forbes.com - 11/14/2008
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Credit-crunched companies have been shedding jobs to weather the tough economy, leading U.S. weekly unemployment claims to hit their highest levels since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On Thursday, the government reported that its tally of newly laid-off individuals seeking unemployment benefits ...
opiniojuris.org - 11/17/2008
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opiniojuris.org —
Somali pirates strike again, this time hijacking a
Saudi-owned tanker off the coast of Kenya . The...
running stand off with the hijacked ship carrying arms and a Ukrainian crew continues; Russia announces that it repelled an attack on a different ...
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Here There Bee (More) Pirates … and Might the ...
online.wsj.com - 11/19/2008
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online.wsj.com —
Much has been said about the impact of
the credit crisis on U.S. auto makers, and whether...
or not the government should assist the industry during this extraordinary financial turmoil. In these discussions, many critics simply ignore the substantial ...
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Why GM Deserves Support
mcclatchydc.com - 11/20/2008
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mcclatchydc.com —
WASHINGTON — Although the Pentagon officially has welcomed
the new accord on a U.S. troop withdrawal from...
Iraq, senior military officials are privately criticizing President Bush for giving Iraq more control over U.S. military operations for ...
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Why the U.S. blinked on its troop agreement with Iraq
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Aren't you glad you gave a big fat early Christmas present to AIG executives?
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... The number of people filing for unemployment claims is at its highest in a quarter-century. Stores like Circuit City and Linens 'n' Things aren't even waiting to see if Christmas can turn things around for them. ...
Notes From The Real World: Budget Crises?
Firedoglake —
... and budgeting, food banks are in dire need because demand on them has increased substantially. Grocery costs are still up despite dips in fuel and corn costs. Aren't stagnant wages, for those still earning them, just awesome?
-- And the safety net? What's left of it, anyway. Here's hoping we don't all end up testing it's limits -- that would be even uglier. But given the jobless claims trend? Not looking great.
-- Consider the ...
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US hits Taliban safe house In North Waziristan
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US strikes kills al Qaeda operatives in North & South Waziristan
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US targets compound in North Waziristan
longwarjournal.org 11/14/2008 — The US has struck again in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agencies. Three unmanned Predator aircraft are reported to have fired three missiles at a compound in Garyom in North Waziristan. The home was owned by a "tribal man" named Mir Gul, ...
Pentagon procurement, budget pose big challenges —
Reuters: Politics 11/13/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next U.S. administration must take quick action to reform the way the Pentagon buys weapons, terminate some programs, and revamp how it creates annual budgets, according to a think tank led by one of the leading contenders ...
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