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[newsbusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Ann Curry to Bush: Americans Are 'Suffering' Because of War: ANN CURRY: You know I know that it helps that you've got the support of, with your children and your wife on this mission and, and I want to mention that your wife has stood up for you on so many issues. She once told me about you, when I asked her about how Americans, you know, were upset about the war in Iraq.
[The Buzz Bin] Is Hillary Making Gores Mistake?: Instead of focusing on her individual capability and attacks, some of her messaging should remind Americans of the 90s. Specifically, messaging should invoke the economic prosperity and peace this country enjoyed during the first Clinton administration.
[PSW Recording Forums RDF feed] Ann Curry to Bush: Americans Are 'Suffering' Because of War: During a live interview with the President and the First Lady from Africa on Monday's "Today" show, NBC's Ann Curry pestered Bush about the Iraq war and its economic effect on Americans as she told the President: "I mean they say they're suffering because of this war."
[Real Estate Investor Girl] Expert Opinions on Housing Crisis and Economy: The $150 billion "return to sender" deficit plan advanced by Bush and the Congress, for instance, amounts to just 1% of GDP and is of marginal benefit to long-term prosperity'...
[VMVZ News] Turkey declines to pledge quick Iraq exit, US mounts pressure: ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey insisted Thursday that its offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq will continue "as long as necessary," while US President George Bush mounted pressure on Ankara to wrap up its incursion quickly.
[Mortgage Loans With World-Class Service...] New Jumbo Loan Limits are Approved as Part of the Economic ...: The stimulus bill gives HUD 30 days to publish information such as median prices and loan limits for areas nationwide. And as expected, federal regulators have said it may take even longer for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to create new credit guidelines and system upgrades in order to be able to process the new loan limits.
[spursreport.com] Gas Prices Soar, Posing a Threat to Family Budget: In the United States, consumers absorbed the higher costs because of easy credit and rising prosperity, while in developing countries, government subsidies helped ease the pain. The rise in energy prices was a result of growing demand around the world.
[Atlantic Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times] Kick That Barrel: Kokesh, who said his time in Iraq taught him that we are making enemies faster than we can kill them, called the U.S. presence in Iraq a military and an economic occupation, and that they are inherently tied.
[Michigan Messenger - Front Page] Ex-Macomb prosecutor says US case against Fieger is politically ...: "I do believe if it were not Geoffrey Fieger, this would not have gone to a criminal prosecution," Marlinga said. "Because most other cases that involve these allegations have settled with a civil settlement and payment of a fine or payment of monies back -- it's just been an economic sanction.
[money news blog] Banks drag Europe shares down; Swiss Re gains: Reuters South Africa - WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Friday stated the Bush administration opposes “major government interventions” in the slumping housing market that would bail out speculators or lenders.
[Blog Surfer] Powerful CSS-Techniques For Effective Coding: Anybody reading this blog knows that the media has been adamant about the U.S. economy tanking into recession, with reporters putting their notebooks and tape recorders down and waving pom-pom’s in support of economic strife for millions of Americans. Why?
[Geoff Davis For Congress] Do-Nothing House Democrats Wont Act to Prevent Largest Tax ...: “Even as they drew battle lines over President Bushs $3.1 trillion budget proposal Monday, Democrats were considering ways to avoid a major spending fight altogether. Some are already saying that if Bush takes the same tough budget stance in the coming months as he did last year, they can wait him out until a new president is elected.” (
[Official Blog of Jeff Huber, Retired Commander US Navy, Author of Bathtub Admirals from Kunati Books] Defense Budget: Feed the Pig: Gates, according to his press secretary Geoff Morrell, believes four percent "to be a reasonable price to stay free and protect our interests around the world.” Mullen says of the four percent benchmark, “Its really important." .
[The Hanscom Family Weblog] Proposed Military Spending Is Highest Since WWII: By comparison, when the current base Pentagon budget, nuclear weapons and supplemental war costs are combined, they total just over 4 percent of the current economy, according to budget experts. The base Pentagon spending alone is about 3.4 percent of gross domestic product.“The Bush administrations 2009 defense request follows the continuously ascending path of military outlays the president embraced at the beginning of his tenure,” said Loren Thompson, a budget and procurement expert at the Lexington Institute, a policy research center.
[Dans Blog] Concern Rises as Afghan Mission is Reviewed: A retired three-star admiral who worked on the staff of the National Security Council in the 1990s, Mr. Sestak complained that some allies refuse to do combat ops at night and some dont fly when the first snowflake falls.
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