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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Alan Greenspan Says Dollar’s Decline Is Linked To Growing US Debt
This article from Bloomberg was written by Kevin Carmichael and Simon Kennedy Oct. 21 — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the dollar’s depreciation may reflect growing unwillingness among foreigners to buy U.S. debt. “Obviously there is a limit … Continue reading
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Bush’s $46 Billion War Funding Request Brings This Year’s Total War Funding to $196.4 Billion
This Article is from the Washington Post, written by Peter Baker: President Bush challenged Congress to another clash over the direction of the Iraq war yesterday as he asked lawmakers for $46 billion more to pay for overseas military operations … Continue reading
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The New GOP Means Business
An interesting article about Sunday’s Republican Debate, held in Orlando, appears in The Nation. The article was written by Bob Moser, who attended the event, and is entitled The New GOP Means Business. The article makes these observations: The Republican … Continue reading
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Bush Want to Cut the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Reuters reports that the Bush administration wants to cut a key government program designed to help low income households pay heating bills. The program is called Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and was initiated in 1981 and originally … Continue reading
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The Big Questions Facing Our Democracy Are Too Important To Allow Political Parties to Decide
The biggest questions our representative democracy must answer are: Who should we choose to legislate for us? Who should be our leaders? Political parties should empower our democracy to effectively answer these big questions, but empowering democracy is simply not … Continue reading
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Why Are We Rich?
The sermon I recently heard in a church in an upscale community asked a profound question: “Why are we rich?” The scripture reading preceding the sermon retold Jesus’ story of a rich man who in this life had fared “sumptuously.” … Continue reading
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