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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Jan 30 2009 FT.com - Comment and analysis The president's men will test White House resolve Jan 29 2009 19:32 To succeed as Barack Obama's special envoys to the Middle East and Afghanistan/Pakistan respectively, both George Mitchell and Richard Holbrooke will need the authority of the president when the going gets tough, writes Philip Stephens Read more » A proposal to prevent wholesale financial failure Jan 29 2009 19:35 Bank regulation, such as the Basel accord, ignores systemic risk since it analyses the risk of each bank in isolation, write Lasse Pedersen and Nouriel Roubini Read more » Deflation is the wrong enemy Jan 29 2009 18:49 A sustained period of falling prices has sometimes been associated with falling output, but not always, writes Samuel Brittan Read more » Why this hysteria about sterling is misplaced Jan 29 2009 19:31 Sterling may decline further, mercifully. But it is hysterical to imagine that a debt default and currency crisis are likely, writes George Magnus Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.