Posted by bruni
on August 17, 2008
Why Obama Could be in Trouble
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
Posted on August 7, 2008, Printed on August 7, 2008
It might seem unlikely that the United States would elect John McCain to succeed George W. Bush when that would ensure continuation of many unpopular Bush policies: an ill-defined war with the Muslim world, right-wing consolidation of the U.S. Supreme Court, a drill-oriented energy strategy, tax cuts creating massive federal deficits, etc., etc.
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Posted by bruni
on August 16, 2008
August 7, 2008
President Musharraf of Pakistan to be impeached
Zahid Hussain in Islamabad
Political tension heightened in Pakistan today as it was confirmed that President Musharraf is to be impeached.
The leaders of the two main parties in the coalition, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party and the Pakistan Muslim League reached an agreement to force him to stand down in the early hours of this morning.
Asif Ali Zardari, the head of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party and Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League faction, will formally request that he steps down, and impeach him through parliamentary measures if he refuses to do so. Continue reading…
Posted by bruni
on August 16, 2008
By Alan Greenspan
Published: August 4 2008 18:54 | Last updated: August 4 2008 18:54
The surprise of recent months is not that global economic growth is slowing, but that there is any growth at all. The credit crunch of the past year has not followed the path of recent economically debilitating episodes characterised by a temporary freezing up of liquidity – 1982, 1989, 1997-8 come to mind. This crisis is different – a once or twice a century event deeply rooted in fears of insolvency of major financial institutions. Continue reading…
Posted by bruni
on August 14, 2008
Then again, we’re Americans so our opinion doesn’t matter.
I personally don’t care, just another ‘drivers license’.
I support it, if it’s opt in, which it’s not, so I don’t. really
thats a very dim view to take
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Posted by bruni
on August 13, 2008
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Both the left and the right say they stand for economic growth. So should voters trying to decide between the two simply look at it as a matter of choosing alternative management teams?
If only matters were so easy! Part of the problem concerns the role of luck. America’s economy was blessed in the 1990s with low energy prices, a high pace of innovation, and a China increasingly offering high-quality goods at decreasing prices, all of which combined to produce low inflation and rapid growth. Continue reading…
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