schoen.
The Obama team's discussions about cutting taxes, as well as...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Douglas Schoen]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don't Trust the Fed]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bernanke's speech Friday was more of the same: a misguided faith in the Federal Reserve. Reboot America manifesto signer Marshall Auerback on why more spending is the economy's best hope to create jobs. Plus, join in with over 150 economists and...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Marshall Auerback]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Obama's Failing]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Billions in stimulus money have failed to make the economy soar. Douglas Schoen on how Obama has hurt the recovery by flooding America with free cash. 
Recent reports from the Federal Reserve, the Labor Department , and the Commerce Department clearly...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Douglas Schoen]]></author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Get America Back to Work]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[
On Saturday, President Obama announced major trade deals with India worth $10 billion and 50,000 new American jobs. The new agreements recast India's growing clout in the global economy. Also, in a new report released last week announced 151,000 jobs...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:13:08 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Most Screwed States]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Congress OK'ed $26 billion to help states make payrolls last week. How bad is it? The Daily Beast crunches the numbers of all 50 states to find who's in the deepest debt-and it isn't who you think.
Governors across the nation breathed a collective...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama Saved Detroit]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[General Motors posted strong second-quarter profit-the latest sign that Obama saved Detroit. Peter Beinart on why the voters will punish everyone who supported the effort anyway.
Good news! The head of General Motors is stepping down after the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Peter Beinart]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:40:18 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is GM's Turnaround for Real?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The automaker's stunning rebound into profitability seemed to shock even those who made it happen. Paul A. Eisenstein on whether GM's IPO could release it from government's grip entirely.
What did he know and when did he know it?&nbsp; For President...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Paul A. Eisenstein]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:44:16 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Over 100 Economists and Historians Sign The Daily Beast Manifesto]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Since The Daily Beast first published its consensus statement calling for more government stimulus and tax credits to reboot America, its official supporters have swelled to more than 100, including five Nobel Laureates. Read the complete list...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:53:33 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Need a New Recovery Plan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve's decision Tuesday to buy up long-term government debt won't solve our economic woes, says Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow. Instead, we need more stimulus spending and tax cuts, as called for by economists and...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Robert M. Solow]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:18:06 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[James K. Galbraith Champions The Beast Manifesto]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Don't be fooled by hawks who warn of a "long-term deficit crisis," says the celebrated economist-expanding entitlement programs will save money and free up jobs for those who really need them: young people. Plus, read the manifesto here and read the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[James K. Galbraith]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:48:47 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Larry Summers' Impossible Stimulus Dream]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Larry Summers' call for the government to jump-start economic activity with another round of stimulus may be right, but the former Obama adviser's prescription is all but impossible in the current political climate, writes Zachary Karabell.
Larry...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Zachary Karabell]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:07:09 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[2012 Presidential Election: The Economy Blame Game]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Can Obama keep his job with a "coulda-been-worse" campaign, despite the sluggish economic recovery? Or can the GOP sell doom and gloom? Michael Medved on the parties' dueling narratives for 2012.
Every presidential campaign features dueling...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Michael Medved]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:53:37 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Does Pawlenty Have a Prayer?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ex-governor's ratings have jumped five points as he starts campaigning. In New Hampshire, the candidate talks to Howard Kurtz about Paul Ryan's budget, Bush's spending, and more.
It was the perfect Tax Day setting: Under the golden dome of the New...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Howard Kurtz]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:45:48 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Will Radiation Affect Unborn Babies in Japan?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Those most affected by the nuclear crisis could be the next generation of Japanese. Alizah Salario on what radiation does to a fetus-and why cultural stigma could make things even worse. Plus, full coverage of the Japan quake.
Like the earthquake and...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Alizah Salario]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:36:25 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Is No Chernobyl]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite the scary race to prevent two meltdowns in Japan, the man who led the Chernobyl response explains how advances in nuclear design and the swift response will prevent any damage along the lines of 1986 Soviet disaster. Plus, Josh Dzieza talks to...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Owen Matthews]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:07:25 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Biggest Political Earthquakes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 21st century is barely into its teens, but it has already played host to a series of stunning political cataclysms. Mark McKinnon on the most momentous dates thus far. 
