MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/opinion/the-day-our-leaders-got-unstuck.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Day Our Leaders Got Unstuck, by Thomas L. Friedman

“This is a scary economic moment. The response we need is not easy, but it is totally obvious.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/opinion/withholder-in-chief.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Withholder In Chief, by Maureen Dowd

“Guess who’s Hope and Change now?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/opinion/the-revenge-of-the-rating-agencies.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Revenge of the Rating Agencies, by Jeffrey Manns

“The credit rating agencies are taking advantage of the country’s financial problems to increase their own political power.”