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Breaking The Bank : Behind The Financial Meltdown ~ Frontline [Video]

F R O N T L I N E In Breaking the Bank, FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk (Inside the Meltdown, Bush’s War) draws on a rare combination of high-profile interviews with key players Ken Lewis and former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to reveal the story of two banks at the heart of the financial […]

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Bill Maher’s Real Time | March 27, 2009

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The World is Pissed

March 29, 2009 NEW YORK TIMES Obama Will Face a Defiant World on Foreign Visit By HELENE COOPER WASHINGTON — President Obama is facing challenges to American power on multiple fronts as he prepares for his first trip overseas since taking office, with the nation’s economic woes emboldening allies and adversaries alike. Despite his immense […]

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George Soros Calls G20: “Make or Break”

BBC NEWS By Joe Lynam Billionaire investor Gorge Soros has said the G20 summit will be a “make or break” event for the world’s economy. In a BBC interview, Mr Soros said the international financial system had collapsed because it was flawed and it had to be restructured. Mr Soros say it may be the […]

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Iceland Economy Melts Away Like an Owsley Gooniebird

Iceland is all but officially bankrupt INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE International Herald Tribune Iceland is all but officially bankrupt By Eric Pfanner Thursday, October 9, 2008 REYKJAVIK: People go bankrupt all the time. Companies do, too. But countries? Iceland was on the verge of doing exactly that on Thursday as the government shut down the stock […]