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Toxic Imports

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 17th, 2008

American consumers are at risk from toxic imports. more »

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Ted C. Fishman, "Hidden culprit of product scandal made in China," USA Today. 2 August 2007. http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/08/hidden-culprit-.html
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America for Sale

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 17th, 2008

The American economy is increasingly in hock to foreign governments. China and the OPEC nations are setting up sovereign investment funds to buy up pieces of America. China recently bought a $5 billion stake in Morgan Stanley. Abu Dhabi bought $7.5 billion of Citigroup. Singapore paid $4.4 billion for a part of Merrill Lynch.

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"Of Sovereign Funds and Prairie Fires," New York Times. 21 February 2008. http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/of-sovereign-funds-and-prairie-fires/?scp=4-b&sq=foreign+investors+buying+america&st=nyt
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