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Monday, May 11, 2009

Economist not Seeing as Rosy Future as Obama Administration

An NYU economics professor tabbed "Dr. Doom" for his dire predictions of an impending financial meltdown in the U.S. back in 2006 has yet to don the rose-colored glasses government officials have been wearing lately.

In a reference to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comment that he sees "green shoots" sprouting in the economy, Dr. Nouriel Roubini told CBS' The Early Show Monday, "I see green shoots. I also see yellow weeds."

Roubini based his less-than-upbeat outlook on the decade of excessive spending that preceded the meltdown of the credit markets, as well as the unemployment rate which he forecasts hitting 11 percent by 2010. - CBS News

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