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• National Flood Insurance Program extended to March 28 - ifawebnews
• Employment for Adult Males is at Record Lows - ritholtz
• Paul Ryan v. the President - online.wsj
• Boston Bridal Show Was Massive Scam That Duped Over 6,000 Victims - consumerist
• Greece Cuts, Germany says "no aid", IMF Next? - calculatedriskblog

• The Federal Reserve Explains... The Federal Reserve In One Easy, Retard-Accessible Video - zerohedge
• Insurance companies criticized as Obama calls for final vote on reform - ifawebnews
• Oops: Moody's Puts National Bank Of Greece (And Four Other Banks) On Downgrade Review - zerohedge
• Court upholds branch office manager's win against Hilliard - investmentnews
• Fed's Beige Book: Continued expansion, but snowstorms held back activity - calculatedriskblog

• Interest rates fall as 59.9% APR credit card goes away - foxbusiness
• Fed's Lockhart: Incoming Data lines up with Modest Recovery Scenario - calculatedriskblog
• Paul D. Ryan: Dissecting the Real Cost of ObamaCare - online.wsj
• Obama Calls for Simple Majority Vote on Health Care - cnbc
• MedPAC to U.S. Congress: Reduce Government Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans - insurancenewsnet

• Do Accelerated Tax Refunds Explain Year-To-Date Consumer Strength And Record Low Government Tax Withholdings? - zerohedge
• EU Debt Crisis - Greece Wants EU Assurance to Cut Borrowing Costs - cnbc
• Abridged Basel II Impact On CDS, Synthetics And Specific Bank Names - zerohedge
• Read it here first: St. Louis Fed Tracks Nascent Expansion - ritholtz
• European Shares to Fall Ahead Rate Decisions - online.wsj

• Embarrassed ASPPA apologize to members who got unsolicited solicitation - investmentnews
• Evil Empire 2? Republicans' Secret Plan To Capitalize On Fear Of US Conversion To Socialism - zerohedge
• PIIGS Come To Market: Greece With €5 Billion In Ten Year Notes, Spain With €4.5 Billion Five Year Bond - zerohedge
• Protecting their hearts: 6 questions to get your clients thinking about critical illness insurance - Critical Illness - Life Insurance Selling - lifeinsuranceselling
• Make Markets Be Markets - ritholtz

• Fed Interest Rates: Fed Defend Their Role as Regulator, Reiterate Low Rates - cnbc
• A Sign of Spring in Housing? - cnbc
• Government keeps urging big banks to lend more - Mar. 3, 2010 - money.cnn
• New York's Andrew Cuomo Is 'Father of the Subprime Crisis', Dangerous to NY: Bove - cnbc
• Presidential Reunion: Consumer Financial Protection Agency - ritholtz