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Opting in, opting out – What is a person to do?

…oner’s 2) Or the NIH to get rid of unnecessary funding for subtle toxins? 3) My Social Security? 4)Or abandon infrastructure before it goes kaput? 5)Or the secret funds for…

Swiftboating Anthony Zinni

…course and surrendered all WMD capabilities, it retains scientific, technical, and industrial infrastructure to replace agents and munitions within weeks or months.” I see. The criticism of Rumsfeld is all…

Did the Wealthy Really Benefit from Tax Cuts?

…and transportation infrastructure. These budget cuts hurt the wealthy disproportionately, simply because they have the most to lose. I have to say that I disagree. True, the research shows that…

US Imports: What and from Where?

…US imports include lots of capital and industrial goods, in addition to consumer goods. As the US already has the infrastructure in place for this, a lot of these goods…

Developments in the Currency Markets

…And the Indian government could next week back a plan to use a portion of its $130bn of foreign exchange reserves to fund domestic infrastructure projects. Most likely these are…

Don’t Despair

…the left will continue to learn to focus, strengthen, shape the debate, and build the infrastructure necessary to reclaim the nation’s rhetoric and agenda. As I wrote this morning, we’ve…

Reason #2 to Vote for Kerry: The Iraq Decision

…UNMOVIC in the establishment of the necessary infrastructure. This impression remains, and we note that access to sites has so far been without problems.” These statements indicate pretty clearly that…

Oil Still Going Up

…of possible attacks on petroleum-industry infrastructure. Iraq’s Southern Oil Co. stopped pumping oil after militia troops threatened to attack oil facilities, Agence France-Presse reported, citing an official at the state-run…

…pre-attack levels Crude exports from a pair of terminals in the southern part of country approach 2 million bpd… Persistent attacks on Iraq’s oil infrastructure have held the country’s overseas…