Wednesday Morning Links (July 15, 2009)
22 links inside. Sorry for the all caps...in a hurry this morning.
WILLIAM WHITE: THE MAN NOBODY WANTED TO HEAR
OBAMA MULLS RENTAL OPTION FOR SOME HOMEOWNERS
GEITHNER INTERVIEW WITH FAREED ZAKARIA
AIG SEES NEW DERIVATIVES LOSSES
EXXON INVESTS $600 MILLION TO MAKE FUEL FROM ALGAE
SIMON JOHNSON ON BANKS: HOW TO BUY FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE
COLLECT NOW OR LATER?: TIMING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
DEAN BAKER: BANKS OWN THE US GOVERNMENT
ECONOMIC SLUMP HITTING NANTUCKET ISLAND
GOLDMAN'S DEMAND FOR CASH HELPED BRING DOWN AIG
HEALTHY 6-YEAR OLD GIRL KILLED BY SWINE FLU IN 48 HOURS
SWINE FLU GENETICALLY SIMILAR TO 1918 FLU VIRUS
STUDY: SWEARING CAN MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, LESSEN PAIN
OBAMA MULLING MORTGAGE AID FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
DAVID BROOKS: REPUBLICAN SENATOR HAD HIS HAND ON MY THIGH THE WHOLE NIGHT
RENTING COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS IS BIG BUSINESS
PHOTO ESSAY: 100 ABANDONED HOUSES
THE FED UNDER FIRE (please watch)