{"id":306818,"date":"2010-02-11T07:38:39","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T12:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/02\/11\/the-end-of-influence-what-happens-when-other-countries-have-americas-money\/"},"modified":"2010-02-11T07:38:39","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T12:38:39","slug":"the-end-of-influence-what-happens-when-other-countries-have-america%e2%80%99s-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/306818","title":{"rendered":"The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have America\u2019s Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/6416891\/12uli4\/alternet~The-End-of-Influence-What-Happens-When-Other-Countries-Have-Americas-Money\" >The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have America&#8217;s Money                     <\/a><br \/>America finds itself cash poor, and to a great extent, power follows money. A new book explores the grave consequences this loss will have for America&#8217;s place in the world.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/6416891\/12uli4\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>America finds itself cash poor, and to a great extent, power follows money. A new book explores the grave consequences this loss will have for America&#039;s place in the world.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworld%2f145632%2fthe_end_of_influence%3a_what_happens_when_other_countries_have_america%27s_money&#038;submitHeadline=The+End+of+Influence%3a+What+Happens+When+Other+Countries+Have+America%26%23039%3bs+Money\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworld%2f145632%2fthe_end_of_influence%3a_what_happens_when_other_countries_have_america%27s_money&#038;title=The+End+of+Influence%3a+What+Happens+When+Other+Countries+Have+America%26%23039%3bs+Money\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" 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