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H1 CBS News: Poll: Obama Opens 14-Point Lead On McCain — CBS News/New York Times Survey Shows Major Swing Among Independents, Suggests McCain's Strategy May Be Hurting Him McClatchy New intelligence report says Pakistan is 'on the edge' A growing al Qaida-backed insurgency, combined with growing economic and political conflicts, is plunging America's key ally in the war on terror deeper into turmoil, says a soon-to-be completed U.S. intelligence assessment. One U.S. official who participated in drafting the top secret document said it portrays the situation in Pakistan as "very bad” Financial Times Governments have at last thrown the world a lifeline Policymakers finally realised that a plan for dealing with such a severe financial crisis must contain those elements that are individually necessary and collectively sufficient. The announced programmes are, in scale and construction, what is needed, writes Martin Wolf Whatever it tookHow the threat of financial meltdown at last forced policymakers to overcome their divisions and act Future Face of Conflict: The U.S. Army's Doctrinal Renaissance By: Jack Kem | World Politics Review Who killed Wall Street? We will likely never know By Dani Rodrik Stratfor Iran, U.S.: Offering Talks and Avoiding Sanctions An Iranian spokesman said Oct. 14 that Iran is ready for another round of talks with the United States over Iraq Guardian When old dogmas die, there is room for all kinds of radical new thinking Jonathan Freedland: Shorter working weeks, lower consumption, and banks working for us - this crisis could prove a chance for a fresh start Tobin's nice little earner Larry Elliott: A levy on currency transactions could raise billions and act to calm markets in turmoil The end of capitalism? No, just another burst bubble Simon Jenkins: Those drooling over the free market's collapse are wrong: this passing crisis is down to lax regulation and craven ministers Asia Times McCain's 'crusader' logic concerns Syria Syria boosts diplomatic ties with Lebanon In another nod to the West, Syria also sent an ambassador to Iraq – the first in decades Some Afghans live under Taliban rule – and prefer it In provinces just south of Kabul, the insurgents have a shadow government that polices roads and runs courts. Credit crisis overturns free-market ideology The next president will decide whether the shift away from laissez faire is permanent. The West must not push Russia away – again After so many broken promises, integration is key By Alfred Kokh MESH Our shaky coalition, and how to save it Democracy promotion: three fallacies IHT Ukraine needs to sort out its problems on its own Supporting Ukraine's endeavor to join the EU while staying out of its internal politics seems like the best support the EU and the U.S. could show for this country. Keynes Would Have Seen It Coming - Robert Skidelsky, Washington Post Daily Star From corruption to poverty, Arab regimes are failing Boston Globe The reality of war in Afghanistan Deploying more US troops in Afghanistan will intensify this highly dangerous conflict, not calm it. (By Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe) Eric Alterman & Christopher Hitchens: On Whether Christopher Hitchens Was Wrong | Kürt yönetimi memnun Ankara ile Kuzey Irak arasındaki görüşmeyi Fuad Hüseyin CNN TÜRK'e değerlendirdi. 8 dk. Türk heyeti Barzani’yle görüştü Terörle mücadele için yeni yapılanma Barzani, PKK ile mücadelede destek sözü verdi Demokrasinin çıtasını düşürmeyiz ‘ABD Kürt devleti kurmak için Öcalan’ı teslim etti’ Guardian Turkish minister apologises after 'tortured' activist dies in prison Iraq's Kurds, Turkish delegation meet in Baghdad Türk Dışişleri heyeti Mesud Barzani'yle resmi temas kurdu Turkey Apologizes for Inmate Beating Death İçişleri’ne terörde operasyonel yetki Ingmar Karlsson: Kurds’ dreams for state are utopian Sami Kohen Bir yabancı diplomatın gözüyle... Security flaws in Aktütün attack documented by daily Sabahattin Önkibar Ver PKK'yı kur Kürdistan'ı! Abdülhamit Bilici Mesud Barzani'ye giden mesaj Mustafa Ünal OHAL yok, koordinasyon var İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national Ingmar Karlsson: Kurds’ dreams for state are utopian Cevdet Aşkın Erdoğan'dan Barzani özeleştirisi, Aktütün'de daha ağır tabloya teyit | H3 Aktütün’ü itiraf edin demiştik... Biz açıklıyoruz Komutanın ismi bile raporda var Jandarmanın iç raporları Genelkurmay’ı yalanladı Yerel seçimler Araştırmacı Tarhan Erdem yerel seçime yönelik tahminlerini CNN TÜRK'e anlattı. PKK'lılar işte böyle hazırlandı/Video Terörle mücadele sivil inisiyatife İşte teröristlerin Aktütün hazırlığı Çankaya'dan sonra Kadıköy Belediyesi ‘Aktütün baskını biliniyordu’ raporu Yılmaz'dan bilgi alıp, suikasti Öcalan'a haber verdim! Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye Ahmet Taşgetiren Hem terörü bitirmek hem de... Ruşen - Çakır Bahçeli’nin sabrı taşıyor mu? Taha Akyol Kürt meselesi ve eğitim Fikret Bila Barzani'den olumlu sinyal Hasan Cemal Amerikalının gelecek korkusu Barack Obama'yı güçlendiriyor! Murat Yetkin Sayın Başbakan’a sorum var İsmet Berkan Amerika için düşünülmez olan... Taha Kıvanç Bazılarının sıkıntısı fazla Şamil Tayyar Apo’ya ‘acil’ kodlu mesaj Ali Bayramoğlu 2008'de işkenceden ölenler… Ertuğrul Özkök Barzani konusunda neden sustum Bilal Çetin Erdoğan’ın gerilim stratejisi... Okay Gönensin Bela değil imkân Ahmet Hakan Yandaşlık zor zanaat M Ali Birand Artık işin esasına mı girilecek, yoksa… Cüneyt Ülsever Dünya ekonomik krizini nasıl okuyalım? (II) Oktay Ekşi Sıfır tolerans bu ise Mehmet Y Yılmaz İki koordinatör önerim var! MUHARREM SARIKAYA MHP'nin yol ayrımı ENGİN ARDIÇ İmtiyazsız tabakasız ERGUN BABAHAN Pamuk'u kurtarıp Dink'e boş vermek EMRE AKÖZ Aktütün bir nevi gerçek mermili tatbikat mıydı? HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN 'Sakın aldanma, inanma, kanma': batmıyor! NAZLI ILICAK konomi ve psikoloji MEHMET BARLAS Sorun "Siyasi çözüm mü yoksa askeri çözüm mü" noktasında değil ki... Akıl... Bilim... Bilimlik akıl Gülay Göktürk Aman Allahım! böyle bir şey olabilir mi? Alınması gereken asıl ders Mehmet Kamış Devletin sopasıyla milleti dövmek yok artık Mustafa Akyol Küresel kriz ilahi uyarı mı? Ekonomi Ege Cansen Astro-ekonomi Ercan Kumcu IMF ile sıcak temas küçümsenmemeli Şevket Sürek Kriz için gözlemevi Şükrü Kızılot Cari açık kara deliği dış borçla kapatılıyordu World Bank president sees Turkey's inclusion in new G-7 possible Dünya para krizinde, Türkiye fındığa 3 milyar YTL gömüyor Turkey-standby loan deal with IMF is not finalized Bunalım yorumları MUSTAFA AYSAN Asaf Savaş Akat Bankacılık kurtarılıyor Küresel kriz ve petrol METİN ERCAN Paketler işe yarar tansiyon düşer Eser Karakaş Döviz mi önemli faiz mi? Deniz Gökçe 2008 Ekonomi Nobel Ödülü Krugman’a! Metin Münir Türkiye’de hamdolsun, İngiltere’de Brown olsun Güngör Uras Kriz gürültüsünde ‘vadeli çek’ zincirini koparmamaya bakalım |
H4 New York Times Poll Says Attacks Backfire on McCain If the election were held today, Barack Obama would have a significant lead over John McCain, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll has found. How the Poll Was Conducted Complete Poll Results (pdf) Despite Big Rally, Grim Outlook on Profits and Jobs A day after the stock market staged one of its biggest rallies in history, investors retreated once again THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Why How Matters In the financial-services boom, bubble and bust, we got away from the basics — from the fundamentals of prudent lending and borrowing. Last Call By RICHARD SYLLA, THOMAS H. KEAN, LEE H. HAMILTON, DIANE RAVITCH, PAT CHOATE, BILL BRADLEY, PAUL EKMAN, MARY JO WHITE, JOHN ASHCROFT, DAVID BALTIMORE and NATHANIEL PERSILY With time running out, the Op-Ed editors asked a few writers and thinkers to pose the last-minute questions that they have yet to hear the candidates answer.British Prime Minister’s Stock Rises as His Bank Plan Lifts Stocks Worldwide Russian Gas Executives Visit Palin’s Turf Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul in the Wake of Attacks Syria and Lebanon Set Up Formal Ties Drama Behind a $250 Billion Banking Deal The Treasury secretary gave little choice to nine major banks but to accept selling shares to the government Editorial Downward Spiral Unless the corruption, heroin trade and attacks from militants based in Pakistan are addressed quickly, the war in Afghanistan could be lost. From 2 Rivals, 2 Prescriptions Both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have now outlined their plans for addressing the economic crisis, leaving voters with a clear choice on a big issue. MAUREEN DOWD Those Hard-Boiled Eggheads Is Gov. Sarah Palin an embarrassment who should fade away or a promising wine picked before its time? | H5 Washington Post THE CRASH Risk and Regulation What Went Wrong How did the world's markets come to the brink of collapse? Some say regulators failed. Others claim deregulation left them handcuffed. Who's right? Both are. This is the story of how Washington didn't catch up to Wall Street. Signaling a Shift