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Like dancing hippos: Twitter and the CBO

The Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the healthcare bill sets off a tweet-storm. Patriotic, or just weird?
Andrew Leonard
Bank Reform

Who needs banks? Just go to Wal-Mart

The low-price leader looks for a new market to crush: Same-day check cashing services
Andrew Leonard

Cloak of invisibility takes a step forward

German researchers have managed to cloak a small bump, making it undetectable at nearly visible frequencies
RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
Bank Reform

How not to learn from a financial crisis

The banking industry's man in Washington says banks should be protected instead of consumers
Andrew Leonard
Social Media

Nestle's brave Facebook flop

Faced with an angry mob, a functionary commits, then apologizes for, the ultimate P.R. sin -- acting human
Andrew Leonard
YouTube

Viacom vs. YouTube: Who is the real pirate?

The video service claims the entertainment company knowingly uploaded its own copyrighted content -- and then sued
Andrew Leonard
Mortgage Crisis

Lehman CEO: Gross negligence isn't so bad

Dick Fuld "feels vindicated" by the devastating report detailing his out-of-control investment bank
Andrew Leonard

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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 13:51 EDT

Michael Kinsley's hyperinflation imagination

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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 12:03 EDT

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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 10:11 EDT

Healthcare reform hypocrisy goes supernova

The Bush appointee who hid Medicare Part D's true costs from Congress tells us why reform now is too expensive
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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 10:01 EDT

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Genetically modified Ghana

A voice of caution on GMOs from the Vatican challenges biotech inroads into sub-Saharan Africa
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Monday, Mar 15, 2010 11:01 EDT

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