Bob Herbert has a great column in today’s New York Times about race. I definitely suggest giving it a read. He says:
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is no doubt (and regrettably) a big issue in the presidential campaign. But what we’ve seen over the past week is major media overkill — Jeremiah Wright all [...]

While we all expected house prices to slow and even fall in bubble markets like Ireland, the UK and Spain, it comes as news to me that prices are slowing in Germany as well. I was just in Germany this past month, and while there were economic concerns, the atmosphere felt entirely different than it does in a place like the US.

Recently, I have started to shift my focus out of the U.S. and abroad as the subprime crisis has become a global credit crisis. The myth of global de-coupling (assumption that other economies could thrive without the help of the American consumer) is being dispelled daily. Countries to watch are Canada, Mexico, China, [...]

I am wading into this debate over whether or not the U.S. government should temporarily suspend the federal tax on gasoline this summer. I come down on the side against the tax break. Here’s why?In a post about Windfall taxes on Tuesday, I nixed the idea saying:
John McCain and Hillary Clinton are suggesting we [...]

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U.S. Loses 20,000 Jobs in April; Unemployment Rate Falls to 5% (Bloomberg, 5/2/2008) Dollar Reserve Status Is Tale of Fading Glory (Bloomberg, 5/2/2008)Bank of America May Not Guarantee Countrywide’s Debt (Bloomberg, 5/2/2008)Homeowners Convert to Costlier Fixed-Rate Mortgages Amid ARM-Twisted Fears (Bloomberg, 5/2/2008)Bernanke-Geithner `Rogue Operation’ Spurs Further [...]

According to RealClearPolitics.com. Barack Obama now has 1737 delegates. This is 288 Delegates short of his total needed for victory. As votes are cast and super-delegates creep in, I will update this magic number.
Magic Number: 288

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The former Democratic National Committee head Joseph Andrew of Indiana endorsed Hillary Clinton on the day she announced. He has now switched to Barack Obama. (see link here) He says:
I believe that Bill Clinton will be remembered as one of our nation’s great Presidents, and Senator Clinton as one of our nation’s great [...]

The following is a link to a blog by Joe Gandelman, who is Editor-in-Chief at the Moderate Voice online. From what he has compiled, the Wright fiasco has been absolutely catastrophic for the Obama campaign. This could be the thing that implodes the efficacy of his whole candidacy.
Don’t get me wrong, I still [...]

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