to Europe's Path President Describes 'Coordinated Plan for Action' on Banks Editorial Economic Hold 'Em John McCain and Barack Obama keep upping the ante on stimulus proposals. But not every idea is a good bet. What Could Change the Election? The Post asked John Podesta, Newt Gingrich, Mary Beth Cahill, Peter J. Wallison and Stuart E. Eizenstat what could make tonight a game-changer. Ambushed By History By Michael Gerson, Maybe McCain has the bad luck of being a great man running at the most difficult of times. Gods That Failed By Harold Meyerson, What exactly do economic conservatives believe now that unregulated capitalism has failed? CIA Tactics Endorsed In Secret Memos Waterboarding Got White House Nod By Peter Boone, Simon Johnson and James Kwak, All regulatory rules have to be rethought. The Bush administration decides to hand its successor a diplomatic corpse rather than a crisis. Jews, Frustrated by Israeli Army Inaction, Press Attacks on Palestinians In the Persian Gulf Region, Investors Relax a Little U.N. Envoy Warns of More Taliban Attacks Afghanistan Representative Cites Progress in Diplomacy, Battling Corruption When Life Hands You Deficits . . . By Ruth Marcus, There is a lemonade-from-lemons aspect to this state of economic affairs. Gray Vote No Longer Reliably Red In a Florida Retirement Community, Residents Are Uncharacteristically Split With Huge Money Advantage, Obama Ramps Up Ads In Parallel Wording, Divergent Messages McCain, Obama Both Talk of Fear, Change | H6 Guardian When old dogmas die, there is room for all kinds of radical new thinking Jonathan Freedland: Shorter working weeks, lower consumption, and banks working for us - this crisis could prove a chance for a fresh start Tobin's nice little earner Larry Elliott: A levy on currency transactions could raise billions and act to calm markets in turmoil US bites bullet with $250bn bail-out Nine top Wall Street banks forced to sell shares as beleaguered US treasury follows British lead New poll puts Obama 14 points ahead Opinion poll from the New York Times and CBS News sees Democratic senator widen lead over McCain McCain strives for knockout blow in vital debate Forgotten war that's only mentioned in Arlington The US has begun to turn its back on a conflict that defined a presidency and divided the world, writes Simon Tisdall Democrats accused of trying to steal election Rival plans to help struggling families McCain unveils economic policies Galbraith saw this coming Stephen Dunn: On the 100th anniversary of his birth, the late, great economist's warnings resonate more than ever If China spends its trillions, recession could be averted Andrew Graham: The country should be invited into the G8 immediately; it has a vital part to play in restoring global stability Georgian quagmire Anna Matveeva: Tomorrow's talks in Geneva will founder unless the west can find a way to move beyond its outdated 'unite and rule' principles The end of capitalism? No, just another burst bubble Simon Jenkins: Those drooling over the free market's collapse are wrong: this passing crisis is down to lax regulation and craven ministers In praise of ... The Great Crash 1929 Editorial: This time round, the world must come together and disprove JK Galbraith's conclusion The death of the Washington consensus? Kevin Gallagher: Paul Krugman's Nobel prize for economics signals the intellectual tide is turning against unrestricted free trade New thinking needed on Lebanon Neri Zilber: Using disproportionate force to deal with Hizbullah can only lead to a repetition of past failures Seeing the wood Editorial: Unless we safeguard forests, the carbon savings needed elsewhere could entail virtually shutting down the fossil fuel economy In defence of international justice Jorge G Castañeda: Now we have international courts to prosecute those committing crimes against humanity, we must not impede their work Turning crisis into opportunity Lu Ning: China is relatively protected from the current financial turbulence, and it could even use the situation to its advantage The Kundera matter Was Kundera a spy? Does it matter? Syria to open embassy in Beirut after historic decree Diplomatic ties to be established for first time as Damascus aim to end regional isolation Europe returns to British politics John Stevens: The financial crisis has kick-started a new phase of political and economic integration that the UK cannot afford to resist |
