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Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

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Arianna Huffington

Difficult times need wise men to tell difficult truths. And, for many years, Buffett has done just that. So it was deeply distressing to listen to him last week joining in the economic victory lap the Obama administration is taking.

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Hank and the Swedish Model

Howard A. Rodman | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business

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Howard A. Rodman

Can Hank have seen the light? Is he going to do what must be done? Is he going to take his Big Pile of Cash and buy us some banks?

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Warren Buffett Biographer: "Warren Is In His Element Right Now," Wouldn't Take Treasury Gig

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business

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**UPDATE** After the second presidential debate, we went back to Alice Schroeder to ask what she thought about something the candidates said... see th...

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Free Enterprise? Buffett Counts On Bailout

Robert Reed | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

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Robert Reed

Don't kid yourself, Buffett knows the score. That's why he favors a bailout! Believe me, without the distinct possibility of a taxpayer rescue, Buffett doesn't go anywhere near Goldman, GE or anything else.

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A New Deal, or a New New Deal?

Howard A. Rodman | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Howard A. Rodman

If we don't use this crisis as an opportunity, the pigs at the trough certainly will -- as they did after 9/11, and as Paulson and his gravediggers have been doing for the past few weeks.

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Buffett's Investment Isn't Just For The Good Of The Country

Vince Farrell | Posted 10.25.2008 | Business

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Vince Farrell

It's a great deal for Everybody's Favorite Uncle Warren. A necessary and fair deal for Goldman, financially and psychologically. But it says nothing about the financial system of the U.S.

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Buffett's Goldman Deal Is No Charity

DealBook | Posted 10.25.2008 | Business

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Still, Mr. Buffett is not taking big risks based on the structure of the investment. Berkshire Hathaway will receive perpetual preferred shares in Go...

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