State’s Policy is to Leave Money Sitting Idle during Deficit Times August 6, 2009William F. Shughart IISan Francisco Examiner California’s political leaders are in the midst of celebrating their temporary “solving” […]
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Accountability Needed at Fed
Accountability Needed at Fed August 5, 2009Robert HiggsMcClatchy-Tribune Nearly 200 economists, mostly academics, have signed a petition urging Congress and the executive branch “to reaffirm their support for and defend the […]
Read moreAre the Banks Out of the Woods?
Are the Banks Out of the Woods? August 5, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Several U.S. banks posted impressive second-quarter earnings. Citigroup’s $4.3 billion, Bank of America’s $3.2 billion, Goldman Sachs’ $3.4 billion […]
Read moreCoalition Letter to HIT Policy Committee
COALITION FOR PATIENT PRIVACY August 3, 2009 Dr. David BlumenthalOffice of the National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyDepartment of Health and Human Services200 Independence Ave, SWSuite 729DWashington, DC 20201 Re: […]
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Was Rummy Really Wrong? August 3, 2009Ivan Eland In his new book, By His Own Rules: The Ambitions, Successes, and Ultimate Failures of Donald Rumsfeld, Bradley Graham argues that although ideology and arrogance […]
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