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- President Barack Obama calls for a freeze in wages for civilian employees of the United States government.
- The European Union approves a bailout of Ireland in response to the country's financial crisis.
- Thomas Woods begins a class entitled "Nullification: A Jeffersonian Bulwark Against Tyranny" in the Mises Academy.
- The Federal Reserve begins a second round of quantitative easing, buying $600 billion in long-term Treasury securities with newly created money.
- Robert Murphy challenges Paul Krugman to a debate; funds raised in support now exceed $50,000.