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Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Gone Fishing – in Ireland

I will find myself in Ireland over the next few days. As I explore business opportunities, and indulge in stout & whiskey, poetry and stories, and just enjoying “Irishness”, my blog posts will unfortunately be rather slow. Specifically “Words from the Wise” will take a break for the next two Sundays.

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Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Poll Results: Grading Bernanke & Paulson

Over the past few days I conducted a snap poll on the performance of Messrs Bernanke and Paulson over the past year, i.e. the first year of the credit crisis. The poll was devised in order broadly to gauge readers’ sentiments regarding the gentlemen’s actions during testing times. This post discusses the results.

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