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Now that about 1 years have passed since America’s financial system nearly collapsed, is there anything left to say about what went down? Turns out there is. In the Big Short: inside the Doomsday Machine (W.W. Norton & Co., $27.95), best-selling author Michael Lewis (Liar’s Poker, the Blind Side and Moneyball) delivers fascinating tales of [...]

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Hallelujah! with all the talk of freewill last night, it was beginning to look like Dexter might keep his pacifist streak going. One criticism of this season is that there’s been too much praying and not enough preying — as Dexter himself suggests at Brother Sam’s vigil. While seeing Dexter get some blood on his [...]

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Introduction – What we are going to do is politically discuss the issues related to gun control. Does Gun Control Reduce Crime? – Emphatically no. never once did it ever do that. Below are several studies that can be researched on the Internet yourself that document the fact that gun control never reduces crime. New [...]

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House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy hopes to revive the economy by taking a page from the script of the new Brad Pitt film “Moneyball.” With the government trying to foster job growth and curb its $1.3 trillion deficit, policymakers in both parties have drawn lessons from the true story about how the cash-strapped Oakland Athletics [...]

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Does the size of your popcorn machine matter? The short answer is ‘yes’. The long answer is that it all depends on the number of people you intend to serve with your popcorn machine. for small families or groups, a 4 ounce (110 grams) capacity popcorn machine may be fine. but if you are going [...]

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Most cheap dog beds are made from soft fabric with soft, loose filling that is designed to provide the best comfort for your beloved animal. the fabrics are not water-resistant and inevitably the inside stuffing gets wet and very soon rather soggy and smelly. the dog owner is left with the choice of throwing out [...]

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Michael Lewis possesses the rare ability to make virtually any subject both lucid and compelling. In his new book, “Boomerang,” he actually makes European sovereign debt, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank not only comprehensible but also fascinating — even to readers who rarely open the business pages or watch CNBC. The [...]

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(Credit:CBS) Author Michael Lewis has turned his gimlet eye on debtor nations in his new book “Boomerang: Travels in the new third World” which is being published today. In the book, Lewis, who also wrote the bestselling “The Big Short: inside the Doomsday Machine,” looks at countries like Greece, Iceland and Ireland which, for different [...]

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When one begins to look at various options pertaining to anxiety cures it can sometimes almost be confusing and daunting enough to trigger yet another anxiety or panic attack. this is definitely the case when one tries reading the insert inside the box of most medications prescribed to treat anxiety and panic. We have all [...]

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Although Lewis is perhaps best known for his sports-related nonfiction (including The Blind Side), his first book was the autobiographical Liar’s Poker, in which he chronicled his disillusionment as a young gun on Wall Street in the greed is good 1980s. He returns to his financial roots to excavate the crisis of 2007–2008, employing his [...]

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