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Balloon Juice
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Disparity

In a world where every story arises de novo and completely context-free, this might raise an eyebrow.A federal investigation of Democratic Party leaders in Cuyahoga County could pose problems for...

Started in Balloon Juice • 2 weeks ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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Round Two

And now the Alt-A’s:The first wave of Americans to default on their home mortgages appears to be cresting, but a second, far larger one is quickly building.Homeowners with good credit are...

Started in Balloon Juice • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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Long Overdue

This is a good change:The Ford Motor Company, which devoted itself for nearly 20 years to putting millions of Americans into big pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles, is about to drastically...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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100% Carbon Free: Is Al Gore Being Realistic

In his speech yesterday, Al Gore set a goal of achieving 100% carbon-free electricity by 2020. Jerome at The Oil Drum has some thoughts on whether or not this is realistic:The short answer is:...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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The Impact of Ethanol

Ethanol mandates are going to turn out to be one of the bigger blunders in recent memory:Catfish farmers across the South, unable to cope with the soaring cost of corn and soybean feed, are...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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This Bud is For… You Pinko Commie Eurotrash Appeasers

Ruh roh. Via OTB, Anheuser-Busch has been sold to InBev:Anheuser-Busch agreed on Sunday night to sell itself to the Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion, putting control of the...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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Bailout

Via Memeorandum, the bailouts are beginning:US TREASURY secretary Hank Paulson is working on plans to inject up to $15 billion of capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to stem the crisis at...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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Insane in the Membrane

The market is in steep decline again with news of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae eating it:Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the beleaguered mortgage finance companies, plummeted again on Friday...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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A Question

One of the things I don’t understand about the whole contraception/viagra thing this week is why insurance agencies wouldn’t want to provide coverage for birth control.Pregnancy costs...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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Balloon Juice
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All Mental

More psychological pain:Alarmed by the growing financial stress at the nation’s two largest mortgage finance companies, senior Bush administration officials are considering a plan to have...

Started in Balloon Juice • 1 month ago • 0 responses
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