New York Times:
The global recession has reduced the number of events on the L.P.G.A. Tour, cutting prize money and putting some players in economic distress.
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washingtonpost.com - Metro Business:
A year after the global economy teetered on the verge of collapse, a recession -- a lingering and unwelcome guest -- has settled in at dinner tables across the land.
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National Review Online:
My radio pal Hugh Hewitt said to me on the air the other day that Barack Obama “doesn’t know how to be president.” It was a low but effective crack and I didn’t pay it much heed. But, after musing on it over the last week or (Read More)
New York Times:
Since 1998, the dollar’s weakness has been a major contributor to the United States stock market’s fall from global grace.
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NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:
Citing a Democratic congressman who recently proposed a no whining day, on Friday’s Morning Meeting on MSNBC, host Dylan Ratigan asked: “...unemployment, health care, a couple of wars, Americans got plenty to be frustrated ab (Read More)
Washington Post:
MISSOULA, Montana -- Her parents redecorated the bedroom soon after she left for college, as sure as everyone else in this town that Melissa Meyer would not be moving back. They took down the photos of Melissa meeting the Dal (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices rallied again on Friday, sending yields on 2-year notes to the lowest this year, as investors step away from riskier assets to lock in profits as 2009 winds down amid increasing conce (Read More)
National Review Online:
Harry Reid offers the nation a mephitic Senate health-care bill that retains the worst features of Nancy Pelosi’s creation and adds fresh horrors of its own: It will force Americans to finance abortions and jack up some Ameri (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Venezuelan President Chávez wasn't pleased with recent data showing the country's economy tumbling into a recession, so he came up with a solution: Find a new, "Socialist-friendly" gauge. (Read More)
Fox News:
Obama won't make the call on U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan until after Thanksgiving holiday, aides say• Obama Warns Iran of Punishment Over Nukes• U.S., S. Korea Forge Ahead on Trade Despite Criticism• Poll: Majority of A (Read More)
The Economist:
Unprecedented levels of government debt may require radical solutions STUDENTS at National Defence University in Washington, DC, were recently given a model of the economy and told to fix the budget. To get the federal debt d (Read More)
The Economist:
Don’t cut the deficit now—but explain how, eventually, you willFOR years America’s fiscal problems had a surreal quality. No one disputed that an ageing population and health-care inflation could bust the budget, but that pro (Read More)
The Economist:
As the world economy tumbled into recession, most rich countries’ governments tried to prop up ailing carmakers by dishing out cash to drivers who scrapped an old vehicle to buy a new one. According to the OECD, America’s pro (Read More)