Center for American Progress By Ruy Teixeira | June 13, 2008 Just how sour are Americans getting on the economy? Well, the last time the public was asked whether we are currently in a recession, the public?s verdict was that we are, by an extraordinary 5-to-1 margin (78 to 17 percent). Not much ambiguity there. [...]
Archive for June 18th, 2008
18 Jun
Bursting the Oil Bubble
Center for American Progress Sell Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Lower Prices SOURCE: Energy Department Crude oil pipes at the Bryan Mound site near Freeport, Texas, where some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is stored. By Joseph Romm, Daniel J. Weiss | June 13, 2008 Like an endless rising tide, oil prices continue to [...]
18 Jun
Idea of the Day: Sell Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Center for American Progress June 16, 2008 There are very few immediate actions that government can take to stop the oil price escalator. But selling a relatively modest amount of crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and promoting oil efficiency could pop the speculative oil price bubble and lower prices. The United [...]
18 Jun
BARACK OBAMA’S PLAN TO SECURE AMERICA AND RESTORE OUR STANDING
“When I am this party’s nominee, my opponent will not be able to say that I voted for the war in Iraq; or that I gave George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran; or that I supported Bush-Cheney policies of not talking to leaders that we don’t like. And he will not be [...]
18 Jun
Obama Announces Senior Working Group on National Security
By Sam Graham-Felsen – Jun 18th, 2008 at 10:56 am EDT Comments | Mail to a Friend | Report Objectionable Content CHICAGO, IL – Senator Obama today announced the formation of his Senior Working Group on National Security, a group of advisors that he will consult on a regular basis between now and the election. [...]
18 Jun
Abu Ghraib? Doesn’t Ring a Bell.
(Linda Davidson – The Washington Post) By Dana Milbank Wednesday, June 18, 2008; Page A03 If ever there was a case that cried out for enhanced interrogation techniques, it was yesterday’s Senate appearance by the Pentagon‘s former top lawyer. William “Jim” Haynes II, the man who blessed the use of dogs, hoods and nudity to [...]
18 Jun
Why We’re Gloomier Than The Economy
Consumer Anxiety Outstrips the Data By Neil Irwin Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 18, 2008; Page A01 Ask Americans how the economy is doing, and their answer is stark: It is not just bad, it is run-for-the-hills terrible. Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in almost 30 years. Only 12 percent of Americans [...]
18 Jun
Candidates Clash on Terrorism
In Sharp Exchange, Each Side Calls Other’s Position a Risk By Anne E. Kornblut and Karen DeYoung Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, June 18, 2008; Page A01 TAYLOR, Mich., June 17 — The campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on Tuesday engaged in a heated exchange over the rights of terrorism suspects, with [...]
18 Jun
Put Your Right Wing In, Take Your Left Wing Out
On offshore drilling, he’s reversed course and is dancing with the GOP base. (By Win Mcnamee — Getty Images) Last month, he shimmied to the left on energy policy, infuriating conservatives with a plan to cap carbon emissions. Yesterday, he shuffled back to the right, demanding an end to quarter-century-old bans on offshore oil [...]
18 Jun
Fix Pick: “McSame” as Bush?
John McCain = George W. Bush. For much of the last few months, Democrats and their affiliate groups have worked hard to ensure voters become familiar with that equation. The Democratic National Committee has run ads that end with a picture of President Bush with his arm around McCain. Campaign to Defend America, a since-defunct third [...]
18 Jun
CIA Played Larger Role In Advising Pentagon
Harsh Interrogation Methods Defended Lt. Col. James Friend objects to the line of questioning of his client, retired Lt. Col. Diane Beaver, a former staff judge at Guantanamo Bay, during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (By Linda Davidson — The Washington Post) By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 18, 2008; [...]
