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10.23.2009 9:00 pm

The new “new normal” is old social Darwinism

R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

Back in January, we suggested that President Barack Obama should call for a “New Normal” in America, one in which shared civic responsibility comes ahead of personal aggrandizement. Lately, we’ve found our phrase has been kidnapped.

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10.16.2009 9:00 pm

The high price of a 10,000-point Dow

Celebratory caps were the rage on the Street.

Celebratory caps were the rage on the Street.

As an economic indicator, the Dow Jones industrial average always is problematic, but never more so than last Wednesday, when it closed above what analysts call the “psychologically important” 10,000-point mark for the first…

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09.11.2009 9:00 pm

After the fall: The economic meltdown one year on.

On Sept. 25, 2008, President George W. Bush summoned presidential candidates John McCain, left, and Barack Obama, right, along with Congressional leaders, to discuss the financial meltdown. (AFP Photo)

Unhappy Anniversary: It may seem like 10 years ago, but it was only last Sept 25 that President George W. Bush summoned presidential candidates John McCain, left, and Barack Obama, right, along with Congressional leaders, to discuss the financial meltdown.…

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