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26 Dec 2004 02:56:34 PM |
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OT: The Road to Riches |
Follow the Loan Money
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/26/opinion/26koppell.html?pagewanted=all&position=
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7180
By JONATHAN GS KOPPELL
The accounting scandals at Fannie and Freddie may force the companies
to agree to a regulatory overhaul.
Achieving Real Victory Could Take Decades
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A26054-2004Dec25?language=printer
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5350
By David Ignatius, Page B01
Gen. John Abizaid probably commands the most potent military force in
history. The troops of his Central Command are arrayed across the
jagged crescent of the Middle East, from Egypt to Pakistan, in an
overwhelming projection of U.S. power. He travels with his own
mini-government: a top State Department officer to manage diplomacy; a
senior CIA officer to oversee intelligence; a retinue of generals and
admirals to supervise operations and logistics. If there is a modern
Imperium Americanum, Abizaid is its field general.
Outlook
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/sunday/outlook/
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
27 Dec 2004 03:25:08 PM |
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A Day of Devastation
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/27/opinion/27mon-tsunami.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7198
Searching for meaning in Sunday's earthquake in Southeast Asia, we find
only the earth's overpowering, amoral mechanics.
More Than Mind Matters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28091-2004Dec26.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5363
Mental and Physical Ailments Deserve Equal Health Care Coverage
By Allen Lebovits, Page A29
A recently released medical study confirms that poor mental health and
stress can cause us to age more quickly and get sick faster -- that
there are actually molecular changes in the body when we are stressed.
This probably isn't surprising to most people. Mental health
professionals, through their experiences with patients, have long known
that the mind plays a major role in the health of the body. But the
landmark study published this month in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences solidifies it.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
28 Dec 2004 04:13:02 PM |
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Sounding the Alarm
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/28/opinion/28tue2.html
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A warning system like the one that protects the Pacific basin could
have cut the death toll from Sunday's tsunamis in half.
You Hate Me? I'm Listening.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30332-2004Dec27.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5372
By E. J. Dionne Jr., Page A19
To understand how polarized politics became in 2004, just glance at a
columnist's e-mail -- mine, for example.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
29 Dec 2004 04:47:38 PM |
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A Passion for Immigration Reform
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/29/opinion/29wed1.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7220
The president has personalized few issues the way he has immigration
reform, but even so, change won't come easy.
The Next Economy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32610-2004Dec28.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5380
By Robert J. Samuelson, Page A19
We are undergoing a profound economic transformation that is barely
recognized. This quiet upheaval does not originate in some breathtaking
technology but rather in the fading power of forces that have shaped
American prosperity for decades and, in some cases, since World War II.
As their influence diminishes, the economy will depend increasingly on
new patterns of spending and investment that are still only dimly
apparent. It is unclear whether these will deliver superior increases
in living standards and personal security. What is clear is that the
old economic order is passing.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
30 Dec 2004 03:13:05 PM |
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Legal Breach: The Government's Attorneys and Abu Ghraib
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/opinion/30thu4.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7229
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
The Bush administration's assault on the Geneva Conventions has caused
collateral damage to the legal offices of the executive branch and the
military.
Europe and Turkey
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35593-2004Dec29.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5389
Page A26
IN MILITARY TERMS, Europe's contribution to the war on terrorism has
been modest. More than once its diplomats have worked at cross-purposes
with those of the Bush administration. There is reason to doubt whether
most Europeans really understand the threat of Islamic extremism or
agree with Americans that an overarching, generational commitment must
be made to defeating it. Yet this month the European Union launched an
initiative that eventually may contribute as much to overcoming Muslim
militants as anything the United States has done since Sept. 11, 2001.
It agreed to begin formal membership negotiations with Turkey, a
country of about 70 million Muslims that in more ways than one serves
as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. If the talks progress
successfully, both Europe and Turkey will be positively transformed --
and the "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam sought by
ideologues such as Osama bin Laden will be far less likely.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
31 Dec 2004 03:53:47 PM |
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Our Planet, and Our Duty
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/31/opinion/31herbert.html
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By BOB HERBERT
The world is used to horror stories, but not on the scale of the
macabre tales coming at us from tsunami-stricken southern Asia.
Lessons for Democrats
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37946-2004Dec30.html
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By E. J. Dionne Jr., Page A29
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- Except for the glorious victories of the Red Sox
and the Patriots, 2004 was a disappointing year. But bad years offer
useful lessons. Here are a few:
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
01 Jan 2005 03:32:33 PM |
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The Saudi Syndrome
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/opinion/01sat2.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7255
Every gallon pumped into a gas guzzler in America indirectly helps
finance mosques and religious schools that espouse terrorism.
