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A Better Deal on TV Ads by Buying Early

Linda McMahon (R) has not only buried Rep. Chris Murphy (D) in a blizzard of advertising in their U.S. Senate race, “but for weeks she was getting a better deal on her commercials than her more poorly funded rival,” the Stamford Advocate reports. Tweet This Post

ECB’s Coeure: bond buying must have strict conditionality

PARIS (Reuters) – ECB bond purchases in the sovereign debt market must be subject to strict conditionality, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure said on Friday, adding that in his view this meant a programme with the euro zone’s EFSF and ESM bailout funds. “We are working on the possibility of intervening in the bond [...]

France says ECB debt buying would be justified

MADRID (Reuters) – High borrowing costs for some European countries compared with Germany’s may justify market intervention by the European Central Bank, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday. “The ECB’s mandate include price stability and monetary policy. When you see such wide gaps in yields, that could be a justification for an intervention in [...]

Spain says there must be no limit set on ECB bond buying

MADRID (Reuters) – The European Central Bank must make forceful moves to buy sovereign debt to help Spain reduce its refinancing costs and eliminate doubts over the euro zone’s future, Spain’s economy minister said in comments published on Saturday. “There can be no limit set or at least (the ECB) can’t say how much they [...]

Mexican Election Tainted by Claims of Vote Buying

Peña Nieto’s win in Mexico’s presidential election was tainted by “the heavy hand and dirty tricks associated with his Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled Mexico for seven decades until 2000,” the Washington Post reports. Tweet This Post

Baby Travel Bed – A Buying Guide

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Spanish borrowing costs to jump at auction, bank buying eyed

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s borrowing costs are set to rise by more than a percentage point at an auction of three- and five-year bonds on Thursday, with markets watching for signs that its troubled banks are losing their appetite for the country’s debt. The sale is the first since Standard and Poor’s cut Spain’s credit [...]

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Super donors buying candidates

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