BC: weekend catch up

Man! Wrechard is really cranking out the posts this weekend, I may have to just skip to the front :(

March 7th, 2009 4:03 am

Paul Keating remembers Geithner

"The Sydney Morning Herald summarizes former Australian PM Paul Keating’s recollections of Tim Geithner. Paul Keating was Labor politician with particularly close ties to Indonesia. Now I don’t know how much of this is Keating grinding his axe, but I reproduce the gist of it on an FYI basis."

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March 7th, 2009 1:45 am

How do you know you’re winning?

"Reuters calls the economic situation “grim”. How grim exactly? Reuters cites depressing economic indicators, but Obama cited small victories. He says that his plan needs “time and it will take patience” to work."

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March 7th, 2009 12:36 am

North Korea

"Former Spook says Pyongyang is set to test the limits of US resolve by preparing to launch some more missiles. It’s looking for the red line. Where will it be drawn?"

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March 7th, 2009 12:04 am

The anatomy of a pushback

"Quietly, almost without fanfare, one of the administrations key proposals appears to have been partially stopped by bipartisan effort. The census is no longer going to be run from the White House, at least not directly. The Hill reports:"

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March 6th, 2009 5:24 pm

Heads I Win, Tails I Win

"Nice odds if you can get them. But now you can. The Washington Post reports on a new, trillion dollar scheme to save the economy and boost demand."