H7 Daily Star From corruption to poverty, Arab regimes are failing A chance for Lebanon and Syria to help themselves - and each other Salam Fayyad's noteworthy leadership Asia Times McCain's 'crusader' logic concerns Syria Ayatollah's sums not Fiar Winds for Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood By: Shadi Hamid | The Daily Star Iran's 'World without America' - C. May & J. Carafano, Washington Times FT Fears grow for Moroccan democracy The country has a king who wields enormous power, a parliament that is almost toothless, and what many call a ‘shadow’ government of royal advisers who make important policy decisions In defense of international justice: the case of Bashir | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq FT US warns on ageing Iraqi oil pipelines Pipelines vital to Iraq’s oil industry are in such poor condition they could rupture at any time, choking off supply from the region and devastating the country’s economy, according to the US State Department Baghdad pipe plan remains a dream The underwater pipelines that pump nearly 2m barrels a day into waiting tankers at Iraq’s Gulf coast export point are so corroded that a US government report has said they are in danger of failing at any time Minister sacked as Iran shakes up oil industry The veteran official in charge of oil refining and imports was dismissed on Tuesday, the latest in a series of senior officials who have been removed from their posts in the country’s vital oil industry Iraq announces details of oil contracts DT Syria and Lebanon to establish diplomatic relations Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since the two Arab neighbours won independence from France in the 1940s. US Still Mulling Diplomatic Office in Iran Iran lobbies for Security Council seat U.S. Proposal Yet to Reach Iran By: Thomas Erdbrink | The Washington Post | H9 Ha’aretz – Bradley Burston: This year, this Jew is embracing Jihad Jesse Jackson: Obama will rid United States of 'Zionist' control Israeli biofuel project could spell end of Mideast oil power Israeli alternative energy company in Ghana squeezing fuel from the seeds of Africa's jatropha plant Volatile times await the next U.S. president When the fervor of the elections dies down and the bumper stickers are forgotten until the first disappointment, America and its new leader will enter one of the most complex periods in its history Rice vows to do best to reach Mideast peace deal German official attends Teheran's 'destroy Israel' rally Ambassador to Iran Herbert Honsowitz summoned to Berlin over his decision to send envoy last month, but allowed to stay in his job. Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Europe Dares to Dream in Palestine By: Ramzy Baroud | Asia Times Playing Palestinians Off Against Each Other By: Ghassan Khatib | The Daily Star |
Syria boosts diplomatic ties with Lebanon In another nod to the West, Syria also sent an ambassador to Iraq – the first in decades Credit crisis overturns free-market ideology The next president will decide whether the shift away from laissez faire is permanent. The West must not push Russia away – again After so many broken promises, integration is key By Alfred Kokh Why Britain is leading the world out of the banking crisis On Tuesday, the US was the latest nation to follow Gordon Brown's blueprint for rescuing banks. Financial crisis threatens aid for world's poorest President Bush's $48 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief could see cutbacks. It's a wonderful lift Taxpayers must temporarily own a chunk of Wall Street to reset the trust at the heart of free markets. Some Afghans live under Taliban rule – and prefer it In provinces just south of Kabul, the insurgents have a shadow government that polices roads and runs courts. Are states next in line for federal bailout? A bond sale this week will test whether private capital can meet California's shortfall FT Editorial Stimulating Asia China and its neighbours can chase remaining export markets, or they can stimulate domestic consumption and help the global economy, and themselves Stratfor Afghanistan, Pakistan: The Battlespace of the Border With tensions rising on the Afghan-Pakistani border, Stratfor examines crucial terrain in the Afghan campaign McClatchy New intelligence report says Pakistan is 'on the edge' A growing al Qaida-backed insurgency, combined with growing economic and political conflicts, is plunging America's key ally in the war on terror deeper into turmoil, says a soon-to-be completed U.S. intelligence assessment. One U.S. official who participated in drafting the top secret document said it portrays the situation in Pakistan