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Scott Jagow

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  • Mar 26, 2009

    Morning Reading

    In case you hadn't noticed, we're in a recession. The economy shriveled up in the fourth quarter, falling at an annual rate of 6.3 percent,…

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  • The fight is on over the President's $3.6 trillion dollar budget for next fiscal year. Today, Congressional Democrats unveiled budget blueprints…

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  • I've spent the last hour or so in an all-staff Marketplace editorial meeting. The topic for discussion was — are we striking the proper tone with…

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  • Great story in the Wall Street Journal this morning about how used-car dealers are installing remote disabling devices inside vehicles. You get…

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  • Mar 25, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Stocks are up, home sales are up, factory orders are up — there's a trifecta of maybe-I-can-get-out-of-bed news this morning. But let's wait…

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  • If you'd like to "meet" one of the AIG executives caught up in the bonus firestorm, you should read this resignation letter obtained by the New…

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  • At the congressional hearing on AIG today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke both called for their institutions to have…

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  • Mar 25, 2009

    The Big Bad Web

    Today, China's Foreign ministry said it is not afraid of the Internet, even though Google says for some reason, people in China haven't been able…

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  • Last week, I asked What's on your mind?, in hopes of finding out what's perplexing you, what questions aren't being answered, what issues aren't…

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  • Mar 24, 2009

    Recession Rock

    It's time to rock out, people. There's nothing like a good song to make the economic blues disappear, at least for a few minutes. And this…

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