10,000 surplus MRAPS

What are they good for? If Congressman Jack Murtha was still living, there would be a new program in Johnstown PA to reclaim them – take them apart piece by piece and do something with the leftovers. Oh that...

China trade surplus shadows Obama visit

"HONG KONG - China's surging trade surplus, with the increase last month almost double the September figure, makes it impossible that trade issues will not be a key topic when...

From shortage to glut, oil markets struggle to stabilize

A tightening oil supply in conjunction with a surplus in gasoline reserves is an indication that the slowing demand for oil and gasoline, a consequence of the global recession, is resulting in simply a shift in...

Tuesday's gossip column | BBC Football

"BREAKING GOSSIP Aston Villa are on the verge of agreeing a £4.5m deal for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. (Press Association, 2002 BST) Germany striker Lukas Podolski has revealed Juventus and Tottenham are interested in signing him and that he would be willing...

Is Saudi Arabia about to repeat its oil policy error of 1998? « Peter J. Coo...

" So I wonder if Saudi Arabia really decided to screw down oil prices next week, how long will this last? The emerging economies will soon swallow up any surplus production and we will be back to square one, and prices will go up again. Only at that point Saudi Arabia may...

You Can’t Trust A Woman With Money

When Bill Clintonleft office in the winter of 2000, the economy was booming, the governmentbudget was balanced, and tight fiscal spending had given the government $230billion surplus, making it the largest surplus...

Iraq Budget Cut by $171M After Oil-Profit Windfall

Why should the U.S. have to foot the reconstruction bill in Iraq?They're only the ones who invaded the country, waged war against the Iraqi people, tortured and killed innumerable detainees, and established an...

Indonesian trade surplus drops to $2.71 bln in Feb. as exports shrink

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's trade surplus dropped to $2.71 billion in February from $3.48 billion in January as exports fell from their all-time high, Central Bureau of Statistics deputy head Ali Rosidi said Exports dropped to $10.53 billion dollars in February, 4.9...

Millions of "Extra" Ballots Ahead of Zimbabwe Vote

The MDC (Zimbabwe's primary opposition group) is calling the discovery of double the number of ballots needed for the voting population a smoking gun, citing the find as proof that President Robert Mugabe has no...

RI actually already self-sufficient in rice : official

""Having a surplus of more than one million tons from the 2007 rice harvest, Indonesia now can be categorized as a country self-sufficient in rice," the ministry`s director general of food crop plantation affairs, Sutarto Alimoeso, said here Saturday.In this context, the...

Ontario Provincial Surplus Could go to Local Communities

When the Investing in Ontario Act is introduced next week, growing municipalities like Barrie could receive a portion of funding from the provincial surplus. Currently, all of the surplus is relegated to paying off the provincial debt. This Act, if passed, will direct a...

Indonesia enjoys US$1.1 billion surplus balance of payments

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s balance of payments experienced a surplus of US$1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2007, or much higher than the previous prediction of US$0.4 billion, a central bank official said here on Friday."The current account transactions...

2007 forex reserve may reach US$56.655 billion

""Early in the year when the world oil price was assumed at US$62 per barrel, the state`s foreign exchange reserve amounted to US$54.3 billion. With the change of the average oil price to US$69.8 per barrel (BI`s...

RI`s budget surplus reaches Rp17 T

"Indonesia`s budget surplus in the first nine months of 2007 ended Oct. 31 reached Rp17.6 trillion, a minister said. State revenues stood at Rp524.3 trillion and state expenditures at Rp506.6 trillion, Finance...

Panda poop produces paper

A Chinese panda reserve wants to turn crap into gold...literally. Reserve researchers are looking into turning the pandas' feces into toilet paper (oh the irony!), stationery, and other paper products. Apparently,...

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