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Siegelman to Be Freed on Appeal
The Associated Press reports: "Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is not just getting to go home after spending nine months in federal prison. He's also getting a chance to testify before Congress about... ...
Dollar Heads for Biggest Weekly Drop Against Euro in a Month
"There are further declines ahead for the dollar,'' said Antje Praefcke, a Frankfurt-based currency strategist at Commerzbank AG, Germany's second-largest lender. http://tinyurl.co m/2a9uvd World... ...
Debt: Our 9 trillion pound gorilla
In These Times by Susan J. Douglas 03/25/08 Who would have thought that we might ever miss Ross Perot? Squawking at us with his graphs and pie charts about the dangers of deficit spending and the mounting... ...
Military Kin Struggle With Loss and a Windfall
Lisa W. Foderaro, reporting for The New York Times, writes, "For some relatives of service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the money feels, at first, like an affront, as if the government were... ...
An Election Without Meaning
By Peter Phillips Will November 2008 bring a meaningful change to America? Will getting rid of George W. Bush and Richard Cheney without impeachment or indictment really make a difference? Will a 600... ...
The economic consequences of Iraq run even deeper
The Wages of Peace Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier write for The Nation: "The economic consequences of Iraq run even deeper than the squandered opportunities for vital public investments. Spending... ...
Weak dollar costs U.S. economy its No. 1 spot
The U.S. economy lost the title of "world's biggest" to the euro zone this week as the value of the dollar slumped in currency markets. http://www.reute rs.com/article/idUSL149197 1920080314 U.S. faces... ...
McCain Budget Numbers Don't Add Up, Experts Say
Andy Sullivan reports for Reuters: "John McCain's reputation for 'straight talk' has helped him clinch the US Republican presidential nomination but budget experts say his numbers do not add up. McCain's... ...
US Security spending fails to curb terror toll
Boosting international police cooperation and increasing aid to developing countries would be far more cost-effective ways to fight terrorism than pouring the money into homeland security, according to... ...
China trying to crack US computers, buy nukes
CNN 03/03/08 The Chinese military continues to increase spending on efforts to break into U.S. military computer systems, expand its Navy, and invest in intercontinental nuclear missiles and weapons... ...