SOME ECONOMICS The U.S. economy grew at 3.7% p.a. in the most recent quarter. Compared to the near-zero growth in Europe and most of the rest of the world, that is an outstanding performance that any government would be pleased about. The USA is already much richer than any other large country and is...
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SOME ECONOMICS The U.S. economy grew at 3.7% p.a. in the most recent quarter. Compared to the near-zero growth in Europe and most of the rest of the world, that is an outstanding performance that any government would be pleased about. The USA is already much richer than any other large country and is...
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As a follow up to my earlier post, it looks like Hawaii really is in play this year. Vice President Cheney is scheduled to appear there tomorrow. Oh, and the Democrats sent Al Gore, which is just about the biggest favor they could possibly have done for the GOP. From AP: DIMONDALE, Mich. —...
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From BBC (hat tip Jihad Watch) More than 80 suicide attackers have been trained on foreign soil to launch strikes in Russia, according to the country’s security services chief. During a debate on national security, Nikolai Patrushev told parliament that some attackers had been “neutralised”. But he said he could not guarantee there would...
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From David Brooks, New York Times: he nuisance is back! Remember when John Kerry told Matt Bai of The Times Magazine that he wanted to reduce the terrorists to a nuisance? Kerry vowed to mitigate the problem of terrorism until it became another regrettable and tolerable fact of life, like gambling, organized crime and...
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From AP: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Bush said Friday that “Americans will not be intimidated” by Osama bin Laden as a new videotape of the terrorist leader surfaced four days before the election. Campaign rival John Kerry criticized Bush for failing to capture bin Laden earlier and said that “I can run...
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Thank You, Southwest Airlines. I met Her on the flight home from my Mum’s. I always scope the seat next to a cutie as I’m getting on the flight. I actually look forward to having someone in front of me with oversized baggage, looking for room in an overhead compartment-usually in the C class...
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