online.wsj.com - 11/19/2008
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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 changes that U.S. auto companies have already ...
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 ...
mcclatchydc.com - 11/20/2008
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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
longwarjournal.org - 11/19/2008
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An unmanned US Predator aircraft attacked a Taliban
and al Qaeda safehouse in the Bannu Frontier Region
east of North Waziristan early today, according to reports from the region. At least five people were killed in the early morning airstrike, ...
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US Predator strikes al Qaeda & Taliban outside of ...
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Hugh Hewitt: President-elect Obama's Baseline and Silence
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... week are in no small part a reaction to the approach of the purposeless spending festival. President Bush and the GOP simply do not believe GM CEO Rick Wagoner when he says that a Big 3 bailout is necessary to "save the U.S. economy from a catastrophic collapse," but if the president-elect does believe that he should say so and demand the lame-duck Congress act. In this day and age, though the formal transfer of power is two months away, the accountability clock has already begun. GM's Wagoner makes his case for federal assistance here.
Hugh Hewitt: President-elect Obama's Baseline and Silence
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog —
... week are in no small part a reaction to the approach of the purposeless spending festival. President Bush and the GOP simply do not believe GM CEO Rick Wagoner when he says that a Big 3 bailout is necessary to "save the U.S. economy from a catastrophic collapse," but if the president-elect does believe that he should say so and demand the lame-duck Congress act. In this day and age, though the formal transfer of power is two months away, the accountability clock has already begun. GM's Wagoner makes his case for federal assistance here. ...
Thomas Frank: It's Time to Give Voters the Liberalism They Want
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... bark. His is the voice of a business class rediscovering its ancestral zeal for combat. Liberals should take heed. If they thought the "Harry and Louise" campaign that sank Hillary Clinton's health-care reform was dirty, they should know they ain't seen nothing yet.
Thomas Frank's column, The Tilting Yard, appears every Wednesday at OpinionJournal.com
Also in Opinion Journal:
Rick Wagoner: Why GM Deserves Support
Martin Feldstein: How to Help People Whose Home Values Are ...
How G.M. Plans to Spend Your Money
Swampland —
Remind me again, why we are bailing out General Motors? Here's how they explained it : The future of the domestic auto business is critical to the health of the U.S. economy. It is a vital engine of economic growth and a foundation of economic stability. It remains a path of upward mobility for millions of American families. But if this is all about American jobs, ...
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Plenty of commentators and analysts learned one of its important
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DHL Closing US Service Centers, Cutting 9,500 Jobs
huffingtonpost.com 11/10/2008 — ATLANTA — In a move that could greatly scale back a possible venture between UPS and Deutsche Post's DHL, the German company said Monday it will significantly reduce its air and ground operations in the U.S. and cut 9,500 jobs within the country.
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US military defines Mahdi Army as "militia insurgency group"
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The US military has begun to directly identify the Iranian-backed "Special Groups" Shia terror groups with Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army in press information issued in Baghdad.
The direct association between the ...
Board of Directors
iri.org 10/29/2008 — U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services Peter T. Madigan, Vice Chairman Principal, Johnson, Madigan and Peck Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of ...
Iraqi Field Artillery: The missing link
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New Iraqi Howitzer.
The most significant deficiency of the Iraqi Security Forces is its missing artillery. Artillery is called the "King of the Battlefield" because it is the single largest casualty maker in conventional war. ...
Obamanomics
firedoglake.com 10/15/2008 —
Is Obama the New FDR?
At this point it's clear that, barring some sort of catastrophic revelation, Obama is going to win the election. The most important task facing him will be fixing the economy. Given his economic proposals to date, what ...
US hits Taliban safe house In North Waziristan
longwarjournal.org 11/21/2008 —
Map of the tribal areas and the Northwest Frontier Province. The government signed peace agreements in the red agencies/ districts (the military said Shangla was under Taliban control in October); purple districts are under de facto ...
Time to Help U.S. Automakers
americanprogressaction.org 11/17/2008 — Time to Help Detroit Automakers November 17, 2008 We urge you to support legislation to grant a $25 billion bridge loan to the U.S. auto companies to ensure that they avoid bankruptcy. The auto industry is suffering from an extended, steep sales slump ...
US strikes kills al Qaeda operatives in North & South Waziristan
longwarjournal.org 10/31/2008 — The US has struck again inside Pakistan's lawless tribal areas. The latest airstrike targeted a key al Qaeda facilitator who served as a bridge between the Taliban and al Qaeda. The US is also stating that al Qaeda operative Khalid Habib was killed ...
Obama picks Daschle as health secretary: CNN —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former U.S. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle to be Health and Human Services secretary, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing sources close to Obama's transition team.
Beau Biden says won't accept father's Senate seat —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President-elect Joe Biden's son, Beau Biden, says he will not fill his father's U.S. Senate seat but instead will serve in the Iraq war with the Delaware National Guard and then return to his job as the state's attorney ...
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