Wednesday, November 19 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Carmakers stare lawmakers, bankruptcy in the face

"The best way to get them to change the way they do business is have them go into bankruptcy."
--Alex Taylor on U.S. auto makers

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Eric Holder may be top choice for AG

One of our listeners was particularly proud of the selection of Eric Holder as U.S. Attorney General:

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Alaska's Ted Stevens loses Senate seat

"A Democrat hasn't come from Alaska to Washington in nearly 30 years."
--Libby Casey on the changing Alaskan political landscape

Current U.S. Senate party affiliation numbers (Nov. 19, 2008):

58 D (56 D + 1 I + 1 ID) | 1 Runoff | 1 R leads | 40 R

» More on the close races for the Senate at vote2008.thetakeaway.org

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The future of banking

"We believe that we are going to see a renaissance and more of a return to a savings culture."
--Jeff Carter, on the transformation of U.S. banks

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Amity Shlaes on separating bank and state

"From the beginning, the arbitrary aspect of the of the Treasury bailout has frightened a lot of observers."
--Amity Shlaes on the economic crisis

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"This time we're hitting the skids as a country with the families already deeply in debt; that does not bode well for where we're headed for the next few years."
--Elizabeth Warren on American personal debt

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Recession Food 101

"If you can plan ahead two days in the kitchen, rather than just for tonight, you can go a long way toward saving tons of money -- just by avoiding those urges to go out and buy convenience food."
--Matt and Ted Lee on eating well for less

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