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This is a condensed version of comments by Nouriel Roubini which I’ve jumped on as an illustration of how conservatives have introduced Communism into our Laissez-Faire Economy. (more...)

Engineer’s error caused wreck By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer
Sat Sep 13, 7:32 PM ET

”LOS ANGELES - A commuter train engineer who ran a stop signal was blamed Saturday for the nation’s deadliest rail disaster in 15 years, a wreck that killed 25 people and left such a mass of smoldering, twisted metal that it took nearly a day to recover all the bodies.”
“A preliminary investigation found that “it was a Metrolink engineer that failed to stop at a red signal and that was the probable cause” of Friday’s collision with a freight train in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, Metrolink spokeswoman Denise Tyrrell said. She said she believes the engineer, whose name was not released, is dead.”

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http://www.newtotalitarians.com/JohnMcCainAsPOW.html

Is it fair to “Swiftboat” a candidate? Was it fair in John Kerry’s case?

These remarks are taken from the above link. They do not reflect my personal opinion and are intended to contribute to debates on the delicate issue of Swiftboating as it affected Kerry and could affect McCain.

Extracts from Hannity’s McCain interview. (more...)

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Published: March 1, 2008
By Leslie Wayne
NT Times

WASHINGTON — The Air Force, in a stunning upset against the Boeing Company, awarded a $40 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers on Friday to a partnership between Northrop Grumman and the European parent of Airbus, putting a critical military contract partly into the hands of a foreign company

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