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More Worries as Italy Yields Spike – November 26, 2011


Julian Callow, Bacrlays Capital chief European economist, discusses the state of UK and European banks as Italian bond yields rise to worrisome levels. “Banks will be pressured to raise capital,” he says.

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Understanding the UK riots – August 10, 2011

Al Jazeera talks to talk to Chris Cocking, a crowd psychologist. about the ongoing riots in the UK, focusing on the language and rhetoric used explaining the chaos.

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Walker: "We Shouldn’t Be Surprised at Downgrade" – August 7, 2011

David Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller General, says he's not surprised that Standard and Poor's downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time in history. He says the U.S. needs to do more to reduce the deficit during the next decade. (Aug. 6)

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Weekly GOP Address: Balanced Budget – August 6, 2011

In the weekly Republican address, New York Rep. Michael Grimm said the debt deal legislation was far from perfect and the cuts did not go far enough. (Aug. 6)

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