Thursday, November 13, 2008

Global First Aid by Nobel Economists

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New Mindset Required

Five winners of the Nobel Prize for economics share their views on what the future global finance order should look like… Spiegel

During six years Haplif occasionally referred, e.g., in particular to Joseph E. Stiglitz.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Barack Obama Won Historic US Election

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The announcement came, November 4, at 10pm Chicago time. Barack Obama was declared America’s next President. The vast sea of humanity packed into the city’s Grant Park erupted in a deafening roar that must have been audible ten miles out in Lake Michigan.

Tens of thousands of Obama supporters cheered and whooped themselves hoarse. People wept, hugged and embraced. They waved flags, and erupted in chants of “Oh-bah-mah” and “yes we can!”... Times Online


OBAMA'S VICTORY SPEECH (Spiegel) + video (YouTube)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Financial Crisis Exposes German Leader's Weaknesses

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HOW MERKEL LOST HER MOJO

The financial crisis and the threat of recession are revealing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's weaknesses and could contribute to a dramatic change in her party's prospects in next year's election. The Social Democrats, sensing an opportunity, are already planning their attack… By Roland Nelles and Ralf Neukirch, Spiegel International

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