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Hurricane Gustav 2008
September 2, 2008, 1 Comment

Remembering the incredible pluck of the Times Picayune during Katrina and the aftermath, we returned to this long-neglec ...

Katrina Update 2008
August 31, 2008, Comments Off on Katrina Update 2008

See also  Katrina Update: A Billion Dollars Later, New Orleans Still at Risk (2007) and CNN Katrina coverage After Fanf ...

2008 Democratic National Convention
August 28, 2008, 1 Comment

August 25-28, Denver, Colorado The convention will bring as many as 50,000 guests to the region including delegates, pol ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Candidates & Issues
August 17, 2008, 1 Comment

More on the 2008 campaign and issues Although the early days of the campaign were regrettably short on serious explorati ...

Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
August 6, 2008, Comments Off on Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots

Enlarged map and notes See also Arctic and Antarctic (BBC) British scientists say they have drawn up the first detailed ...

Can This Planet Be Saved?, Paul Krugman
August 1, 2008, Comments Off on Can This Planet Be Saved?, Paul Krugman

August 1, 2008 Please see Uncertainty and Climate change (Op-Ed, NYT) Recently the Web site The Politico asked Nancy Pel ...

The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies
August 1, 2008, Comments Off on The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies

See also Rodrigue Tremblay on Wednesday-night.com by Rodrigue Tremblay I think the [US financial] system is basically so ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Issues – Trade & Tariffs
July 31, 2008, Comments Off on U.S. Presidential Campaign: Issues – Trade & Tariffs

Taxing the Poor Edward Gresser (Foreign Affairs) … most imports arrive not under FTAs but through the permanent ta ...

Nasa reaches 50
July 31, 2008, Comments Off on Nasa reaches 50

Nasa reaches 50 with pioneer spirit lost By Clive Cookson Media commentary on the 50th anniversary (dated either to July ...

Wednesday Night #1376
July 16, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1376

Last Wednesday will go into the annals as one of the Great Wednesday Nights. Robin Griffiths and Maureen Farrow were a s ...