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An exceptional and detailed look at President Obama and his first term in office.
01/28/2008
A long informal interview with Obama by Peter Baker of the New York Times, in October 2010. Baker covers all aspects of President Obama's first term in office, and compares Obama's situation with that of his predecessors, Reagan, Clinton and Bush. He uses his personal knowledge of other Presidents to throw more light on the Obama Presidency.
Grouped Articles
Germans Loved Obama. Now We Donât Trust Him.
New York Times 06/29/2013
Where the Buck Stops, Some See a Bystander
New York Times 10/29/2013
As Bush Settles Into Dallas, Golf Tees and Family Time Now Trump Politics
New York Times 11/02/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
BusinessWeek 04/06/2009
Geithner Book Reveals Consensus, Not VIsion, During Financial Crisis
New York Times 05/21/2014
Failure of the Copenhagen talks on global warming and climate change.
01/23/2008
The European view expressed by German Environment Minister Rottgen in an interview for Der Spiegel.
Grouped Articles
Paris Deal Would Herald an Important First Step on Climate Change
New York Times 11/29/2015
Unknown 12/29/2009
Economist 12/30/2009
China, India, U.S. Take Steps Toward Emissions Deal
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2011
U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment
New York Times 01/23/2008
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
Roche research and development.
01/23/2008
Grouped Articles
Roche Shows Strength in Face of Uncertainty
Wall Street Journal 05/26/2015
Roche to Acquire Ventana for $3.4 Billion
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
Roche Says Tarceva Data Promising
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2008
Roche Partner Discloses Drug Risks
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2009
Roche Drug Avastin Fails in Cancer Trial
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2009
Economist 12/10/2009
India's agriculture and food supplies.
01/19/2008
Grouped Articles
Economist 06/27/2015
It's India's Year of Inflation
BusinessWeek 07/22/2010
Back on the Table: India's Wheat
Wall Street Journal 08/17/2010
Wall Street Journal 12/29/2010
In India, Doubts Gather Over Rising Giant's Course
Wall Street Journal 03/30/2011
Indian Central Banker Hits His Government's Spending
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2012
China wage increases and government policy to promote domestic consumption.
01/05/2008
Wage increases of 20% at Hon Hai and upto 100% at Honda factories in China from wages that were kept low for the export market, are now the trend in China. The government policy is shifting to encourage such wage increases to promote domestic consumption and reduce an overreliance on export markets for growth. This is happening just as trade tensions are increasing with the USA.
Grouped Articles
Beijing Signals a Shift on Economic Policy
New York Times 05/24/2013
Honda's Long-Haul Dilemma in China
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2010
Interview With Japan Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada
Wall Street Journal 09/02/2010
Yuan's Rise Hurts China's Exporters
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
China Will Keep Growing. Just Ask the Soviets.
New York Times 10/24/2014
Adidos and Hotwind? In China, Brands Evoke Foreign Names, Even if They’re Gibberish
New York Times 12/26/2014
Pharmaceutical company pricing in the U.S. and Europe
11/09/2007
The pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services in the U.S. and Europe.
Grouped Articles
The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
New York Times 10/12/2013
Glaxo Sues Abbott Labs Over AIDS Drug Pricing
Wall Street Journal 11/09/2007
India Prepares EU Trade Complaint
Wall Street Journal 08/06/2009
Democrats Say No to Cost Cap for Drug Makers
New York Times 08/07/2009
Economist 08/27/2009
Large Price Jumps Reported for Small but Vital Drugs
New York Times 01/11/2010
RBS and Lloyd's Banking Group and reckless management.
09/17/2007
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyd's banking Group were part of the U.K. bank bailout. This was a case of poor decisions, reckless management and excessive risk taking without attention to possible consequences. Cameron and Osborne of the Conservatives and Mervyn King of the Bank of England voiced criticism of these behaviours that has cost the British taxpayer.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/13/2013
New York Times 06/12/2013
The future of Lloyds: Stuff happened
Economist 09/25/2010
Past Sins Haunting Royal Bank of Scotland
New York Times 01/27/2014
Legal Costs Set to Put RBS in the Red
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2014
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2014
IKB Deutsche Industrie Bank and Sachsen LB
08/20/2007
German state-owned banks that engaged in reckless risktaking and had to be supported by the German central bank to prevent complete collapse.
