An Iraqi View of the War Sameer Shaker Sumaidaie describes how Iraq was left vulnerable in the vacuum left by Saddam Hussein’s ouster. (By Win Mcnamee — Getty Images) » Links to this article Monday, April 14, 2008; Page A13 The Washington Post While Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker were on [...]
Archive for April 16th, 2008
16 Apr
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 15, 2008; Page A04 Bipartisan groups in Congress are pressing to place new controls on the FBI‘s ability to demand troves of sensitive personal information from telephone providers and credit card companies, over the opposition of [...]
16 Apr
Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis
HOW WE GOT HERE Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis Economist Joseph Stiglitz says the connection between Iraq and the economic downturn is real. (Photo: Manish Swarup/AP) By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 15, 2008; Page A03 For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the connection between the Iraq conflict and the U.S. [...]
16 Apr
Collectors Cost IRS More Than They Raise
Collectors Cost IRS More Than They Raise By Lyndsey Layton and Christopher Lee Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, April 15, 2008; Page A01 The Internal Revenue Service expects to lose more than $37 million by using private debt collectors to pursue tax scofflaws through a program that has outraged consumers and led to charges on [...]
16 Apr
Countering Iran
washingtonpost.com  Countering Iran Tehran’s ‘special groups’ in Iraq are just one element of a regional threat.  » Links to this article Sunday, April 13, 2008; Page B06 THREADED through the reports of progress in Iraq by Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker last week was the story of a larger failure: [...]
16 Apr
Foreclosures Push States to Try a Mix of Solutions
Foreclosures Push States to Try a Mix of Solution By JOHN LELAND Published: April 16, 2008 The New York Times As the federal government debates responses to the foreclosure crisis, states are experimenting with a broad range of solutions, including emergency loans and agreements to limit high interest rates. The result is a rapidly changing [...]
16 Apr
Oil scales new record above $115
Oil scales new record above $115 Â The weakening US dollar is having a big effect on oil prices BBC The price of oil has hit a new record above $115 a barrel after a US government inventory report raised concerns about supplies. US light, sweet crude oil rose to $115.07 before easing a touch to [...]
16 Apr
Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays
Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Payday By JENNY ANDERSON Published: April 16, 2008 Chip East/Reuters John Paulson of Paulson & Company earned $3.7 billion. Graphic They Got Theirs, and Then Some  Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times James H. Simons, once a code breaker, made $2.8 billion. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News George Soros earned [...]
16 Apr
McCain Outlines Broad Proposals for U.S. Economy
McCain Outlines Broad Proposals for U.S. Economy Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Senator John McCain after speaking at Carnegie Mellon University on Tuesday in Pittsburgh. By MICHAEL COOPER Published: April 16, 2008 VILLANOVA, Pa. ? Senator John McCain offered the broadest look yet at his economic policies in a speech on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, outlining a series [...]
16 Apr
Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill
Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill By STEPHEN LABATON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Published: April 16, 2008 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON ? The Senate proclaimed a fierce bipartisan resolve two weeks ago to help American homeowners in danger of foreclosure. But while a bill that senators approved last week would take modest [...]
16 Apr
McCain plan to target tax code, gas prices
updated 2:14 p.m. EDT, Tue April 15, 2008 McCain plan to target tax code, gas prices     STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Two Democratic camps say economic plan would continue Bush years Tax system would offer two basic rates, “generous” deduction, John McCain says McCain vows he’d veto all bills with earmarks until “Congress stops sending” them McCain says [...]
16 Apr
Condi Must Go!
Condi Must Go!                 Thanks to a new report from ABC News, we now know that Condoleezza Rice led White House meetings authorizing torture that were so detailed, “the interrogation sessions were almost choreographed.” How can we express the terrible shock we have felt from the fact that [...]
