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Malaya, Ellen Tordesillas Section, Monday Edition, 10/06/2008

One of the entries I wrote about subprime and the US housing market became such a hot property that it ended up in a lot of financial forums in Singapore, the Middle East and the US. I’m glad it was a big help to a lot of non-financial people. Not only was it quoted several times by Salve Duplito of the Inquirer’s Money Smarts, but also, it was such a great pride to have been included by Ellen Tordesillas in her article “Living within one’s means” on today’s issue of the Malaya newspaper.

So, grab a copy of the Malaya newspaper today and read Ellen’s article. You can also visit her blog for more.

Now, wait. I’m not finished, because there’s another one.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Monday Edition, 10/06/2008

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Electoral College is not a school

Let me take you to the 2004 Presidential Elections. The red are Republicans and the blue, Democrats. This was how the electoral map looked like when George W. Bush won the election.

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My entry today discusses the Electoral College. It’s not a school sweetheart. They are the ones who will decide who is going to be the next President of the United States. Let me pick up Cat’s explanation in response to Bluepanjeet’s question about the electoral vote.

It’s like this:

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