Daily Archives: June 11, 2009

Obama’s Plan For A Debt-Ridden Future

President Obama has officially begun the era of bigger big government by proposing to go on a multitrillion dollar borrowing spree that risks doing to the “full faith and credit of the United States” what excessive borrowing during the housing … Continue reading

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Brown’s fall will mark the end of British radicalism

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Chrysler Mows Down Debtholders’ Claims in Court

June 5 (Bloomberg) — Today was supposed to be the day that Chrysler LLC sold itself to Fiat and embarked on a new, government-designed chance at survival. Instead, its lawyers are arguing in a federal appeals court this afternoon to … Continue reading

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