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  1. Naoto Kan is proposing the boldest reforms to Japan in decades http://econ.st/hJZDDC 4 minutes ago via SocialFlow
  2. A real drop in unemployment looks to be for real—although why the job rate has grown so slowly given remains a mystery http://econ.st/fQU0MD about 2 hours ago via SocialFlow
  3. China’s leaders nod to the left, but look anxiously to the right http://econ.st/g8jKaa about 3 hours ago via SocialFlow
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  5. Huntsman in 2016? Obama's former ambassador to China may be poised to run for president http://econ.st/gwB9de about 7 hours ago via SocialFlow
  6. Bernanke claims QE2 is having a positive effect on current economic conditions: Is he right? http://econ.st/fc6mZV about 8 hours ago via SocialFlow
  7. Lostandfoundbook: Using social networking sites to help people find what they have lost http://econ.st/hZKz8c about 10 hours ago via SocialFlow
  8. The West should celebrate, not fear, the upheaval in Egypt http://econ.st/f4ygsR about 11 hours ago via SocialFlow
  9. Sceptics claim that Britain’s surprise contraction in fourth quarter GDP proves growth through austerity does not work http://econ.st/glQDW6 about 13 hours ago via SocialFlow
  10. Class consciousness - The two Americas: The broadly upper-income and the middle- and lower-income, defined by fear http://econ.st/eRkPlw about 14 hours ago via SocialFlow
  11. Mandates and the constitution: The government does in fact force you to buy vegetables http://econ.st/i6VxMJ about 16 hours ago via SocialFlow
  12. Aquafarming: The Food & Agriculture Organisation reckons that the world produced 145.1m tonnes of fish in 2009 http://econ.st/fIgmpG about 17 hours ago via SocialFlow
  13. The Year of the Rabbit starts badly as China tightly grips its media outlets http://econ.st/ehAFYD about 19 hours ago via SocialFlow
  14. Barack Obama’s health reforms: A Florida judge found a main provision unconstitutional and threw the whole law out http://econ.st/hv60lH about 21 hours ago via SocialFlow
  15. Piracy off the coast of Somalia is getting worse. Time to act http://econ.st/ihPvS6 about 23 hours ago via SocialFlow
  16. In Egypt, the youth unemployment rate is staggering http://econ.st/gOF2gm about 24 hours ago via SocialFlow
  17. Following Egypt, the latest political Arab guessing game is: “Who will be next?” http://econ.st/gy2n1v 6:35 PM Feb 4th via SocialFlow
  18. On Al Jazeera's coverage of the protests in Egypt http://econ.st/getX0d 4:58 PM Feb 4th via SocialFlow
  19. Where Egypt’s revolt will go, and how far it will spread, are still unanswered questions http://econ.st/eS64fv 3:10 PM Feb 4th via SocialFlow
  20. #Egypt special report: After 30 years of economic progress but political paralysis, change was inevitable http://econ.st/gdklQy 1:21 PM Feb 4th via SocialFlow
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