Hufffington Post
Merkel Goes From Glories To Disgrace
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 05/29/10 04:42 PM | AP
BERLIN — It was only nine months ago that Forbes magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel the world’s most powerful woman for the fourth year in a row.
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For a second, I wondered if this were a “When did you stop beating your wife?” question. Then I noticed it was on
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL site.
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dpa
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble registers his opinion of
the Gnomes of Zurich as Chancellor Angela Merkel flinches. “Still,”
she said resignedly, “It’s better than a cowboy neck rub.”
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That’s bad, but it could be worse…
“Bull Durham County Debt Collectors Accused of Buffaloing”
Federal Reserve Seeks to Block Release of U.S. Bailout Secrets
Bloomberg
David Glovin David Glovin – Mon Jan 11, 12:01 am ET
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve will ask a U.S. appeals court to block a ruling that for the first time would force the central bank to reveal secret identities of financial firms that might […]
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The story is here.
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Op-Ed Columnist
Rewarding Bad Actors
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: August 2, 2009
The New York Times
Americans are angry at Wall Street, and rightly so. First the financial industry plunged us into economic crisis, then it was bailed out at taxpayer expense. And now, with the economy still deeply depressed, the industry is paying itself gigantic bonuses. If you aren’t […]
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(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke)
Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:59pm EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fallen Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Richard Fuld sold his $13.3 million mansion to his wife for just $100 last November, according to Florida real estate records.
The 62-year old executive, who could face civil lawsuits after overseeing the storied investment bank’s collapse into Chapter […]