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		<title>Wednesday links:</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Decline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese Firms Propose $50 Billion Oil Buy in Nigeria (WSJ) The Top Ten Emerging Trends of 2009 (Greentech Media) Recession Elsewhere, but It’s Booming in China (NYT) An Empire at Risk (Newsweek)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colinjsmith.com&amp;blog=7237236&amp;post=520&amp;subd=colinjsmith81&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chinese Firms Propose $50 Billion Oil Buy in Nigeria (<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703558004574583901047538032.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us_business&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fxml%2Frss%2F3_7014+%28WSJ.com%3A+US+Business%29">WSJ</a>)</p>
<p>The Top Ten Emerging Trends of 2009 (<a href="http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-top-ten-energing-trends-of-2009/">Greentech Media</a>)</p>
<p>Recession Elsewhere, but It’s Booming in China (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/business/economy/10consume.html?_r=1&amp;ref=global-home">NYT</a>)</p>
<p>An Empire at Risk (<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/224694">Newsweek</a>)</p>
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		<title>Alan Greenspan and the Housing Bubble</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[breaking news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Greenspan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is amazing. Greenspan makes a fair point that if he were to have acted before the housing bubble burst, an incredible amount of criticism would have landed on his head, and honestly, he is right. However, it is his responsibility to act in the best interests of the country and not out of fear [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colinjsmith.com&amp;blog=7237236&amp;post=293&amp;subd=colinjsmith81&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is amazing. Greenspan makes a fair point that if he were to have acted before the housing bubble burst, an incredible amount of criticism would have landed on his head, and honestly, he is right. However, it is his responsibility to act in the best interests of the country and not out of fear for what amount of criticism he may have received.</p>
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<div style="font-size:10px;">more about &#8220;<a href="http://vodpod.com/watch/1871527-untitled?pod=colinjamessmith">Alan Greenspan and the Housing Bubble</a>&#8220;, posted with <a href="http://vodpod.com?r=wp">vodpod</a></div>
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