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[DealBook] Buffett called on Democratic and Republican policymakers to set aside partisan differences and unite under the leadership of President Barack Obama to wage an “economic war” that will fix the economy and restore confidence in banking.

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[Sportbikes.net] Warren Buffett and the Economy Off a Cliff - Sportbikes.net: And I don't think you should--I don't think before D-Day on June--on June 5th you ought to have--or June 1st, maybe, have a congressional hearing and have 535 people give their opinion about where the troops should land and, you know, what the weather should be and how many troops should land and all of that.

[Mnet] Mnet :: Warren Buffett says U.S. economy has fallen off a cliff: "The economy slowed down a lot, people have really changed their behavior like nothing I've ever seen," said Buffett. Buffett called on Democratic and Republican policymakers to set aside partisan differences and unite under the .

[Alanat News] Buffett sees 'close to worst-case' outlook for U.S. economy ...: Buffett also urged Democrats and Republicans in Washington to work better together, and to communicate bipartisan efforts to fix the economy to voters. “You can't expect people to unite behind you if you're trying to jam a whole bunch of things down their throat,”

[Latest News from www.instantnews.net] Job losses, falling markets add to policymakers' woes: "The readings on employment are lower than any since June 1991 and imply considerable job shedding," said Alan Oster, group chief economist at National Australia Bank. Australia's economy shrank 0.5 per cent in the final quarter of 2008, meaning another quarter of negative growth would see it join most other rich nations, including the United States, Japan, Germany and Britain, in recession.

[Comments for The Big Picture] “Uncertainty Reigns” | The Big Picture: After three hours on stage, neither his folksy insights (which included his own mea culpas about certain investment mistakes) nor his appeal to unite behind President Obama had as much impact as did his dour economic outlook. Not even the re-emergence of large scale merger and acquisitions news could help stocks by day’s end, and investors went home every bit as uncertain as when they woke up.

[EconomistMom.com] Now Warren Buffett Says the Emperor Doesn’t Even Have Any ...: BUFFETT: …The economy, ever since we talked in September, we talked about it being an economic Pearl Harbor and how–what was happening in the financial world would move over to the real world very quickly. It’s fallen off a cliff, and not only has the economy slowed down a lot, people have really changed their behavior like nothing I’ve ever seen.

[Khaleej Times : Business News] Khaleej Times Online - Japan vows action; US, Europe split ahead ...: TOKYO - Japan pledged on Tuesday to do whatever it takes to drag its ailing economy out of recession as a rift emerged between the United States and Europe over whether governments have done enough to fight the financial crisis.

[Park Bench Musings] Forget About the Color - Where IS My Parachute? « Park Bench Musings: Buffett, but that is absolutely the worst thing we could do under these circumstances.  Our current administration started this whole economic war for political reasons, and if you look at it with rose-colored glasses, it seems to have gotten out of their control. 

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[The Swamp] Buffett hits Obama, Congress on economic response: The Swamp: And I don't think you should--I don't think before D-Day on June--on June 5th you ought to have--or June 1st, maybe, have a congressional hearing and have 535 people give their opinion about where the troops should land and, you know, what the weather should be and how many troops should land and all of that.

[NewsDaily: Top Headlines] NewsDaily: Buffett says economy fell off cliff: "It was like some kids saying the emperor has no clothes, and then after he says that, he says now that the emperor doesn't have any underwear either," Buffett said. "We want to err on the side next time of not allowing big institutions to get as unchecked on leverage as we have allowed them to do."

[Debtonation] Debtonation » Blog Archive » Quantitative easing (QE) made easy: If insolvencies are allowed to spread and engulf the whole economy, there comes a point when QE just cannot help. Second, in a highly synchronised, global economy, it is vital that central banks co-ordinate and co-operate to apply QE across the board.

[Credit Writedowns] Quantitative easing in the U.K. - Credit Writedowns: “This banking-nationalization talk is keeping banking stocks well depressed and that’s supportive for gilts,” said Orlando Green, a fixed-income strategist in London at Calyon, the investment-banking unit of France’s Credit Agricole SA. “The five- to 25-year part of the curve is going to be well supported given that quantitative easing is going to be centering around the 10-year region.”

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[Pecanpii's Weblog] Severe global recession still has room for Congressional pork ...: I don’t know about you, but I won’t feel any more secure with civil unrest if Obama’s civilian police start patrolling the streets”¦my guess is that most will be the Saul Alinsky squad called ACORN -they’re not above breaking the law -so how would anyone expect them to uphold it?

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