Some of the most momentous days of the last decade seemed ordinary when we...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Mark McKinnon]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:31:21 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Men Who Killed the Economy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ireland's economic troubles threaten the financial health of Europe and even the U.S. At the heart of the multibillion-dollar crisis are two highflying bankers who some say took the country for a ride. By Niall Stanage
Ireland was hailed as an...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Niall Stanage]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:35:28 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stop Blaming Ben!]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke is emerging as a high-profile scapegoat as critics ridicule his new "quantitative easing" policy. Charlie Gasparino on why mocking the non-partisan Fed chair is bad for America.
Here's how you know Ben Bernanke, the mild-mannered chairman...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Charlie Gasparino]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:34:26 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Rebel Democrat Gunning for Pelosi]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-11-16/heath-shuler-a-blue-dog-democrat-running-against-nancy-pelosi-for-top-dem-job/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rep. Heath Shuler is determined to unseat Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the House. The former NFL quarterback tells Lloyd Grove why she must go. 
Just how quixotic is Rep. Heath Shuler's bid to unseat Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Lloyd Grove]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:14:29 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Election Night's Big Loser]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It wasn't the Democrats. It was the belief that government spending must shrink. Peter Beinart on the GOP's lunatic notion of America's exceptionalism-and how it could help get Obama re-elected.
- Election Reactions from Beast writers - The 10 Biggest...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Peter Beinart]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:57:28 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Big Lie]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The expected Republican victory on Tuesday will be built on an untruth: that President Obama's stimulus didn't work. Sir Harold Evans sets the record straight.

Millions will go to the polls tomorrow deceived by a brilliant propaganda campaign. They...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Harold Evans]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:05:55 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What If Barney Loses?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As bad as things look for the Democrats in this election, a loss of a liberal icon-in Massachusetts-would add to the worst night for the party in years. Samuel P. Jacobs on a powerful House Democrat in trouble. Plus, midterm predictions from the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Samuel P. Jacobs]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:51:02 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Inspiring Summit Stories]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resilience to inventor Marc Koska's unorthodox PR campaign, Jacob Bernstein recounts the most awe-inducing stories from The Daily Beast's Innovators Summit.
The Daily Beast Innovators Summit offered a tremendous...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Jacob Bernstein]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:07:24 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Economic Deathmatch]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The stimulators outnumbered the slashers at The Daily Beast Innovators Summit's remarkably civilized economic panel, though it was clear that what the country is lacking most is strong, clear-eyed leadership. Tunku Varadarajan reports. 
The political...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Tunku Varadarajan]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:40:43 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[America's Tea Party Fraud]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The British just showed how real conservatives behave-with the biggest cuts in government spending since World War II. Peter Beinart on how pathetic U.S. Republicans look by comparison.
This fall, a group of kamikaze conservatives, terrified by...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Peter Beinart]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:02:14 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[America's Investment Crisis]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Labor Department announced Friday that the U.S. economy lost 95,000 nonfarm jobs in September, higher than the 8,000 loss anticipated by Wall Street economists. Jobs growth was underwhelming as well, with private-sector nonfarm employment expanding...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Jeffrey  Sachs]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:39:52 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Lehman Brothers Hangover]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Exactly two years after the bank failure that triggered the economic meltdown, former Lehman exec Lawrence McDonald, author of the bestselling A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, shows how that day's events cost taxpayers $60 billion-and a new round...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Lawrence McDonald]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:43:45 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do Banks Still Play Us for Fools?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Even after reports that Robert Rubin and other Citigroup execs failed to disclose a risky mortgage portfolio, Charlie Gasparino reports Wall Street is repeating the same sneaky behavior.
Citigroup, the most bailed out and dysfunctional of the big...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The president's jabs at Boehner and tax-cut proposals may be too little, too late to save the midterm elections for his party, but his bracing return to campaign mode is more than his dispirited base was expecting, says Eric Alterman.
