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The RAND Report: Issues over the Horizon (RAND Corporation)
Eleven Emerging Challenges To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the RAND Corporation and to uphold its tradition of taking on the big issues of tomorrow, a call went out to all RAND staff around the ...
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Mississippistan - What gives? (Larisa Alexandrovna)
Some crazy stuff went down in Mississippi today that has lawyers in Mississippi up in arms. My friend Lotus over at Folo blog does a good job summarizing the situation:
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Reality Bites Again (James Kunstler)
The feeble American response to Russia's assertion of power in the Caucasus of Central Asia was appropriate, since our claims of influence in that part of the world are laughable.
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Are Oil Prices Rigged? (Ari J. Officer, Garrett J. Hayes)
We've all read that speculators are driving oil prices artificially high — a claim that gets more interesting in light of oil's recent fall below $115. But maybe we're looking at it from the wrong ...
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All the Oil We Need (Eugene Gholz, Darryl G. Press)
While oil prices have declined somewhat of late, the volatility of the market and the political and religious unrest in major oil-producing countries has Americans worrying more than ever about ...
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A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading (David Cho)
Regulators had long classified a private Swiss energy conglomerate called Vitol as a trader that primarily helped industrial firms that needed oil to run their businesses.
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Merrill's Research May Slow Auction-Rate Settlement (Elinor Comlay)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The legacy of Henry Blodget may haunt Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) as it negotiates a settlement with regulators for the way it sold ...
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The Purpose Driven Cheat (Mary Lyon)
(World News Trust) -- It’s amazing how much mud is flying in this presidential contest -- and not just that which is being flung nonstop at Barack Obama. Mudslinging is common during political ...
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At JFK Airport, Denying Basic Rights Is Just Another Day at the Office (Emily Feder)
I was recently stopped by Homeland Security as I was returning from a trip to Syria. What I saw in the hours that followed shocked and disturbed me.
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Crude Oil Falls on Signs of Lower Fuel Demand, Rising Dollar (Bloomberg)
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell a fourth day on signs of declining demand in the U.S., the biggest energy-consuming country, and as the dollar strengthened.
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America's Outrageous War Economy (Paul B. Farrell)
Pentagon can't find $2.3 trillion, wasting trillions on 'national defense'
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