Pan Cogito Applauds ‘Globalization’ That Supports The Emerging Widespread, Frugal, Ecological Middle-Class Rather Than Only A Few Pseudo-Aristocrats

No Bay View From Millionnaya Ulitsa, Part I

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A Proven Framework to End the US Banking Crisis
Including Some Temporary Nationalizations

Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Testimony, February 26, 2009

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Header credits: IMF and Ukrainian Workers Home, Detroit, Michigan, United States. Copyrighted material via atdetroit.net. With thanks.

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"Chicago's landmark Sears Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, will be renamed Willis Tower after insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, the company announced Thursday.

"Willis Tower will make us a household name among our clients, prospective clients and in the larger business community," said Don Bailey, chairman and chief executive of Willis HRH, the company's North American business.

The London, England-based company said it will rent 140,000 square feet of the building at a cost of $14.50 per square foot. The move, which involves 500 employees" ...

Ben Rooney "Sears Tower Renamed" CNNMoney.com March 12, 2009