Today: USA News, Aug 19, 2011

Obama jets off to Martha's Vineyard
USA Today
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY President Obama left Washington this afternoon for Martha's Vineyard, but his trials and tribulations with the nation's struggling economy are likely to accompany him there. The president touched down on the island off the ...
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Rick Perry seen easier for Obama to beat
Reuters
She is one of the Republicans in Congress most vocal about government spending cuts and deficit reduction, and she voted against a recent debt-limit deal that averted an unprecedented US default. Sources close to the Obama campaign say that makes her ...
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Editorial: President Obama, United States both need a break
MassLive.com
Biggest tax cut in USA history (yup, it was in the Stimulus Bill) 6. Cairo Speech of 2009 ignites Freedom across citizens yearning for freedom in the Middle East 7. Regulating Wall Street, Big Banks, Enrons, Bernie Madoffs 8. Saved America from default ...
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Kitcommentary from Kitco Metals Inc. - "Everything Has a Price"
InvestorIdeas.com (press release)
Risk aversion and a generalized malaise continue to grip the investment psyche despite any concrete event (default, downgrade) or announcement that spells "doom." Nevertheless, at least in Morgan Stanley's opinion, the US and the Old World are ...
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Time for a new credit rating lifeline
China Daily
Eventually, when the subprime borrowers began to default on their obligations (and when it was already too late for homeowners and investors and a financial crisis was inevitable) the agencies downgraded the financial products. ...
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