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Pentagon has possible request for added $ 450 billion

…to fund procurement and personnel costs that are predictable and therefore should be placed into the regular budget, said Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff….

DOJ report on prosecutor firings

…commentary put it, ìby subjecting new hires and sitting U.S. attorneys to rigid ideological litmus tests.î Even though new Attorney General Michael Mukasey has appointed a federal prosecutor to investigate…

One Alaskan’s take on the Palin business

…started by a Republican-dominated Alaska Legislature to look into Governor Palin’s conduct in seeking the termination of a State Trooper, once married to the Governor’s sister, Trooper Michael Wooten. The…

Daniel Davies’s Three Laws Summarized

Via the sainted and gorgeous Bess Levin at Dealbreaker the erudite Felix Salmon at Portfolio.com, Michael Giberson at Knowledge Problem summarizes why even a Bush Administration initiative that might have…

Economic theory and workers

Michael Perelman at Econospeak and here has thoughts on the role of the worker in economic theory I found interesting. An August 8, 2008 search of 73 economics journals collected…

Infrastructure – the next big deal?

…infrastructure investment. Ed Rendell, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Bloomberg, the political juggernauts in Pennsylvania, California and New York City respectively, have launched a coalition to make infrastructure a national priority….

Winning in Iraq news

…victory will be large and far-reaching. Michael Yon, who’s observed Iraq, first-hand, a lot more closely than most U.S. journalists and politicians, believes that “We are winning because of who…

Profits increase capital or finance spending today?

Michael Perelman at Econospeak continues his thoughts on captial spending and finacialization of US companies. Here is his post: 3 Takes on Investment in the United States: 3 Regarding the…

Complicated politics in the ME

Iraqi politics certainly is complicated. Try this article. So, I was at a great Center for American Progress panel yesterday with journalists Nir Rosen and Michael Ware. They have been…