News from around the web: 2009-12-20


  • DC – Winters (a historical perspective of winters in Washington as we have seen record snowfall the past two days)
  • NBA Player Fined $7,500 for a Tweet – Mashable
  • The filibuster: let’s talk about it – James Fallows
  • Managers chief criticises Manchester City owner over Mark Hughes’ sacking |Football |guardian.co.uk (Overseas owners are ruining the Premiere League.)
  • Arsene Wenger reveals he is ‘sad’ to see Mark Hughes leave Manchester City |Football | guardian.co.uk
  • Senate approves $636 billion military spending bill| Reuters
  • Revised Senate health bill cuts deficit: CBO| Reuters
  • Flashback of the Day — Political Wire (On John McCain’s apparent hypocrisy)
  • Kucinich panel to investigate Citigroup tax ruling – washingtonpost.com

    Distraction of the Day: Cops: NC Woman "kept" Mom’s Corpse in House

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  • avatar About Edward Harrison

    Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty years of business experience. He is also a regular economic and financial commentator on BBC World News, CNBC Television, Business News Network, CBC, Fox Television and RT Television. He speaks six languages, a skill he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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    1. avatar LavrentiBeria says:

      $636 billion for the arms lobbies but not one dime for an unalloyed jobs program for the unemployed. I understand that about two thirds of the town of Wilmington, Ohio, would be falling all over themselves taking WPA-like jobs if the scum in Washington could take the focus off of their botox and shiney white teeth long enough to help them.