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The Woman Behind Greece’s Debt Deal – WSJ.com
Bailout Anger Hurts Geithner’s Public Image, Effectiveness – WSJ.com
BBC News – Judge backs Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch deal fine
Porsche May Struggle to Comply With U.S. Fuel Limits, FTD Says – Bloomberg.com
U.S. Tops Canada 5-3 to End 50-Year Olympic Drought – Bloomberg.com
Andrew Koch: [...]

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Bloomberg reports:
The Japanese government’s net assets in 2009 may have fallen below zero for the first time, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing an unidentified government official. The result, which includes the central and regional governments, may add to pressure for the government to reduce bond sales, the paper said. Net assets of the central government [...]

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I am back from a week in Mexico.  And here in DC there are still mountains of snow on the ground. Here are some links I picked up on yesterday on my way home.
Cheers.
Edward
PS. – the article from Worthwhile Canadian Initiative is another disappointing one.  I told you on Thursday that the fallacies of composition [...]

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David Rosenberg took your questions on housing – The Globe and Mail
What happens at absolute zero? – New Scientist
Don’t criticize your employees in front of consumers: It’s bad for business – Science Daily
Kühne Hoffnung: Deutschen Staatsanleihen drohen Kursverluste | FTD.de
Goldman Sachs, Greece Didn’t Disclose Swap Contract – Bloomberg.com
FT.com – Martin [...]

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A few thoughts on the links here
Notice Michael Tomasky’s calls for higher taxes. He says:
If there is one core attribute that makes Democrats Democrats, it is that they believe in government, which means you have to believe in taxes, which in turn means that you especially believe in taxing the incomes of the rich, which [...]

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When is a Fraud Not a Fraud? (Greece-Goldman Edition) – naked capitalism
The Greek derivatives aren’t Goldman’s fault | Analysis
Borg tror inte Greklands plan räcker – DN.se
Lenihan offers advice to Greeks on cutting deficit – European, Business – Independent.ie
How might Greece leave the single currency | Business | guardian.co.uk
nrc.nl – Economie – Griekenland: iedereen [...]

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I wanted to highlight a few articles on Greece below. Due to time constraints, I cannot translate this Dagens Nyheter article (Borg tror inte Greklands plan räcker – DN.se). But the general gist is one of Sweden’s premier Borg supporting austerity for Greece and the IMF as an agent to ensure this.
If you look [...]

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As I am still away for the week, you have seen a lot of posts from others. I do still have a lot of links though, and may do two (or three) for today. Here is the first batch.  Enjoy!
Edward
Irony: Greek Banks Aren’t the Most Exposed – International Trader – Europe – Jonathan Buck – [...]

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The following is a post by Marc Chandler, head of Brown Brother Harriman’s Currency Strategy Team. For more of BBH’s currency views, visit the website here.
Relatively constructive US economic data in the form of a better than expected Feb Empire Manufacturing Survey and a stronger than expected capital inflows (Dec TIC report) has seen the [...]

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Evan Bayh To Retire – Swampland – TIME.com
Ron Paul vs. Sarah Palin for the Soul of the Tea Parties – Jane Hamsher
FiveThirtyEight: Evan Bayh – Non-Strategic Retirement
Update: The Kevin Smith Southwest Airlines Fat-Flight Tweakout of Epic Proportion – Kevin Smith – Gawker
Say it ain’t so: Joe the Plumber feels used by McCain, Palin | Midwest [...]