as "very bad” A Mad Scramble Over Afghanistan By: M.K. Bhadrakumar | Asia Times IHT Philip Bowring: Asia's reawakening resentments The combined bailout of Western financial institutions has done nothing to assure the creditor nations of the East that their holdings are safe. INDIA AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS Drawing the wrong lessons By SHASHI THAROOR The current financial crisis should not condemn Indians again to repeating the mistakes of their economic past. Guardian The view from the east Randeep Ramesh: In China and India, different forces are competing to make political capital out of the financial crash Turning crisis into opportunity Lu Ning: China is relatively protected from the current financial turbulence, and it could even use the situation to its advantage Michael Shank: The US pursuit of a military solution in Afghanistan isn't working. We need to negotiate with the country's leaders NPQ Post-Olympic Powershift: The Return of the Middle Kingdom in a Post-American World Nathan Gardels
Pakistan's Other Front By: Olivier Guitta | The Middle East Times DT China 'will be a democracy by 2020' China will experience profound political change in just over a decade, claims influential reformer. LA Times China land reform disappears from radar Leaders in Beijing were expected to enact a bold program allowing farmers to eventually buy, sell or lease their fields. But the issue wasn't even mentioned in the meeting's closing statement Independent World Focus: Game, set and match to North Korea The Big Question: Why is opium production rising in Afghanistan, and can it be stopped? A Sinking Feeling in South Korea By: Louise Lucas, Song Jung-a and Raphael Minder | Financial Times Pakistanis Worry They're at Risk in Global Crisis By: Laura King | Los Angeles Times | H11 IHT Ukraine needs to sort out its problems on its own Supporting Ukraine's endeavor to join the EU while staying out of its internal politics seems like the best support the EU and the U.S. could show for this country. Paulson's new clients need the best possible deal Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson must remember that American taxpayers - not the banks - are now his clients and he is using their money. Huge fight looms in EU over climate change Relief over the success of Europe's intervention in the banking crisis will give way Wednesday to discord over climate change. EUROPE European press review EU climate pact in crisis ahead of summit Friction grows over methods to be used to meet target of cutting greenhouse gases by 20% Financial crisis improves political fortunes of Britain's Brown Europe Deals With Immigration By: Alexandra Starr | Slate EU Split on Kosovo Independence By: Michael F. Harsch | ISN Security Watch Climate plan concern as EU meets Environmentalists fear an EU summit will see climate change plans hit by cost concerns, as financial uncertainty persists | H12 RFE/RL Getting Moscow to Behave By: Frances G. Burwell | The Wall Street Journal When European Union leaders meet in Brussels tomorrow and Thursday, an important action item on their agenda is Russia -- specifically how to react to its continuing occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Nuances of Diplomacy By: Peter Rutland | The Moscow Times Modernizing the Russian military The Russian defense minister said that he would slash the number of generals and officers in a drive to streamline the bloated armed forces Google News Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Aliyev set for re-election to presidency CSM The West must not push Russia away – again After so many broken promises, integration is key By Alfred Kokh Georgian Transit Ban Hinders Russian Presence in Armenia By: Emil Danielyan | Eurasianet According to Russian and Armenian officials, the move is the result of the recent Russian-Georgian war that has redrawn the geopolitical picture in the region. They say the Russian military is now forced to re-route supplies to its base in Armenia via Iran and even Azerbaijan, which has long resented Moscow’s close defense links with its archenemy. IHT Ukraine needs to sort out its problems on its own Supporting Ukraine's endeavor to join the EU while staying out of its internal politics seems like the best support the EU and the U.S. could show for this country. Russia-Venezuela Drills Set By: Martin Arostegui | The Washington Times The Russians Are Coming - With Cash - Guriev & Tsyvinski, Daily Times |
