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Stocks Up as Citigroup Says It Is Making Money

March 10, 2009

Is this what the world has been waiting for?  Probably not, at least not enough to change the economy for most of us but today the stock market rallied around the news that Citigroup is making money again. 
Investors were encouraged on multiple fronts: assurances that the financial system was under improvement from U.S. Federal Reserve [...]

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Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

November 6, 2008

After some serious soul searching Rahm Emanuel accepts the position of Chief of Staff in the Barack Obama administration.
For more interesting information on Rahm Emanuel, visit his interview with Charlie Rose and Rep. Emanuel’s two brothers. Emanuel comes from a very well accomplished family. The interview concenring health care is insightful and entertaining. [...]

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The Senate Vote, What’s Next?

October 2, 2008

It’s over. The Senate voted 74-25 to pass their version of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. We can pretty well assume that the House will follow.
What can we expect now that we are pretty much assured that the “No Banker Left Behind” program will be fully funded? Apparently, not too [...]

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The Interview Everyone Who Cares About America Needs to See

September 10, 2008

Last night on the Charlie Rose show Thomas L. Friedman was the guest.  His latest book, Hot, Flat and Crowded is on the book stands now.  Some of us had the opportunity to read it before it hit the book stores and it is in my opinion one of the most pertinent books written in [...]

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Michael Kinsley, Economist from Time Magazine Speaks Out

March 28, 2008

Michael Kinsley of Time Magazine appeared on The Charlie Rose Show.  According to Michael Kinsley of Time Magazine, we don’t need to be talking about race right now.  We need to be talking about money.  Kinsley said the one conversation we need to be having is about the economy.
Kinsley, a self pronounced pessimist, says we [...]

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Samantha Power, Obama’s Sr. Foreign Policy Consultant

February 22, 2008

We have watched the debates.  We have heard the soundbites.  We have heard bits and pieces of the messages.  What we haven’t heard is who influences a candidates’ policy positions.
Last night on the Charlie Rose Show, we got a glimpse of Barack Obama’s foreign policy from a different perspective.  Samantha Power was a guest on [...]

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Harold Ford, Jr.: A Man to Watch

February 5, 2008

Harold Ford, Jr., Democrat from Tennessee, is the Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Committee.  Ford appeared on the Charlie Rose Show last night.  I was surprised to see him, but delighted.
Perhaps, there are not many people who are familiar with the young Mr. Ford.  He served as a Congressional Representative and lost his bid to become [...]

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Landon Thomas: Greed Controls Wall Street

January 18, 2008

The Charlie Rose Show tonight interviewed Landon Thomas of The New York Times and David Enrich of The Wall Street Journal concerning the Soverign Funds that have come to the rescue of Citigroup and Merrill Lynch. 

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Does the Media Favor Certain Candidates?

January 9, 2008

Tonight on the Charlie Rose show, I was astounded to hear Mark Halperin of Time Magazine openly state what so many of us have thought… The media does not give fair coverage to the candidates.  The national media can have a major influence on our voting by the way they cover the candidates and primaries.  [...]

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Bill Clinton on Charlie Rose Show

December 15, 2007

Needless to say, I’m a fan of of Charlie Rose.  Perhaps it’s the way the guests all seem so relaxed or perhaps it’s because Mr. Rose seems to be so knowledgeable about so many subjects.  Or, perhaps, it’s because he’s from North Carolina, my home. 
The latest interview with Bill Clinton was a most enjoyable conversation.  [...]

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