We already know...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Eric Alterman]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:21:38 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finally, Some Real Stimulus]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Obama's announcement about business tax breaks, following the $50 billion infrastructure plan, shows he finally understands that his administration, not the Fed, must end this downturn. Reboot America manifesto signer Marshall Auerback on how...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Marshall Auerback]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:24:05 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's Too-Small Steps on the Economy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[News that the administration is weighing tax cuts is welcome, but the president needs to take concrete action on the economy now-and stop blaming Bush-to win voters, says Douglas E. Schoen.
The Obama team's discussions about cutting taxes, as well as...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Douglas Schoen]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:05:37 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don't Trust the Fed]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bernanke's speech Friday was more of the same: a misguided faith in the Federal Reserve. Reboot America manifesto signer Marshall Auerback on why more spending is the economy's best hope to create jobs. Plus, join in with over 150 economists and...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Marshall Auerback]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:55:59 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Obama's Failing]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Billions in stimulus money have failed to make the economy soar. Douglas Schoen on how Obama has hurt the recovery by flooding America with free cash. 
Recent reports from the Federal Reserve, the Labor Department , and the Commerce Department clearly...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Douglas Schoen]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:14:06 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Get America Back to Work]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[
On Saturday, President Obama announced major trade deals with India worth $10 billion and 50,000 new American jobs. The new agreements recast India's growing clout in the global economy. Also, in a new report released last week announced 151,000 jobs...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:13:08 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Most Screwed States]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Congress OK'ed $26 billion to help states make payrolls last week. How bad is it? The Daily Beast crunches the numbers of all 50 states to find who's in the deepest debt-and it isn't who you think.
Governors across the nation breathed a collective...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[ The Daily Beast]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:25:22 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama Saved Detroit]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[General Motors posted strong second-quarter profit-the latest sign that Obama saved Detroit. Peter Beinart on why the voters will punish everyone who supported the effort anyway.
Good news! The head of General Motors is stepping down after the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Peter Beinart]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:40:18 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is GM's Turnaround for Real?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The automaker's stunning rebound into profitability seemed to shock even those who made it happen. Paul A. Eisenstein on whether GM's IPO could release it from government's grip entirely.
What did he know and when did he know it?&nbsp; For President...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Paul A. Eisenstein]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:44:16 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Over 100 Economists and Historians Sign The Daily Beast Manifesto]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-13/the-daily-beast-manifesto/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Since The Daily Beast first published its consensus statement calling for more government stimulus and tax credits to reboot America, its official supporters have swelled to more than 100, including five Nobel Laureates. Read the complete list...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[ The Daily Beast]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:53:33 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Need a New Recovery Plan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve's decision Tuesday to buy up long-term government debt won't solve our economic woes, says Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow. Instead, we need more stimulus spending and tax cuts, as called for by economists and...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Robert M. Solow]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:18:06 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[James K. Galbraith Champions The Beast Manifesto]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-02/james-k-galbraith-calls-for-expanding-entitlement-programs/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Don't be fooled by hawks who warn of a "long-term deficit crisis," says the celebrated economist-expanding entitlement programs will save money and free up jobs for those who really need them: young people. Plus, read the manifesto here and read the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[James K. Galbraith]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:48:47 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don't Cry Over Spilled Ice Cream]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/top-chef-seth-leaves/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Seth from Top Chef: Just Desserts-the contestant who once cried because his passion fruit sorbet didn't freeze properly-had another meltdown and left the show last night. Good riddance! ]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:20:27 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama Defends Auto Bailout]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sounds like the economic engine finally started up, so to speak: In his weekly video address, President Obama addressed lingering criticism over the auto industry bailout by pointing out that Chrysler is turning a profit and GM has started to pay...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:28:30 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Halperin: 'I Cannot Defend' GOP]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Memo to Republicans: When a centrist like Mark Halperin can't defend you, maybe you need to reconsider your tactics? Despite encouragement from Joe and Mika on Morning Joe, Halperin couldn't bring himself to even play devil's advocate for the...