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April 12, 2007 |
Welcome to the no man's land of the 'North Americanist'
Canadian Free Press
Some call it 'regionalization', population of which will come to be known as the "North Americanists". Some call it North American Union, NAU for short, or the benign sounding North American Community. |
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April 11, 2007 |
The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Households to the U.S. Taxpayer
Miscellaneous
Each year, families and individuals pay taxes to the government and receive back a wide variety of services and benefits. A fiscal deficit occurs when the benefits and services received by one group exceed the taxes paid. When such a deficit occurs, other groups must pay for the services and benefits of the group in deficit. Each year, government is involved in a large-scale transfer of resources between different social groups. |
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April 10, 2007 |
Kissinger, other former top US diplomats endorse McCain
Reuters
Henry Kissinger and three other former US secretaries of state have endorsed Republican Senator John McCain in his bid for the presidency, his campaign team said on Tuesday. |
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April 09, 2007 |
Perry decries ban on private toll road contracts
Austin American-Statesman
Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called in backup — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters — to urge the Legislature to stop something that key legislators have already effectively bottled up: a two-year ban on private toll road leases. |
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April 08, 2007 |
Dow Chemical to face $50 billion bid: report
Reuters
ONDON (Reuters) - A consortium of Middle Eastern investors and American buyout firms is preparing a $50 billion approach for Dow Chemical Co. (DOW.N: Quote, Profile , Research) in what could be the world's biggest ever leveraged buyout, a paper said on Sunday.
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April 06, 2007 |
'Outrage' at World Bank Over Colleague's Generous Salary
Miscellaneous
The World Bank rank and file were most upset by our recent column noting that Shaha Riza, linked romantically with bank President Paul Wolfowitz, got some curiously hefty raises upon being detailed to work at the State Department -- but remaining on the bank's payroll. |
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April 04, 2007 |
Pope says rich nations "plundered" Third World
Reuters
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Rich countries bent on power and profit have mercilessly "plundered and sacked" Africa and other poor regions and exported to them the "cynicism of a world without God," Pope Benedict writes in his first book. |
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April 03, 2007 |
The Kissinger Presidency
Vanity Fair
Battered by Watergate in 1973, President Nixon was losing his epic power struggle with Henry Kissinger. Then the Middle East exploded. In an excerpt from his new book, using freshly opened archives, the author describes how the secretary of state took control. |
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April 03, 2007 |
Pet-food deaths spur ban on China’s wheat gluten
Miscellaneous
The U.S. is blocking imports of wheat gluten from a company in China, acting after an investigation implicated the contaminated ingredient in the recent pet-food deaths of cats and dogs. |
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April 02, 2007 |
United States and Korea Conclude Historic Trade Agreement
Miscellaneous
The United States and the Republic of Korea yesterday, April 1, successfully concluded a free trade agreement that will create economic opportunities for their people and enhance their economic and strategic partnership. |
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