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'Stupid' Leadership Has Sapped America's Hope

Business is losing faith as government spends like spoiled kids

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 30, 2009 3:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – The economy's growing again but the people Peggy Noonan talks to—"the American leadership class who are not in Washington, most especially those in business"—have lost their confidence that a turnaround is coming. That's because they don't think the government has any... Read full story »

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