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Dowling Duncan have a bold, ballsy and somewhat un-American looking proposal
Beautiful, bold and refreshing American dollar bill designs by graphic design firm Dowling Duncan for the Dollar ReDe$ign Project. It is very far removed from the current greenbacks and it does look very European (and consequently un-American) but it is thoughtfully and beautifully crafted.

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  • america, currency, dollar, Dowling Duncan, redesign

 

I’ve downloaded hundreds and hundreds of records – why would I care if somebody downloads ours? That’s such a petty thing… I mean, how much money does one person need?

›› Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes

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  • america, band, indie, musician, piracy

 

The Republicans are like an arsonist who complains that the fire department is wasting water.

›› Paul Begala, a Democrat (of course!)

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  • america, analogy, democrat, english, Language, politics, republican

 

Neither (Maurice) Lévy nor (Martin) Sorrell fits the stereotype of the admen of yore, who built their agencies on the backs of their creative reputations. Neither has made an ad or managed a marketing campaign. Instead, Sorrell and Lévy have assembled companies that own agencies.

›› International Herald Tribune

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  • america, business, ceo, conglomerate, creative, europe, public company

 

In case, you didn't know, since yesterday Barack Obama Runs Washington DC. Awesome! Gonna gets me one today (and speak in incorrect grammars)

[Thanks Stevie!]

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  • america, barack obama, hip hop, president, t-shirt, washington dc

 

These are the same guys who were from that Budweiser television commercial eight years ago. Brilliant!

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  • america, barack obama, marketing, politics, us elections

 

A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.

›› Warren Buffet has his plate filled with American picks

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  • america, economy, Finance, greed, investing, philosophy, stock market, warren buffet

 

It’s not based on any particular data point… We just wanted to choose a really large number.

›› A Treasury spokeswoman confides in Forbes.com

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  • america, crisis, Finance, money, mortgage, treasury

 

No better illustration exists of a culture where private gain has eclipsed the public good, public service, even public decency, and where the cult of the individual has caused the commonwealth to wither… That’s the culture we’ve lived with. It’s over now. Some new American beginning is needed.

›› Roger Cohen from the IHT lambasting the financial sector

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  • america, culture, Finance, greed, money, public service

 

It’s all just coming out into the open
First there is the pillage which will be followed by the burning of the land.

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  • america, bp, britain, bush, chevron, exxon, mobil, oil, shell, war

 

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  • alisa miller, america, anna nicole smith, britney spears, iraq, news, world

 

A humourous, if not apt, depiction of the current state of US economics and policy

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  • america, economy, george bush, war

 

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