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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Monday May 04 2009 FT.com - Comment and analysis Republicans all at sea as party sinks May 03 2009 19:29 The party needs to frame practical, coherent, and above all centrist alternatives to what Mr Obama and his congressional allies are doing. Instead, it wants to shore up its base, chant its slogans and purge its moderates. Yet this gleeful suicidal tendency is sad as well as funny, says Clive Crook Read more » Lady Thatcher would despise today's vision May 03 2009 19:11 She recognised that a paternalist government is the greatest despotism, and that human dignity resides in independence, individuality and self-determination, says Maurice Saatchi Read more » Europe must learn from Japan's experience May 03 2009 19:18 I see nothing in our situation or our policy response to persuade me that it will take less than a decade to get out of this, writes Wolfgang Münchau Read more » Troubled banks must be allowed a way to fail May 03 2009 19:01 The US has entrenched large, systemically important, 'too big to fail' financial institutions into the economic system, but failing to deal with them will have long-term consequences, writes Thomas Hoenig 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.