TPMMuckraker | How the Ratings Agencies Helped Cause the Financial Crisis

So much of the financial crisis was driven by the underbelly of a competitive market — the "if you don't do it, someone else will" dilemma.

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A Strain on State Budgets - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

Projected budget shortfalls for each state. Most states are obligated to balance their budgets, unlike the federal government. And, in fact, times like these are when the government is obligated to go into deficit spending in order to offset the state and local spending cuts.

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Justices side with military recruiters

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that military recruiters must have the same kind of access as other employers coming onto campus to give out information and conduct job interviews.

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Yahoo exec: Labels should sell music without DRM

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