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Numberscruncher: FedEx and Economic Recovery

Ann Logue September 22, 2009 3

Ben Bernanke said that the recession is over, but what he thinks isn’t important. The more important arbiter of the business cycle, Federal Express, reported its earnings last week. Profits were down 53% from

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Political Culture: The Final Days

Jon Cummings October 30, 2008 6

Doesn’t it seem like just a decade since the protagonists of our current national melodrama began taking the stage? John McCain announced his candidacy on David Letterman – only to discover that what Dave

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