Friday, December 19, 2008

Bailout Fever Reaches East Europe

Heh.
Belarus' authoritarian president, whom the United States has called "Europe's last dictator," is asking the U.S. for a $5 billion loan.

But Alexander Lukashenko is telling Belarusian TV he isn't hopeful the cash-strapped ex-Soviet republic will get the money.
Obviously, he needs to appear before Congress and beg.

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