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By Edward Harrison On Aug 20, 2011

Bond markets signal ‘Japanese’ slump for US and Europe – Telegraph
Why Obama faces an uphill run for reelection – The Washington Post
Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button Declared Illegal In Germany
MOODY’S ANALYST BREAKS SILENCE: Says Ratings Agency Rotten To Core With Conflicts, Corruption, And Greed

Former senior vice president William J. Harrington files a blockbuster tell-all with the SEC.
The world’s most decadent hotel, where Dylan Thomas drank himself to death and rock stars bedded (and murdered) their lovers closes after a century | Mail Online
Sorry Miss China you’re just too Chinese… Eastern beauty shows Western promise in her bid to become Miss Universe | Mail Online
HP: Grow Up, Already | The Big Picture
The Republicans’ new voodoo economics?
Studie: Italienische Gastronomen hinterziehen 13,5 Milliarden Euro Steuern – SPIEGEL ONLINE – Nachrichten – Wirtschaft
What a financial tailspin may mean for you and me | Ann Pettifor | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: I=S
Apple submits more doctored images in Samsung case to courts in Netherlands | 9to5Google | Beyond Good and Evil
Glenn Greenwald: A prime aim of the growing Surveillance State

As economic anxiety and social unrest increase, control over Internet technology and communication becomes vital
European banks’ dollar funding woes feeds worries | Reuters
Apple is worth as much as all euro zone banks | Reuters
S&P, Moody’s Mortgage-Security Ratings Are Said to Face U.S. Investigation – Bloomberg
Griechenland-Rettung: CDU-Politiker schimpft über Sonderbehandlung für Finnland – International – Politik – Handelsblatt
Seven Former Players Sue NFL Over Concussions – The Consumerist
Greek 2011 GDP fall to be worse than thought: finmin

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s economy will shrink by over 4.5 percent this year, the country’s finance minister said on Friday, adding that a new bailout deal for the troubled euro zone member would not
Shaky Banks, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

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Edward Harrison is a senior Editor at Bloomberg. He is also the founder of Credit Writedowns newsletter, a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills 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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