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Dear Wonk Room: No 'Right' Way to Bail Out Industry
Telling the government how to bail out the auto industry is like telling burglars the "right" way to steal.
Post's Pearlstein: Raising Taxes During Slowdown Not a Bad Thing
Pultizer Prize-winning business columnist tells MSNBC taxpayer money in government hands good for economy.
Financial Times Editor Doubts 'Ripple Effect' of GM Failure
Policymakers insist bailout for automakers necessary, but Francesco Guerrera tells CNBC it's less important than rescuing financial institutions
Bad Businesses Should Face Market Consequences
A rebuttal of AIG senior VP's claim that the federal bailout the company received was 'better' than bankruptcy.
New York Times 'Hopes' Obama is New Roosevelt
Krugman, business columnist call for 'Franklin Delano Obama' to usher in new, New Deal.
Krugman: Government Should Spend $600 Billion to Solve Economic Woes
Nobel Prize-winning NY Times columnist tells CNBC government should allocate 4 percent of GDP for 'stimulus.'
CNBC Contributor Proposes Higher Taxes on Cheap Energy
Mesirow Financial chief economist suggests creating artificial demand for expensive alternative fuels if oil prices drop too low.
New York Times: Proposition 8 Hurts California Business
Newspaper claims shutting down the same-sex weddings will deepen economic crisis, doesn't mention that 'huge' impact is less than three-tenths of a percent of the state's deficit.
NYTimes.com Video: 'Lesson' from 1930s: Government the Solution
Reporters say federal intervention, bailouts were lesson of Great Depression.
CBS Finds Worst-Case Economic Hardship Story; Blames $4 Gas, Bailouts
'Evening News' follows other national media to Elkhart, Ind., where restaurateur is threatened by slowdown.
To CNN, More Regulation from Treasury Isn't Worth Noting
American Morning host again cites Soros' criticism of Paulson, but is silent on anti-free market bent of possible picks.