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In China's pocket
Boston Globe by Robert Kuttner 12/16/06 The high-profile mission to China of key administration economic officials looks like another predictable fizzle. The delegation, headed by Treasury Secretary... ...
The second looting of New Orleans
CounterPunch by Jordan Flaherty 12/17/06 In conversations this week with scores of New Orleans residents, including organizers, advocates, health care providers, educators, artists and media makers,... ...
Pentagon eyes $468.9 bln budget for fiscal 2008
The Pentagon is likely to ask for an additional $100 billion to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars early next year. http://tinyurl.com/ t4glu From Information Clearing House ...
The Army, Despite Its $168 Billion Budget, Is Out of Money
The Iraq war has exposed more than a decade's worth of mistakes and miscalculations that are now seriously undermining the world's mightiest military force. According to Major General Stephen Speakes,... ...
Democratic Leaders Set to Probe Pre-War Intel, Wiretaps
Incoming Democratic committee chairmen say they will hold a series of hearings and investigations early next year to build the case for their call for a phased withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and for... ...
White House OKs Massive Pentagon Budget Increase
The White House has approved a $468.9 billion budget for the Pentagon in fiscal year 2008, a six percent increase over last year's request, according to a Defense Department document obtained by Reuters.... ...
Iraq Unions Against Oil Privatization
Five Iraqi trade union federations have condemned federal oil law negotiations for being too corporation-friendly. The leaders of the five federations meeting in Amman released a statement Thursday, urging... ...
Bush weighing deeper commitment in Iraq, officials say
President Bush is weighing whether to make a deeper American commitment in Iraq despite growing public unhappiness with the war, according to senior U.S. officials and former officials familiar with Bush's... ...
Bread, Bread, Everywhere, Yet not a Morsel to Eat
By Jason Miller Humanity produces more than enough food to sustain the entire world population. The United States alone wastes a shocking 96 billion pounds of food each year even as we experience an epidemic... ...
House, Senate Push Through Massive Tax Cut, Energy Bills
Nearing the end of an era of Republican rule, Congress early today sent to President Bush energy, tax and trade legislation as it prepared to hand over the reins of power to Democrats. In a final burst... ...