Reporter's diary: Savouring Davos

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	Reporter's diary: Savouring Davos

tabsey

1-29-2009 6:40 AM

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tabsey says:

"If their customers could see them the frustration would be tangible and, I suspect, often violent."
A rather cynical view of the bankers etc at a freebie

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