Some analysts write fearful tracts that the pirates have links with terrorists and extremists, that the chaos is a direct result of international neglect of Somalia, and try to link pirates to the islamist insurgency that control much of the south or the recent terrorist bombings in Somaliland. This is nonsense. The origins of Somali [...]
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The litany of damage done by a government of, by, and for Big Oil really is too much to try to delve into in one essay. Suffice it to say, the Iraq War wasn’t the only gift to the friends of Bush and Cheney out to maximize profit. When the nation was so willing [...]
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Growing up in Florida in the 1940s, I saw many of the doctors my family knew fighting against Harry Truman’s effort to enact what they called “Socialized Medicine.” Their immediate target was Sen. Claude Pepper, a New Deal Democrat who supported universal health care. Our doctor friends dubbed him “Red Pepper” and helped defeat him [...]
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As Costco marks its 25th year, straight-talking CEO Jim Sinegal shares his two cents on sustainability, the economy, universal health care, and what our next president should do.
Costco’s CEO on Corporate Responsibility – Jim Sinegal – sustainability | Fast Company.
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nytimes.com — “They are saying there was 15 years of massive deregulation and that ’s what caused the problem,” Mr. Gramm said of his critics. “I just don’t see any evidence of it.”
Digg – Phil Gramm Has No Remorse Over Destroying the US Economy.
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“Bristol can be used.”
That’s one of the things Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said last week, during her interview with CNN’s Larry King.
Progressive Alaska: Saradise Lost – Book 2 – Chapter 11 — “Bristol Can Be Used”.
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We have been hearing pundits saying this is a center-right country on television for the last couple of weeks, despite all available evidence (check out this video for a sample). Newsweek even did a whole cover story on it. CNN even did a poll a week after the election to ask people if they wanted [...]
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Shiba Inu Puppy Cam, Ustream.TV
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The Minnesota Senate race is simply in the midst of a recount. Recounts happen. They aren’t the illegitimate, anything-goes street fights the media pretend they are; they are a part of how elections work, their process written into law and executed every year. They are necessary, for a perfectly obvious reason: They make it more [...]
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Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.
Bloomberg.com: Worldwide.
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