H13 The Times Obama surges in key battleground states Polls show the Democrat candidate opening-up solid leads amid increasing American anxiety over the global economic crisis US pledges to curb 'fat cat' pay in $250bn rescue American lawmakers follow UK's example to limit excessive bonuses as part of a plan to stabilise the financial system Britain says deal needed to save Iraq mission Continuing presence of more than 4,000 troops depends on agreement on their status in Iraq being agreed by end of year Bush - bailout 'to preserve free market' President Bush announces $250 billion temporary nationalisation of US banks - the latest in British-style takeovers Scottish Dependence The case for independence was never strong. Its flaws have been cruelly exposed by the financial crisis A triumph? I'd hate to see a disaster Gordon Brown can only avoid blame for the bust if he admits that his boom was always an illusion Daniel Finkelstein Brown's raid on Iceland was cowardice, not courage The use of anti-terrorism law against a friendly country was appalling Captured American has Pakistanis guessing Pakistani police try to work out what a 20-year-old American would be doing in lawless area near Afghan border Lukewarm reception as US buys into British rescue Washington declares it will partially nationalise America's biggest banks to try to avert meltdown of its financial system McCain trailing ahead of final debate Republican campaign in chaos as a CBS/New York Times poll showed Obama with a 14-point lead, the biggest margin so far Worldwide press on Gordon Brown It is Gordon Brown, the magician of Anglo-Saxon liberalism, who is giving lessons on state intervention to the continentals By Andy Kessler Candidates Plan for Big Role in Rescue Obama and McCain each said that he would put his own stamp on the massive financial-rescue plan, going beyond buying up bank stocks and distressed assets to exert influence on how the firms are structured and managed. Keynes Would Have Seen It Coming - Robert Skidelsky, Washington Post McClatchy It's goodbye to the Reagan era as Feds buy stakes in banks When the sun set on the nation's capital Tuesday, it marked the end of an era in the nation's political economy and the beginning of another. Past was the 30-year period ushered in by Ronald Reagan when the goal was to get government out of business. Present was a new era of heavy government engagement in business, from lending and borrowing practices to CEO pay. But will it work? That won't be known for several weeks, if then. Is There Time to Avert a Minsky Meltdown? By: George Magnus | Financial Times Stop the Bleeding, Hank By: Luigi Zingales | Foreign Policy SPENGLER Gambling, growth and imagination | H14 Financial Times Governments have at last thrown the world a lifeline Policymakers finally realised that a plan for dealing with such a severe financial crisis must contain those elements that are individually necessary and collectively sufficient. The announced programmes are, in scale and construction, what is needed, writes Martin Wolf Whatever it tookHow the threat of financial meltdown at last forced policymakers to overcome their divisions and act The rescue plan unveiled by the US authorities to protect the nation’s banks represents “a major step towards stabilising the system”, Hank Paulson told the Financial Times. European rescue raises debt fear Governments have so far announced spending of nearly €200bn on arms-length vehicles to inject funds into banks and a further €1,250bn in guarantees of bank funding, with more to come, risking a huge blow to public finances The world banking system showed signs of pulling back from the brink of disaster with a tangible easing of stress in credit markets as the US government unveiled a historic rescue plan for its banks Banks got burned by their own ‘innocent fraud’ John Kay on the recent bout of self-deception - The participation of banks in the recent round of follies brought humiliation. Is the deception of others more or less venal when one has also deceived oneself? Asks John Kay Panic passes but the causes remain Emergency measures may allay the panic but they cannot correct the credit excesses that are the root cause of the crisis, writes Edward Chancellor Krishna Guha: Undertakers deliver last rites for US capitalism So was America confident or terrified? Apparently it was confident that it could stop being terrified but only if the government came to the rescue US forced to follow the European bandwagon The US bank rescue plan is in broad terms the same plan invented by the UK a week ago and adopted by other European nations