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  1. Greetings from Charleston, S.C. • March 28, 2008

    Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, I’m in sunny Charleston, S.C., on vacation with the family. By the time you get this, I’ll be on a train heading back home. If you’re ever in Charleston, don’t miss the Hominy Grill. The shrimp and grits were fabulous. I also enjoyed the boiled peanuts, fried okra, buttermilk cornbread and pecan [...]

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  2. What's Next — Fresh from NYC • March 21, 2008

    Dear Capital & Crisis Reader, Long alert today… The S&P 500, a broad measure of the U.S. stock market, finished up 3.2% in a short week. It didn’t feel like it, given the bad news that keeps hitting. The blowup of Bear Stearns was a signature moment in this credit crisis. I said before that this crisis would [...]

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  3. The Sage of Omaha Takes C&C Advice • March 14, 2008

    Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, “Dad’s gonna be on TV today,” I say to my 9-year-old son Calvin over breakfast. He sort of shrugs. Ah, kids. They keep you grounded. Calvin’s world is more immediate. He’s impressed I can throw a football from one end of our yard to the other. But TV? Eh, looks boring. I [...]

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  4. March 2008 Issue: The Crisis in America's Roads • March 1, 2008

    “We have a very, very underfunded and seriously challenged transportation system in severe crisis.” - Peter Ruane, CEO of American Road and Transportation Builders Association Hearing about a crisis in America’s road system probably does not surprise you. Who hasn’t sat in snarls of traffic for hours somewhere in America’s tangled network of roads? Who hasn’t avoided [...]

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