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…Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan and many others argue that it is. If current economic trends continue, however, this November may end up being a test of whether the voting…

…In case you missed it, Ms. Bruce is a recently hired ‘liberal’ analyst for Fox News, but her liberalism can really make you yearn for Alan Colmes. In a nutshell,…

…marching upwards, including Alan Greenspan’s pet indicator, scrap steel… This piece asks the right questions. Yes, it is a bit of a mystery, though regular readers of Angry Bear already…

…But Pro-Trade Forces are Mustering Against Bush From the NYTimes: Greenspan Warns Against ‘Creeping Protectionism’ in Trade In an apparent criticism of the Bush administration, Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve’s…

…Bernanke, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, articulated the argument that the main culprit is high productivity growth in the US. On the other hand, Alan Krueger, one of the…

…Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan expressed hope the labor market would start to improve, the October payrolls report showed a 126,000 gain, more than double analysts’ forecasts. Dramatic revisions to previous…

…have got Ellen Ratner. They have got Alan Colmes. FRANKEN: Who? CULLUM: Ellen Ratner, who is a very outspoken (CROSSTALK) Swing and a miss, strike one. CONASON: Why can’t I…

…“I think Alan Greenspan should get another term.” While he was eventually won over to the initial Bush tax cut after initially appearing skeptical, as recently as February of this…

…conference tonight at 8:00. Alan Kreuger writes on the ballooning federal deficit. Items of note include Goldman, Sachs raising its estimate of the deficit for the current year to $375b…

…concern about long-term growth. Analysis: On the first part, ask what lead Hubbard to recently deny a connection between deficits and interest rates. For the second, see Alan Greenspan. AB…