on Monday: a recapitalisation scheme coupled with loan guarantees for banks and expanded deposit insurance Necessity pushes out principles It is not just the financial markets that have shifted radically in the three weeks since the original $700bn bail-out plan was driven through a reluctant Congress. The politics surrounding it have moved as well. Keynes rises above dissent Whether it is Barack Obama proposing a $170bn stimulus package, his colleagues in Congress upping that number to $300bn, or a Republican administration taking equity in the private banking sector, the ideology of what George Soros calls “market fundamentalism” is, at least temporarily, ceding ground to Keynes Why regulating bankers’ pay is still a bad idea Jamie Whyte attacks Gordon Brown’s proposal Superior employee incentive schemes confer a competitive advantage. But Brown’s proposal will outlaw experimentation, writes Jamie Whyte Europe’s bail-out must be taxpayer friendly Tito Boeri on the problem of public opinion US warns on ageing Iraqi oil pipelines Pipelines vital to Iraq’s oil industry are in such poor condition they could rupture at any time, choking off supply from the region and devastating the country’s economy, according to the US State Department Stimulating Asia China and its neighbours can chase remaining export markets, or they can stimulate domestic consumption and help the global economy, and themselves A woman’s work? Iceland has put its faith in two women to lead its newly nationalised banks, signalling a shift of perspective in its banking culture Berlin recession clouds gather Germany’s economic prospects have darkened and the likelihood of a “severe recession” next year has increased, the country’s top economic institutes believe Georgia and Russia begin talks Talks between Georgia and Russia begin in Geneva on Wednesday, in a carefully orchestrated move to bring the two sides together after their August war without raising the divisive issue of Moscow’s recognition of Georgia’s breakaway regions Ill wind bends corn-belt to Obama Concerns about how the US financial crisis is affecting agriculture is one issue playing on voters’ minds in corn-belt Indiana, where economic concerns have turned this normally dependable Republican-voting state into an electoral battleground | H15 Los Angeles Times Americans want more regulation of economy An L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll finds nearly three-quarters of Americans say the lack of regulation is partly responsible for the current financial crisis. Federal deficit hits record $455 billion Shiite cults seek to wreak havoc in Iraq By Usama Redha A few fringe groups seek to sow chaos, convinced it will hasten the arrival of the Mahdi, the Shiites' 12th imam who they believe will bring peace • U.S. unveils plan to shore up banks Syria leader decrees formal ties with Lebanon Assad's order could pave the way for normalizing the two Mideast neighbors' long-tangled relations McCain calls for 'voter fraud' inquiry Community group ACORN is accused of padding election rolls with false registration cards, but it's unlikely they would lead to fraudulent votes. • Poll finds Obama widens lead among likely voters Obama is getting off easy Jonah Goldberg Liberals cry racism at legitimate criticisms. But the truth is, the GOP would be hitting a white candidate twice as hard. Editorial Bringing us together The next president will need to bridge partisan divides. Who are the villains of the mortgage mess? David M. Abromowitz faults the Bush administration's... |
CBS News: Poll: Obama Opens 14-Point Lead On McCain — CBS News/New York Times Survey Shows Major Swing Among Independents, Suggests McCain's Strategy May Be Hurting Him Ipsos/McClatchy: Obama's lead has grown to 9 points Dana Milbank / Washington Post: An Unwitting Assist From the Hockey Mom The Hillary voter has come home. — It wasn't primarily the work of Hillary Clinton, though by her count she has made more than 50 public appearances for Barack Obama. Nor was it the work of Obama, who has kept Clinton and her advisers at arm's length. Roger Simon / The Politico: Obama, McCain meet in final debate; specifics unlikely realclearpolitics memeorandum Politico ABC’s The Note – PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec From Gelf, here's a guide to the American electorate: Presenting a taxonomy of political stereotypes. Tomasky talk: Checking in on the Clintons How Bill and Hillary Clinton are helping Barack Obama's campaign Beware a Liberal Washington - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard A PreMortem for The McCain Campaign - Howard Wolfson, New Republic Poll: Few Americans panicked over market's gyrations Despite all the recent wild swings in the stock market, Americans are not panicking about their investments, according to a new Ipsos/McClatchy poll. The poll found few investors selling or planning to sell, few saying they would stop making planned contributions to retirement plans or other programs that buy stocks, and increased confidence in bank deposits thanks to more generous government insurance coverage Bush Strategist: McCain Knows He Put Country At Risk With Palin Pick From 2 Rivals, 2 Economic Prescriptions - Jackie Calmes, New York Times
The O Jesse Knows By: Amir Taheri | New York Post Obama Camp Rejects Jackson's Claim That He Would Diminish ‘Zionist’ Influence Cincinnati.com: Court casts doubt on Ohio voter rolls Who Are Obama's Donors? — The Obama campaign has failed to release the names of donors responsible for approximately half of his campaign's $426.9 million: those — who have contributed less than $200. | H17 Daily Telegraph Banks need better regulation After rescuing the British and European banking system, can Gordon Brown re-order the world's regulatory system? Financial crisis rescue bill is two trillion pounds The unprecedented global effort to try to avert the world financial crisis has cost governments more than two trillion pounds. After the bail out, suspicion stalks Main Street Financial crisis: A new Bretton Woods won’t fix everything Terror chief warns of 'great plot building up' Counter-terrorism minister tells House of Lords that the security services are monitoring a significant terror plot, A new Bretton Woods is not the fix Greed speeded the bankers' downfall, says Adrian Michaels, but what about the investors who egged them on? The BBC's future is bleak because of budget cuts, warns John Simpson. | H18 Independent Storm over Big Brother database Exclusive: Early plans to create a giant database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK were last night condemned by the Government's own terrorism watchdog The Arab driver, Yom Kippur and how a city was inflamed Israeli city convulsed by violence as Jews protest about 'sacrilegious' act |
H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Future Face of Conflict: The U.S. Army's Doctrinal Renaissance By: Jack Kem | World Politics Review Independent Storm over Big Brother database Exclusive: Early plans to create a giant database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK were last night condemned by the Government's own terrorism watchdog Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment (PDF; 605 KB) Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology CIA Tactics Endorsed in White House Memos Agency sought explicit support of waterboarding and other interrogation tactics, which the Bush administration secretly provided in 2003 and '04 A DNA Database for Counterterrorism | H20 Slate McCain's Mission? Impossible. Wednesday's debate may be his last chance to win this race.
There's No Such Thing as the "Women's Vote" Most journalists still haven't learned: Elections aren't about demographics.
Conservatives Should Not Cast Out Their Own More on the intellectuals vs. nonintellectuals debate. A just-in-case guide for reporters just in case Obama collapses.
Beautiful Minds Malcolm Gladwell on the two types of geniuses. | H21 Internet use ‘good for the brain’ From the John Templeton Foundation, does the free market corrode moral character? Jagdish Bhagwati, Michael Walzer, Tyler Cowen and others respond From the latest issue of NPQ, Nathan Gardels on the challenges of non-Western and post-secular modernity; Jurgen Habermas on post-secular society and Regis Debray on God and the political planet. From TNR, Cass Sunstein on why policymakers need to understand psychology as much as economics to solve the financial crisis. From Policy Review, Peter Berkowitz on Leviathan Then and Now: The latter-day importance of Hobbes’s masterpiece a review of Edmund Burke: Volumes I & II. From Harper's, the specter of a no-growth world: A review of The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America’s Politics and Culture by Brink Lindsey; The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth by Benjamin M. Friedman; and Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben. From Esquire, an article on Samantha Power and Cass Sunstein, the fun couple of the 21st century. |
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