Trying to Turn CO2 Into Au
ITEM: U.S. News & World Report for February 20, 2009 interviewed Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the new chairman of the House Energy and...
El Salvador to Lurch Leftward Under Funes
Tiny, tragic El Salvador became on Sunday the latest Latin American country to lurch leftwards, following the lead of the likes of Venezuela,...
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Taliban Militants Hit NATO Supply Convoy
As many as 50 suspected Taliban militants destroyed 15 trucks at the al-Faisal terminal in Peshawar, Pakistan, early on the morning of March...
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The Flap Over Rush Limbaugh
More than a decade ago, when Rush Limbaugh was ascending to his version of heaven (the one where dollars flow his way), he...
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Will the Stewart/Cramer Battle Be the Death of CNBC?
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart has struck again, this time perhaps landing a mortal blow on the ratings-troubled NBC financial cable network, CNBC. The...
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Earmarks and the Federal Budget
When President Barack Obama discussed earmark reform last week, he favorably cited the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as an example...
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Obama & Sanford Spar Over Stimulus Funds
Governor Mark Sanford (R) of South Carolina has repeatedly made national headlines by being one of the fiercest critics of President Barack Obama's...
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Obama Budget: A New Era of Irresponsibility
President Barack Obama has just recently released his $3.55 trillion fiscal 2010 budget, and already there's full employment among all the people who...
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G20 Consensus Hostile to Free Market
If the talk at the G20 gathering in England is any indication, the hard-beset global economy is stuck between the devil and the...
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Japan & China: Following Obama’s Lead on Spending?
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s remark that he was “worried” about the $1 trillion in U.S. debt he was holding caused such a chill...
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Tenth Amendment Movement: Taking On the Feds
We Americans are expected to play by the rules — to obey traffic regulations, pay taxes, observe zoning ordinances — in short, to...
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Gov. Mark Sanford on Stimulus, Economy
Governor Mark Sanford (R) of South Carolina has been a vocal critic of President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan, and in the process has...
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Will China Dump U.S. Debt?
The Chinese government, to which the United States is in debt approximately $1 trillion, is preparing to use its leverage to exact concessions...
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Obama’s Budget: Where’s the Peace Dividend?
Candidate Barack Obama pledged to get the United States out of Iraq, one of the two costly wars of occupation in which the...
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Obama Plans to Renew Public Education
On March 10, President Barack Obama spoke in generalities about his plan to improve the nation’s public schools. His plan can be summarized...
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