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Thursday, November 13
View Article  Bush warns against big government and praises free market and capitalism... The stock market soars during and after speech for the first time since the election.
by Riley Jones on Thu 13 Nov 2008 04:17 PM EST


President George W. Bush today urged leaders of the world's biggest economies not to abandon free- market capitalism as they seek an escape from the financial crisis, calling it the ``best system'' for delivering growth.

In a speech at the Manhattan Institute in New York before weekend talks among leaders from the Group of 20 nations, Bush said policy makers should resist the urge to meddle too much in markets as they seek to reverse the financial and economic turmoil now engulfing the world.

(Thanks, Truthache)

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View Article  PC World Mag: 5 Reasons I Hope Classmates.com Gets Sued Into Oblivion
by Riley Jones on Thu 13 Nov 2008 01:03 PM EST


Have you heard? Someone's suing Classmates.com over those e-mails it's been blasting the world with for the past decade. My reaction? It's about damned time.

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View Article  Regulators nix credit card debt forgiveness plan
by Riley Jones on Thu 13 Nov 2008 11:01 AM EST
Federal bank regulators have rejected a request by banks and consumer advocates for a program to let lenders forgive huge portions of credit card debt.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rejected the request for a special program that would allow as much as 40 percent of credit card debt to be forgiven for consumers who don't qualify for existing repayment plans.

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