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On The Deficit
CNN- “Let’s not boast about a $300 billion deficit,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada. “Any statistic you look at recognizes the rich in America are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer and the middle class is getting … Continue reading
Rumsfield Catches On
WaTimes – U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, traveling in Tajikistan, says drug traffickers are helping to finance the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. Only took 5 years before this was publicly acknowledged. He’s now bent upon curbing the drug trade, which … Continue reading
Social Innovation Podcasts
A nice collection of podcasts from Social Innovation Conversations: series include Globeshakers – conversations with various innovators, Disruption Management – focuses on disaster relief, and Bridging the Gap – which revolves around high profile social innovators. -Shlok Sign up for … Continue reading
FOIA Redux
Statesman – St. Mary’s University School of Law will conduct a government-funded study of possible alterations to the Freedom of Information Act aimed at fighting terrorism, a school official said. Jeffrey Addicott, head of the school’s Center for Terrorism Law, … Continue reading
Pictures Louder Than Words
Not sure how much of my thousand or so audience reads the daily comics – but this one is enjoyable and illustrates the absurd position the US government is taking in Iraq – -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.