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:43:17 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Viral Video Alert: Reporter Loses It on Air]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/news-reporter-freaks-out/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Is there anything that brings more joy into the world than local news reporters having on-air freak-outs? Gordon Boyd of Knoxville's WVLT is the latest participant in a distinguished line of broadcast flubs, bloopers, and meltdowns-watch for his...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:57:37 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arnold: Republicans Are Hypocrites]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger may have an "R" next to his name, but that's never stopped the moderate California governator from pointing out hypocrisy in his own party. On This Week, Schwarzenegger blasted GOP critics of Obama's stimulus package who,...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:47:07 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Onion: AK-47s for Everyone?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/the-onion-parody-economic-stimulus-in-congo/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Here's one economic stimulus package the Obama administration has probably never considered. (We hope.) Perhaps only the visionaries at The Onion can see the brilliance of it?]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:54:19 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bush Opposes Bush-Era Bailout?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/bush-went-against-instincts-with-bailout/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Remember the $700 billion Wall Street bailout former President George W. Bush authorized? Bush does, and he's still expressing misgivings about it. Here's an excerpt from his speech at SMU Thursday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:54:27 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Steve Forbes: Don't Blame the CEO]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Steve Forbes defends bonuses in cases where the CEO "performed." The government created this mess anyhow. In other words, don't hate the player. Source: GMA]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:59:04 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frank Talks Dirty About Economy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/barney-frank-leaves-the-message/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Apparently the "message people" in D.C. don't talk to Barney Frank much. It couldn't be because he mocks their advice, could it? Clip above; full video here.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:23:54 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Buffett: Stimulus is like Viagra]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/buffett-stimulus-is-like-viagra/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Do we need a second stimulus package? Here's Warren Buffett's odd take on GMA, where he says the first was like taking half a pill of Viagra with candy mixed in. Yikes. Full interview here.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:25:29 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michael Moore's New Documentary]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/untitled-michael-moore-doc-trailer/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[CEOs beware: Michael Moore is coming after you (again). Check out this teaser, just released, for Moore's new documentary. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:37:46 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama: You're Called to Sacrifice ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Obama spoke directly to the families hit by GM's bankruptcy and told them they were being called to sacrifice. Will that really soften the blow?]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:50:17 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sheila Bair: We Don't Go Broke]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/video/item/shelia-bair-we-are-the-government-/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[The FDIC chair claims they won't go broke as they're backed by the government's 'full faith and credit.' What's the exchange rate now for faith to Euros? Clip above; full video here.  ]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:23:07 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama on Credit Card Abuses]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Obama, speaking in Albuquerque, NM, addresses the myriad issues credit cards and credit card debt present to families. Source: Fox Business ]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 May 2009 13:21:58 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cheney: Obama's 'Devastating' Move]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dick Cheney again comes out swinging against Obama on part two of his interview with  Sean Hannity, this time going after the president's economic policies. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:23:55 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Professor Obama Defends TARP]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In an extensive speech on the economy at Georgetown University Tuesday, President Obama dons his old professor's hat and defended the 'broader principle' behind TARP.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:32:41 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Billy Bob Thornton, Real Musician]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Billy Bob Thornton was on Canadian public CBC radio and flipped out after the host introduced him asa€“gaspa€“an actor. Clip above; full video here.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:58:43 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Geithner Talks Tough]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Watch out, Wall Street. On Face the Nation, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says bailed-out bank CEOs may soon face the same fate as GM's Rick Wagoner.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Fate Of GM]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Obama spoke on Monday about the adjustments facing GM and the more extreme changes to take place at Chrysler. Source: Fox News]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:22:22 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don't Hate the Player]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On The View Thursday, Barbara Walters defended rich people who donate wings to buildings and cure caner. Yeah, what did the hoi polloi ever do for society?]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:08:57 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's 'Gallows Humor']]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On Thursday Governor Sarah Palin announced Alaska will reject millions in federal stimulus dollars and called for public debate on the issue.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[On GMA Tuesday, the usually hopeful Tom Friedman jokes Ben Bernanke must be on drugs to think the economy is healing. He is joking, right?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bring Hank Back?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg doesn't understand why the execs are getting bonuses and says the company needs a new leader. Is he the man for the job? Source: Fox News  ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bair: The End of Big Banks?