Grouped Articles
Debt Puts German Banks in a Bind
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2007
Europeâs Mightiest Banks Still Grapple With Crisis
New York Times 06/27/2012
FDA's Drug Safety and Risk Management Committee.
05/21/2007
Grouped Articles
New F.D.A.: Transparence and Flexibility
New York Times 09/24/2010
BusinessWeek 05/21/2007
A Wolfe in Regulator's Clothing: Drug Industry Critic Joins the FDA
Wall Street Journal 01/09/2009
Pfizer research and development (R&D)
11/25/2006
Grouped Articles
Pfizer Outlines Post-Wyeth R&D Structure
Wall Street Journal 04/08/2009
Pfizer Tries to Sell Research Spending - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2006
Weak Sales Prompt Pfizer to Cancel Diabetes Drug
New York Times 10/19/2007
As Drug Industry Struggles, Chemists Face Layoff Wave
Wall Street Journal 12/11/2007
BusinessWeek 05/08/2008
Pfizer Sets Pact for Alzheimer's Drug
Wall Street Journal 09/04/2008
European pharmaceutical companies and marketing practices.
10/25/2006
Grouped Articles
Big Pharma Faces Grim Prognosis
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2007
How Glaxo Marketed a Malady to Sell a Drug - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/25/2006
Anemia drug made billions, but at what cost? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/20/2012
Putin and Russia.
07/13/2006
Russia's prime minister Putin.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 05/09/2013
New York Times 12/15/2013
New York Times 01/22/2014
Putinism Thrives on Dirty Money
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2014
Putin Trumpets Economic Strength, but Advisers Seem Less Certain
New York Times 10/02/2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin Seeks to Reassure on Economy
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2014
China and pollution of air and water.
05/10/2006
Use of coal-fired plants and more automobiles on Chinese streets and highways are worsening air quality in Chinese cities. Industrialization is taking its toll on air and water quality. 25% of lakes, rivers and streams have water too contaminated to be used for drinking water, according to areport by the China Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Grouped Articles
Pollution Is Radically Changing Childhood in Chinaâs Cities
New York Times 04/22/2013
China Seeks to Calm Anxiety Over Rice
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
Cadmium-Tainted Rice Discovered in Southern China
New York Times 05/21/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2013
Air Pollution From Coal Use Cuts Lifespans in China, Study Shows
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2013
Paying Auditors for Honest Appraisals
Wall Street Journal 07/18/2013
The Obama organization and young people in 2010-2011.
01/27/2008
Grouped Articles
Generation 0 Faults Obama for Lack of Contact
New York Times 10/31/10
Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012
Wall Street Journal 06/22/11
Why the center-left is fed up with Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/11/11
Obama as a Hope, and as a President
New York Times 08/10/11
Obama’s ruthless campaign - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/08/12
Rove: The President's Fountain of Youth Is Drying Up
Wall Street Journal 09/05/12
Joseph Stiglitz on the way the Obama administration handled the economy and his vision for the future.
01/23/2008
A squandered opportunity says Stiglitz of Obama's handling of the economy. He presents his vision and solution and action plan.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 09/06/11
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/13
Charlie Rose Talks to Robert Reich
BusinessWeek 10/21/10
Geithner's Plan: Loopholes Galore
BusinessWeek 04/01/09
New York Times 04/01/09
Voters’ Second Thoughts on Hope and Change
New York Times 11/04/14
New U.S. standards for truck emissions and fuel economy in 2010
01/23/2008
Grouped Articles
Ford Is Hoping to Give the Once-Great Explorer a Second Life
New York Times 05/27/10
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
Truck Emissions and Fuel Economy Are Targets of New Federal Standards
New York Times 10/25/10
Five Car Makers Back White House's Tougher Fuel Economy Rules
Wall Street Journal 07/27/11
New-Car Fuel Economy Reaches Record Level
Wall Street Journal 02/13/12
Detroit Is Feeling Less Pain at the Pump
Wall Street Journal 02/25/12
Improvements in Fuel Economy for carmakers in 2009 and beyond.
01/06/2008
With the government's investment in GM and its clear mandate for higher fuel efficency under the Obama administration, and with Ford's committment to fuel efficiency leadership, as well as the operation of Chrysler by Italian small carmaker Fiat, the move is towards smaller cars, large gains in fuel efficiency, and investment in hybrid cars.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
Fuel-Efficiency Technology Gives Fiat a Boost in Bargaining to Acquire Chrysler Stake
Wall Street Journal 04/07/09
With Gas Prices Less of a Worry, Buyers Pass Hybrid Cars By
New York Times 05/14/15
Ford looks to lead pack in fuel eficiency.
