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Michele Bachmann Warns Of New Cuban Missile Crisis

Luke Johnson | Posted 11.27.2011

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) warned an audience of supporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Monday that Hezbollah could build "missile sites" in Cuba. "Why...

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Fitch: China's Credit Risk Increasing On Local Debt, Lack Of Disclosure

AP | Posted 11.08.2011

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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Fitch Ratings said Thursday that China's credit risk has increased because local governments have become heavily indebted, with a la...

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Chinese Inflation Rises To Highest Level In Over Three Years

AP | By JOE McDONALD | Posted 10.09.2011

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BEIJING -- China's inflation rose to a 37-month high in July, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders to cool living costs while keeping economic growth...

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China, Others Will Continue To Buy Downgraded U.S. Debt

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 10.09.2011

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BEIJING — China and other governments have little choice but to keep buying U.S. Treasury debt to store swelling foreign reserves even after Was...

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John Kerry: China 'Laughing All The Way To The Bank' Over Prospect Of U.S. Credit Downgrade

The National Memo | Posted 09.27.2011

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The global impact of the American debt crisis – and the likelihood of permanent damage to American interests – are already visible to Senator John...

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Chinese Local Debt Might Be Half A Trillion More Than Estimated: Moody's

Posted 09.04.2011

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China's local government debt burden may be 3.5 trillion yuan ($540 billion) larger than auditors estimated, putting banks on the hook for deeper ...

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Chinese Local Governments Have Piled Over A Trillion Dollars Of Debt

Associated Press | JOE MCDONALD | Posted 08.27.2011

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BEIJING — China's local governments have piled up debts of $1.6 trillion, the national audit agency announced Monday, amid mounting concern Chinese ...

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GOP Candidate Under Fire For 'Xenophobic' Ad Warning Of A Chinese Takeover

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A Republican congressional candidate in Nevada is facing criticism from Asian-American groups for his controversial new ad that portrays...

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Biden-Karzai

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fiddling While Rome Burns

David Coates | Posted 05.25.2011

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The main debt problem currently besetting the U.S. economy is not primarily a debt problem at the federal level, no matter what Paul Ryan claims or implies. It is a debt problem at the level of people's personal finance.

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Time for a Big Debt Deal With China

Matt Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an age of relative American decline, private placement of U.S. Treasury debt with the world's leading Communist power is an embarrassment whose time has come.

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White Cats, Black Cats and China's Foreign Aid

Peter Bosshard | Posted 05.25.2011

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China offers foreign aid with no political strings attached. The only exception is that recipient governments must accept the One-China policy, i.e. may not recognize Taiwan. "Business is business."

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Jim Chanos, Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager: China Is Headed For A Crash

nytimes.com | DAVID BARBOZA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SHANGHAI -- James S. Chanos built one of the largest fortunes on Wall Street by foreseeing the collapse of Enron and other highflying companies whose ...

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America Digs Deeper Into Debt

Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the private sector gets its finances in order, the Federal government is increasing its debt at a 28.2% annual rate. And all this borrowing and spending is taking its toll on our currency.

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"If China Calls, Tell Them I'm Not Home."

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a comedian, I have had to deal with my share of debt collectors in the past so I wanted to offer some advice to President Obama on how to best avoid China if they start trying to collect their trillion dollars...

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China Losing Its Taste For US Debt

New York Times | KEITH BRADSHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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China has bought more than $1 trillion of American debt, but as the global downturn has intensified, Beijing is starting to keep more of its money at ...

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