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Swedes want to join euro - Independent.ie Spain tops ‘misery index’ - Independent.ie (Misery loves company, though.) Capital One, Discover credit-card charge-offs rise | Reuters RBS CEO Hester Attacks ‘Politicization’ of Bank…

In Corsica, Pigs Roam, Bulls Fly -- And People Get Out of the Way - WSJ.com (Page one in today's WSJ) Other articles Democrats Drop Plan to Expand Medicare - WSJ.com Roy Greenslade: Buffett - my newspaper ownership is not…

Obama Gives Himself a B-Plus -- Political Wire British Airways Cabin Crew to Stage Christmas Strike - Bloomberg.com Paul Krugman - Disaster and Denial - NYTimes.com (On deregulation and the inability to use facts to sway…

Thoughts on the Late Paul Samuelson, Arnold Kling | EconLog Bruce Krasting: Cocktails and RE in Greenwich America is angry, but Wall Street's bankers are still living the high life |Business |The Observer Too Big to Fail:…

Obama calls his Afghanistan troop decision toughest yet -- latimes.com iPhone users are delusional, consultants say | Technically Incorrect - CNET News Event Planning Online: 14 Essential Social Media Tools Scientists crack…

This comes via the Wall Street Journal: Fairfield Residential LLC, one of the nation's largest apartment owners and developers, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, the latest casualty of the turmoil engulfing the U.S. real-estate market.…

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How To Make The World's Easiest $1 Billion (This is how to start a bank) BBC News - China's economic recovery gathers pace Treasury Yield Curve Steepest Since at Least 1980 After Auction - Bloomberg.com Recession Elsewhere,…

Knowing goalkeepers movements in a penalty increases success rate and reduces kickers decision time Personalities accurately judged by physical appearance alone Abschied von Maastricht: Schäuble will 144,5 Mrd. Euro neue Schulden…

Barack Obamas Nobel Prize Speech Transcript - Swampland - TIME.com Working MAMA (A site a friend started dedicated to building community amongst working women.) Congressman Ron Paul - Who Wants War? - Texas Straight Talk Tiger…