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Green bubble burst?By David RobertsIn a post yesterday I drew attention to an emerging battle over macroeconomics. To put it crudely: does the financial crisis mean the next president will need to trim his ambitions and focus on reducing the deficit? Or does it call for substantial public spending to get the econo... |
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Finding Cycles in the Stock Market Using Ancient TechniquesMuch has been written about various cycles in the stock market, other commodities and investments. One very famous example is the Delta Phenomenon, a trading book that sold huge quantities at $175 per copy (and some for many many times that). The basic idea has to do with lunar cycles. Lunar cycl... |
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Happy Birthday Kurt Busiek!I know, I know, some of you are tired of birthdays. But let's take them for what they are: a flimsy excuse to celebrate the works of people we really like -- in this case love. For those of you unfamiliar with the works of Kurt Busiek, I slowly shake my head and say "tsk, tsk&qu... |
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Murray Waas: Former Bush counselor Dan Bartlett Unloads on Dick Cheney: "Doesn't do touchy-feely" and not the kind of guy to "hug babies"Washington Post reporter Barton Gelman's book on Dick Cheney is embargoed until Tuesday, although two excerpts have run in the Post on Sunday and Monday. But the publisher is keeping the rest of the book under wraps for a while. Here is a gem from a still embargoed portion of the book (I obt... |
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Lisa Penn: An Open Letter to Sarah Palin, from GodDear Sarah, I was enjoying my usual decaf extra-foam double latte this morning when a quote in the New York Times caught my eye. It was deep down in a story about you and motherhood. After months of reflection and prayer, friends say, the Palins, who are Christians, had come to believe God h... |
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Thunderbolts of rainNormally when I started back for home; I commenced my journey languidly eating ... |
