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Thursday, February 28, 2008 12:00 AM

Who do you believe: Bush, or Obama?

The president says the U.S. isn't headed towards a recession. The candidate disagrees. As part of his answer, Ben Bernanke quotes Leo Tolstoy
Andrew Leonard

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  • Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:18 AM

    If it looks like a duck

    Oil is pushing record highs, the dollar is dropping, inflation is rearing its ugly head, creditors are pulling back, raw material prices are skyrocketing, we are in a war we aren't even paying for, and we're NOT headed for recession?

    I don't need a crystal ball to see the obvious. Oh, that, and my company has shed a quarter of its workforce in the past six months.

    —Jay Bee Read Jay Bee's other letters

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