The American Prospect Don’t look now but there is a broad consensus on what the next administration should do about Iran. ILAN GOLDENBERG | June 25, 2008 | If two years ago you were to tell me that the Democratic presidential nominee would make engaging with Iran a central element of his campaign, I would [...]
Archive for July 5th, 2008
5 Jul
Long-term unemployment rises
The WSJ reports, ?In another sign of the harsh toll being exacted by the economic downturn, the number of Americans unemployed for six months or more has risen sharply over the past year and is likely to increase even more.? According to new Labor Department data, the number of people unemployed for at least 26 [...]
5 Jul
The Iraq War Was About Oil, All Along
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Bill Moyers Journal. Posted July 5, 2008. Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn’t a war about oil. That’s cynical and simplistic, they said. It’s about terror and al-Qaeda and toppling a dictator. Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn’t a war about oil. That’s cynical and simplistic, they [...]
5 Jul
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5 Jul
Employers use federal law to deny benefits
Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance [...]
