The Joe Biden Interview: Pomp, Circumstance and Presidential Hair

Aaron Task’s interview this week with Vice President Joe Biden was a “BFD” for all of us here at Yahoo! If you missed it, you can find the clips here:Joe Biden: Recovery Act Responsible for “Significant Portion” of Economic Turnaround

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David Walker: Health Care Reform Savings “Misleading,” But Not Double-Counted

Health care reform is now law but the arguing between Democrats and Republican over the costs is likely to last well into the November midterm elections.The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded the House version of the $940 billion bill pass

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U.S. Standard of Living Unsustainable Without Drastic Action, Former Top Govt. Accountant Says

Who will bail out America? A longtime budget hawk and currently CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, David Walker says America’s growing long-term debt is dangerously close to passing a “tipping point” that could trigger s

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Here’s What the Oil Drilling Really Means: Obama Is About to Bring Back Cap and Trade

From The Business Insider, March 31, 2010: Ok, so the Obama administration is going to allow some offshore drilling.
The surprise decision is being couched in language about creating jobs and reducing dependence on foreign oil.
Yeah yeah.
The real stor

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Bush Administration “the Least Fiscally Responsible in History,” Budget Hawk Says

With the U.S. facing annual deficits of $1 trillion (or more) for the next decade, the recent sell-off in the bond market could be cause for alarm. Are foreigners finally calling Ben Bernanke’s bluff? Is America the ‘new Greece’? Have the deficit

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The afternoon deal: Speculating on sheikh’s successor

A day after the body of a prominent Emerati sheikh killed in a glider crash was found in Morocco, speculation is swirling around who will be tapped to take over his job as chief of one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan ran the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), a […]

Blockbusted – Icahn cuts stake in troubled video chain

Blockbuster’s biggest shareholder, and one of the market’s most prominent activist investors, is heading for the door, heaping another note of gloom to the video chain’s hopes to avoid bankruptcy.
Filings show Billionaire investor Carl Icahn cut his stake in Blockbuster by selling more than 13 million shares. Over the past week he trimmed his ownership […]

DealZone Daily

Wednesday’s top stories:
* Australia’s Macarthur Coal rejects a A$3.3 billion ($3 billion) takeover offer from U.S. coal miner Peabody Energy , saying it does not fully value the company and its growth prospects.
* As the number of poison pills, or shareholder rights plans, drops to the lowest level in a generation, corporations face investor pressure […]

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