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10.03.2008 9:00 pm

Sunday editorial: Shock and awe

Seldom, if ever, has the American economy gone through a week like the one just passed.

It began with a $1.2 trillion loss on Wall Street as stocks dropped 8 percent in a single day. It ended with Congress passing and President…

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10.03.2008 4:38 pm

Stuff you don’t get in Civics class: Wooden Arrows

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The $700 billion financial bailout package passed by the House today and signed into law by President Bush contains a number of “sweeteners” inserted by the Senate. Among them is this one:

SEC. 503. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAX FOR CERTAIN WOODEN…

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