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Should there be a permanent ban on banks the size of, say, Citigroup? That's what FDIC chair Sheila Bair hinted at on 60 Minutes last night. Clip above; full segment here.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Buffett Slams Democrats]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett makes no secret of having voted for President Obama, but that doesn't mean he's thrilled about the earmarks in his stimulus bill. Clip above; full interview here.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SNL Spoofs Geithner]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The economic crisis is no laughing matter, except in the hands of Saturday Night Live, which spoofed the treasury secretary last night.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Teflon Timmy's Latest Scandal]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's is on the defensive again over new allegations about AIG's bailout money. The Daily Beast on why the critics can't bring him down.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will the Bubble Pop Again in 2010?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The stock market made a historic recovery in the past six months, but can it keep it up for the new year? Some analysts say it's unsustainable, as low interest rates can only do so much, and there are signs that another bubble may be right around the...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bank profits are up, job numbers are down, and the market is erratic-is the economy any closer to a rebound? Six smart takes from business leaders and Nobel laureates.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:36:38 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IS THE BANKING CRISIS OVER?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wall Street flexed its earnings muscles this week: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup reported surprising billion-dollar profits. So is the worst finally behind us? A breakdown of the latest reasons to be skeptical or go dance in the streets.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:20:06 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Money Men Analyze Geithner's Plan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Will the new White House bank plan work? The Daily Beast asked financier Ace Greenberg, real-estate mogul Mort Zuckerman, the man who saved Sweden, and others to weigh in on the strategy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Do We Get Our Money Back?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating Merrill Lynch for allegedly cooking the books in order to justify $3.6 billion in bonuses as the company tanked. Is there any way to get that money back? The Daily Beast talked to five experts,...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Timmy Too Timid?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Critics are already blasting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for his vague bank-bailout plan, his staffing woes, and his failure to act on bank-nationalization--with some  even calling for his resignation. CNBC's Jim Cramer has nicknamed him "Timid...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Six New Stimulus Woes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Obama doesn't even sign the stimulus until tomorrow, but critics are already saying it's doomed. Even senior White House adviser David Axelrod downplayed the bill's effectiveness on several TV appearances this weekend, saying the economy...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:44:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is the Honeymoon Over Yet?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As his second week in office begins, President Obama faces confirmation battles and economic negotiations at home, conflict abroad with Afghanistan and Iraq, and even issues in the press corps. While there's still plenty of goodwill for the new...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:17:16 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The wait is over. Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America.  Now comes the hard part: confronting the many crises at home and abroad that Obama laid out in Tuesday's inaugural address. What are the top items in President...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:41:34 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Obama's Stimulus Big Enough?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A starting figure of $775 billion is nothing to sneeze at, but some experts are pushing President-elect Obama to expand his recovery package even further in order to keep the worsening economy from diving off a cliff. Is Obama's plan big enough to...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:58:49 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More Crash Suicides]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As in 1929, when bankers and businessmen start losing billions, they start taking their own lives. And money troubles can encourage deep, dark depression in everyone. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:32:29 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What's $250 Billion Among Friends?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This weekend the Obama team more than doubled what it wants to spend to goose the economy and add jobs. Money well spent or scattered to the winds? There are many reasons to worry it may not work as planned.]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:15:34 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chrysler's move to shutter plants is the latest blow in an onslaught of economic crises that began with the imploding credit markets. When will the grim news stop? And what's the next shoe to drop?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Big Three Bosses Come Cap in Hand]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today the bosses of the Big Three automakers stand before Congress with their begging bowls out. General Motors could file for bankruptcy before Christmas unless the taxpayer steps in. But why should such a badly managed industry be saved? Isn't this...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[OMG, I'm losing my job]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[First the housing market sinks, and your 401K wilts along with the stock market. Now comes the next phase of the anxiety matrix: pink slips. Here's just how bad it is going to get in the job market and how you can best survive.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Investors are a jittery bunch at the best of times, and the market mayhem has made them more prone to panic than ever. Does the press have a responsibility to hold off commenting in these sensitive times? 
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            <description><![CDATA[With bad news pouring out of Wall Street by the day, few have taken time to peer through the gloom to see what the world will look like after the bailout. Will $700 billion be enough to avert disaster? Has a recession been averted? Will falling house...]]></description>
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