Detroit Free Press 01/09/10
Cars shrink under pressure from government and consumers.
Detroit News 01/09/10
Small Engine shift signals big changes for buyers.
Detroit News 01/09/10
Merck research and development
12/11/2007
Grouped Articles
Merck R&D Job Cuts Strip Layer of Senior Management
Wall Street Journal 06/15/13
Merck Plans Radical Overhaul of Drug R&D Unit
Wall Street Journal 12/28/13
Merck to Continue Development Of Cholesterol, Obesity Drugs
Wall Street Journal 12/11/07
BusinessWeek 05/08/08
Merck to Develop Biotech Generics
Wall Street Journal 12/10/08
Wall Street Journal 11/18/10
China's pharmaceutical companies and export markets.
10/09/2007
Grouped Articles
U.S. Opens the Door to Chinese Pills
Wall Street Journal 10/09/07
A Prescription for Chinese Health-Care Stocks
Wall Street Journal 06/28/10
BusinessWeek 11/10/11
Martin Feldstein and the mortgage crisis 2009-2010.
09/12/2007
See the solutions suggested by Feldstein to the crisis in a series of articles.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/12/07
How to Stop the Mortgage Crisis
Wall Street Journal 03/07/08
Wall Street Journal 02/20/08
Enough With the Interest Rate Cuts
Wall Street Journal 04/15/08
The Problem Is Still Falling House Prices
Wall Street Journal 10/04/08
Martin Feldstein - The Stimulus Plan We Need Now
Washington Post 10/30/08
Medicare in the U.S. and European healthcare systems.
06/28/2007
Pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services as the major unsolved problem in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
The French Lesson in Health Care
BusinessWeek 06/28/07
Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/05/12
Steven Pearlstein: Eat your broccoli, Justice Scalia - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/01/12
What to Do on the Day After ObamaCare
Wall Street Journal 04/03/12
Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France | Wonkblog
Washington Post 03/15/13
Glaxo's settlement for aggressive marketing and its overhaul of its marketing effort.
04/10/2007
A $400 million settlement for off-label promotion of Paxil and Wellbutrin antidepressant drugs.
Grouped Articles
GlaxoSmithKline Probes Bribe Allegations in China
Wall Street Journal 06/12/13
Glaxo Names New China Chief Amid Bribery Probe
Wall Street Journal 07/26/13
Drug Firms Curb Ties to Doctors
Wall Street Journal 12/18/13
Glaxo Sues Abbott Labs Over AIDS Drug Pricing
Wall Street Journal 11/09/07
Glaxo Braces for Probes, Hires FDA Ex-Litigator
Wall Street Journal 07/23/08
Glaxo Plans 12% Reduction in Its U.S. Drug Sales Force
Wall Street Journal 11/06/08
Germany's Kurzarbeit plan and other methods of softening the impact of a recession on jobs and wages.
10/28/2006
About 1.5 million employees used the Kurzarbeit short work week schedules according to the German labor agency. In the latest month March 2010, 693,000 workers were on the Kurzarbeit short week schedule.
Grouped Articles
The Price of Saving Jobs in Germany
BusinessWeek 07/29/10
Germany's economy: Angela in Wunderland
Economist 02/05/11
Fixing America's Economy: Nine Ideas from Around the World
BusinessWeek 06/08/11
Wall Street Journal 11/21/11
The Age of the Superfluous Worker
New York Times 11/24/11
Bayer: Pressure on Prices Has Bad Side Effects
Wall Street Journal 02/07/12
Merck and Generics.
10/22/2006
Grouped Articles
Merck KGaA Draws Bidders For Generics
Wall Street Journal 03/14/07
Merck Restructuring Puts a Focus on Generic Drugs
New York Times 12/10/08
Merck to Develop Biotech Generics
Wall Street Journal 12/10/08
More Low-Cost Generics - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/22/06
Demographic trends and impact on China and India.
06/30/2006
Grouped Articles
Angry young Indians: What a waste
Economist 05/16/13
India’s demographic challenge: Wasting time
Economist 05/16/13
Wall Street Journal 08/30/10
Business in India: A bumpier but freer road
Economist 10/02/10
A Debate Arrives With Japan Politician's Baby
Wall Street Journal 01/06/11
Islam and demography: A waxing crescent
Economist 02/21/11
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