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Henry Paulson's just-published memoir "On the Brink" recalls the financial crisis as it unfolded in the fall of 2008. Far from a gossipy tell-all, it devotes the bulk of its pages to the cautionary tale of how the world's financial system nearly collapsed -- and what he tried to do about it.

Income inequality pierced its previous record high in 2008 -- a fitting legacy for President George W. Bush. Fresh census figures reveal that the ratio of the incomes of the top 10 percent of Americans -- over $138,000 a year -- to those at the poverty level -- $12,000 -- was 11.4 times. (The...

This past week, the United States Justice Department released four memos showing that its lawyers approved of the Central Intelligence Agency's use of "enhanced interrogation" techniques. President Obama hailed the move, stating that America needs to move beyond "a dark and painful chapter" in its...

Muntader al-Zaidi's career as a journalist may be over, but there are plenty of other business opportunities for the Iraqi who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush. The New York Times reported that a Saudi Arabian newspaper had a story that a man offered $10 million for one of the...

Is President Bush fishing around for something to do after he leaves office in January? Yesterday at a press conference he seemed to be trying out the job of dispensing personal finance advice. I know, I know, telling people how to save seemingly microscopic amounts of money seems so glamorous. The...