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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:00 AM

The politics of an economic nightmare

No U.S. leader wants to admit how bad the damage may get from the one-two punch of the credit crunch and housing slump.

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    Clusterf*** Nation

    For an even more pessimistic view of our current situation, read James Kunstler's always entertaining, dripping with sarcasim, blog.

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