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National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	How Astronomical War Budgets Threaten U.S. National Security It is safe to assume that defense budgets will stay high as long as U.S. forces remain in Iraq, and then they will fall. Based on historical trends, the defense budget always takes a dive after a major war. But this time around the defense spending boom may suffer an unparalleled bust.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 James Cooper	To Cut or Not to Cut? The market's recent upbeat signals give the Fed little reason to slash rates further, but the still-unfolding credit turmoil will require more relief sooner or later.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	Hank Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary Treasury Secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson talks about structured investment vehicles and the economy.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Peter Coy	Oil & Housing: A Volatile Combination How much damage will the economy suffer from steep oil prices and the housing bust?
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 David Lee Smith	You Can't Find a Bottom in the Dark Thornburg Mortgage's gloomy results were joined by all manner of housing and mortgage doom. Investors, you'll know it's time to start stroking those bottoms when they slap you in the face.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	JPMorgan Shows Citi How It's Done In the financial services and banking industries right now, "good" is the new "not bad," and JPMorgan's quarter was good.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Supply Chain Execution Market Is Growing 10% Annually The SCE market is expected to reach $7.4 billion by 2011.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Saibal Saha	A Finger on Foreign Investment The main index in Mumbai takes a tumble after officials try to limit speculation on Indian stocks. Hopefully, this will teach them to stay focused on the arduous task of building sustainable market growth based on real fundamentals, not on easy money.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 David Lee Smith	A World Turned Upside Down A whirl of events will affect energy prices -- and perhaps your lifestyle. Investors are urged to stay tuned for further developments, and to structure their portfolios accordingly.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Seth Jayson	Housing Even Hairier When you suffer through the "creation" of billions of dollars worth of bubble-equity "wealth," there's no way to save it when the lending game on which it was built stops running.
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