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A new whittle

…production to 130 aircraft per year by 2015, that is almost tomorrow given the slow and faulty progress of the F-35 development to date. To order these quantities under statute

Review of Palin and tax return issue

…as is defined in IRS Publication 463.” However, Alaska Statute – Sec. 39.20.060 states, “Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the governor and lieutenant governor are not considered employees…

Shadow system ethics

…shall not award personal services contracts unless specifically authorized by statute (e.g., 5 U.S.C.3109) to do so. That code states that any use of advisory services beyond a year requires…

Soc Sec XV: Why do they care?

…the interest of the people at large be considered. Who knew that proposals for land distribution in 2nd century BC Rome or the history of the Statute of Laborers (1351)…

Enlightenment: You and Me and China make Three

…how to create a better world. The light is on in the Statute of Liberty, but no one is home. As he describes what China needs to create specifically, I…

Another viewpoint on Bear Stearns and the FED

…a Depression-era statute that has rarely, if ever, been invoked. While Congress will tread warily while the financial crisis lasts, hoping the elixir works, you can bet it will eventually…

Waterboarding reality

…unsuspecting prisoner – it is torture, without doubt. Couple that with waterboarding and the entire medley not only “shock the conscience” as the statute forbids -it would terrify you. Most…