Location: Mailing Lists / Archive General Hot Articles / 2008-12-24

In this issue:  The auto industry, the Madoff Scandal, and
getting into exclusive clubs.

---Auto Industry---
BusinessWeek says bankruptcy wouldn't automatically scuttle
the union contracts and dealer agreements that have
hamstrung U.S. automakers.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=362815
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=362815

---Humor---
BusinessWeek provides a poem about the economy.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=362830

---Ponzi Scheme---
BusinessWeek talks to Mort Zuckerman about the Madoff
Scandal.  "This shadow banking system of ... hedge funds
that has been largely unregulated -- that is no longer going
to be possible."
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=362821
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=362821

---Misc---
AskMen tells you how to get into exclusive clubs and
restaurants.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=362863
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=362863