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106. Justin Lahart and Mark Whitehouse, “Families Slice Debt to Lowest in 6 Years,”
107. Ann Zimmerman, Jennifer Saranow and Miguel Bustillo, “Retail Sales Plummet,”
108. Remarks at a campaign stop in Roseburg, Oregon, May 16, 2008; facts available online at http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h-wpxs1Re-8vx2Zk5xnYygW1W67w.
109. Martin Wolf, “Keynes offers us the best way to think about the financial crisis,”
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111. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, “Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit,” (page 27) February, 2011; available online at http: //www.newyorkfed.org/research/national_economy/householdcredit/DistrictReport_Q42010.pdf.
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113. Ibid.
114. Press release, “Minmetals & Jiangxi Copper Successfully Acquire Northern Peru Copper,” China Minmetals Corporation, January 29, 2008; available online at http://www.minmetals.com/english/detail.jsp? article_millseconds=1201592566219.
115. Press release, “Minmetals Succeeds in OZ Minerals Deal,” Minmetals Australia Pty. Ltd., June 11, 2008; available online at http://australia.minmetals.com.cn/news_1.jsp? article_millseconds=1248748749312.
116. Press release, “Minmetals Seals Bauxite Agreement with Jamaica.Premier Wen and Jamaican Prime Minister Attend the Ceremony,” China Minmetals Corporation, June 23, 2005; available online at http://www.minmetals.com/english/detail.jsp? article_millseconds=200512150159.
117. Chris Nicholson, “Sinopec to Buy Addax Petroleum for $7.2 Billion,”
118. Shawn McCarthy, “China’s big move into Alberta,”
119. Press release, “Sinochem Completed the Acquisition of Emerald,” Sinochem Group, November 13, 2009; available online at http://www.sinochem.com/tabid/696/Inf oID/10994/Default.aspx.
120. Ahmed Rasheed, “Iraq inaugurates oil deal with China’s CNPC,” Reuters, March 11, 2009; available online at http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/03/11/iraq-oil-ahdab- idUSLB36965920090311.
121. Ezra Levant, “Collecting the weak,”
122. “GM’s IPO Included Selling Holding of $500 Million to Chinese Partner SAIC,”
123. Remarks at a conference in Montreal, Quebec, February 7, 2008; available online at
