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Business

Timing of GM’s CEO Exit Is Puzzling

Thursday’s announcement of Ed Whitacre’s resignation as General Motors CEO surprised many. Why now?

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Business

Is the Fed ‘Out of Bullets’?

The Dow plummeted 265 points today as traders worried that the Federal Reserve may be out of tricks to goose the economy. The Fed said yesterday that the economic recovery is slowing down.

2 min read

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U.S.

COBRA Aid Left Out of Medicare Package

Congress declined to help laid-off workers stay on employers’ health-insurance rolls in the Medicare package passed yesterday. Democrats managed to push through $16 billion in extra Medicaid assistance to states. But to do so, they had to leave COBRA subsidies out of the package.

1 min read

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World

Yes, Thailand’s Former P.M. Thaksin Was a Democrat

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was thought to be a populist demagogue. Actually, he was the high-water mark for Thai democracy.

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