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Alien Stimulus

If hostile aliens invade the planet, “this slump would be over in 18 months,” according to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. It’s a bizarre…

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Morning Media Summary

Tech: Driver using two cell phones gets 12 month driving ban: “This guy is the poster boy for why cell phone usage in cars…

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Tech: Drug companies lose protections on Facebook, some decide to close pages: “Facebook and the pharmaceutical industry have had an uneasy partnership in recent…

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Tech: Google Parcel Service? Search company patents electronic shipping notifications: “Google’s battle against Microsoft and Apple over their use of “bogus” patents promises to…

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Make S&P like Zagat

I was the first entry in National Review Online’s symposium "Down on the Downgrade" on whether the Standard and Poor's downgrade was fair (Was…

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Tech: FTC Sharpens Google Probe: “U.S. antitrust regulators are focusing their investigation of Google Inc. on key areas of its business, including its Android…

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Tech: Hacker Group Anonymous Promises To ‘Kill’ Facebook Over Privacy: “The hacker group known as Anonymous reportedly has a new target: Facebook.” Global Warming…