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George Bush's Tokyo pitch: Dirtball
swamppolitics.com - 25 days ago
George Bush's Tokyo pitch: Dirtball
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by Mark Silva The Giants are up in the Japan Series -- 2-1 over the Nippon Ham Fighters. And George W. Bush, the former managing partner of the Texas Rangers (also former president of the United States), was there to toss the first ceremonial pitch for Game 3. Bush, ...
democracy-project.com - 25 days ago
Quantitative Easing
— democracy-project.com — During Japan’s banking crisis in the early part of this century, the Bank of Japan pioneered a... process called quantitative easing (QE) whereby the central bank massively boosted the reserves that commercial banks held in its coffers. Bernanke and Co. have been using QE to prop up our ... (more) Quantitative Easing

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The Associated Press: Japan plans additional $5 billion for Afghanistan
— google.com — 2 days ago TOKYO Japan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as... it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks ... (more) The Associated Press: Japan plans additional $5 billion ...

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Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions
france24.com - 28 days ago
Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions
— france24.com — AFP - Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are... now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth. The cutting-edge but controversial technology of carbon capture and storage ... (more) Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions

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ThinkFast: November 4, 2009
Think Progress — ... And finally: President Bush has lost his touch: While he may have been booed throwing pitches during his presidency, at least they made it to the plate. But at Game 3 of Japan’s World Series yesterday, Bush managed only a dirtball. ...

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