Obama tells Muslims, 'Americans are not your enemy'

One problem is that the worstgroups, Hamas al Qaeda, Hezbollahhave decided the USA is their worst enemy." In one of his first interviews since he took office, President Barack Obama struck a conciliatory tone...

Paulson Signals U.S. May Invest in Banks to Shore Up Confidence

Following yesterday's announcement that the UK will start investing in banks to shore up consumer and bank confidence, the US appears to be set to do the same thing. Part of the motivation behind this is, rather...

The Vietnamization of Iraq

I could talk about how fear (false evidence appearing real) led us into Iraq just like it led us into Vietnam. I could talk about how a former British colony ended up with a form of government that we did not like – again. I could talk about US support for a cruel dictator...

Stocks narrowly mixed after Google data

"Stocks rose moderately Thursday as Wall Street balanced enthusiasm about robust consumer spending figures with disappointment in Google Inc.'s profit report, which dragged on technology stocks. The muted performance followed Wall Street's best day of the year on Wednesday,...

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