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# July/​August 2009 

Vol. 31 No. 4 

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#### [Did Deregulation Cause the Financial Crisis? ](/policy-report/july/august-2009/did-deregulation-cause-financial-crisis)

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#### [Stop the War, Stop the Spending ](/policy-report/july/august-2009/stop-war-stop-spending)

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#### [Money, Markets, and the State ](/policy-report/july/august-2009/money-markets-state)

#### [Chavez Fails to Silence Cato’s Message of Liberty ](/policy-report/july/august-2009/chavez-fails-silence-catos-message-liberty)

#### [Cato Scholars Take on Obama’s Health Care Program ](/policy-report/july/august-2009/cato-scholars-take-obamas-health-care-program)

#### [Report: Drug Decriminalization Works in Portugal ](/policy-report/july/august-2009/report-drug-decriminalization-works-portugal)

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