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New York Fed | Economists at the New York Fed explain why banks have so much money parked at the central bank with some helpful examples.
The Daily Show | The comedy show has fun with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s difficulties selling his house outside New York (and its rather unattractive bathroom tiles).
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Holding a dead mans hand. They're dealing death. Bad blood and a big bloody mess. They are in the sandy area with no water and money is a mirage. Stay in the mud guys, it's going to get real muddy. Good thing we have all those Humvees. I'd get the F-15's fueled up and locked and loaded. It looks to be getting much more dangerous. Subs off shore east coast. Merry hell is playing out in Washington with every racketeer looking for a score. Shoot to thrill.