I read that the United Nations is thinking about imposing a no-fly zone over Libya to protect rebels from air attacks by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. My first thought was a sarcastic isn’t that wonderful? I’m sure the rebels will take great comfort in knowing that the UN will help them. Some. Maybe. In a few […]
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Lots of stuff going on in the world. Let’s see what the President is doing about it. But let’s recognize at the outset that he is not a miracle worker. Gas is over $3 a gallon. I don’t know that the President has said anything about that recently. You know, if we would start going
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A couple of foreign policy issues have made lots of news recently. President Barack Obama really wants the Senate to ratify the new nuclear arms treaty (called “START”) between the USA and Russia. Meanwhile, North Korea shelled South Korean territory, prompting joint military exercises involving South Korea and the US, which makes North Korea mad.
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Several things have occurred to me in relation to the oil leak in the Gulf and subsequent efforts to deal with the problem. Would it be possible to work on multiple efforts for stopping the leak at the same time? It seems like they try one thing then when that fails they start on
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Dear Reader: The “What’s New” section has an update, as is the case every few weeks. I imagine that you’ve heard a lot of bad stuff about the economy recently, and there certainly are some troubling things that have transpired, but look at how half-full your glass is. The Stock Market seems to be pretty
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