Vote-by-Mail: The Real Winner Is Democracy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40032-2004Dec31.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5408
By Bill Bradbury, Page A23
While many states were embroiled in fights over touch-screen voting
machines and provisional ballots and struggling to find enough people
to staff polling places, Oregon once again quietly conducted a
presidential election with record turnout and little strife.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
02 Jan 2005 03:11:11 PM |
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The Army We Need
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/opinion/02sun1.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7265
America's ground forces have been asked to do too much, with too
little, for too long.
The Next School Reform
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40053-2004Dec31.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5417
By David S. Broder, Page B07
Much work remains to be done to bring schools across America to the
point where all their students can reach the goals set forth in the No
Child Left Behind Act. That 2002 law focused on elementary schools. But
this year, attention is shifting to that backwater of learning known as
high school.
Outlook
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/sunday/outlook/
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
03 Jan 2005 03:10:56 PM |
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The Social Security Fear Factor
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/03/opinion/03mon1.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7276
Rather than privatizing Social Security out of existence, we should
strengthen it with a modest package of benefit cuts and tax increases.
A Way Out of Iraq
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43489-2005Jan2.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5428
By William Raspberry, Page A13
Is it time for America to leave Iraq?
It's not a rhetorical question, but one that goes deeply into our
notions of who we are and how we wish to be seen -- militarily,
diplomatically, politically and morally.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
04 Jan 2005 03:25:46 PM |
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A High Quality of Mercy
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/04/opinion/04adelman.html
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By CAROL ADELMAN
Those who call us stingy haven't taken America's privatized foreign aid
into account.
Ugly Truths About Guantanamo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45936-2005Jan3.html
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By Richard Cohen, Page A15
Somewhere in the U.S. government is the person who came up with the
idea of fusing the wail of an infant with an incessant meow from a cat
food commercial to torment detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Detainees
were also subjected to popular songs by the likes of Eminem and Rage
Against the Machine. What Liberace would have done to an observant
Muslim, I can only imagine, but it is a mad genius who realized that
ordinary American culture can, with repeated exposure, be nearly
lethal. God help us all.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
05 Jan 2005 03:35:10 PM |
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Land of Penny Pinchers
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/opinion/05kris.html
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By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
When disaster strikes, Americans reach into their pockets. The rest of
the time, we're tightwads.
Does the Right Remember Abu Ghraib?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48618-2005Jan4.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5446
By Anne Applebaum, Page A17
During the past eight months there have been many news cycles, many
front-page stories, many events. There have been elections. There have
been hurricanes and tidal waves. Nevertheless, in the grand scheme of
things, eight months is not a very long time. In most of the world,
something that happened eight months ago is considered "recent." In
Washington, however, it seems that eight months ago is considered
"ancient." How else to explain the nomination of Alberto Gonzales to
the post of attorney general of the United States?
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
06 Jan 2005 03:30:30 PM |
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Don't Torture Yourself (That's His Job)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/06/opinion/06dowd.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7305
By MAUREEN DOWD
You know how bad the situation is when the president's choice for
attorney general has to formally pledge not to support torture anymore.
Conspicuous Compassion
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51882-2005Jan5.html
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By Richard Cohen, Page A19
The thing you have to love about George W. Bush is that his deepest
feelings seem evident on his face. It was, in fact, his face --
joyless, lacking almost all expression -- that told you precisely what
he thought about the current effort by the United States to win friends
in the Muslim world by raining money on tsunami-afflicted nations: not
much. As almost everyone knows, and as the Beatles once sang, money
can't buy me love.
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| User: "maff" |
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07 Jan 2005 03:37:34 PM |
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Promoting Torture's Promoter
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/opinion/07herbert.html
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By BOB HERBERT
Alberto Gonzales, the nominee for United States attorney general, has
already shamed us.
Social Security: The Democrats Need a Plan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54848-2005Jan6.html
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By E. J. Dionne Jr., Page A19
The debate among congressional Democrats is not about whether they
should work with President Bush in his effort to privatize Social
Security. It's about how to broaden the national political discussion
beyond Bush's own agenda. It's also about how to stop a privatization
scheme that even moderate Democrats view with skepticism.
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| User: "maff" |
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08 Jan 2005 03:20:14 PM |
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It's Time to Spray DDT
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/08/opinion/8kristof.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7325
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
It's tragic that our squeamishness about DDT is killing people in poor
countries.
The High Court's Unhealthy Secrecy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57868-2005Jan7.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5472
By Ellen Goodman, Page A19
BOSTON -- I can only imagine what William Rehnquist thinks of all this.
When he first became chief justice, a reporter asked about updates on
the health of the justices. He shot back: "You people can be like a
bunch of vultures." Does Rehnquist see vultures circling over his black
robe? His spokesman says he won't be in court for the new session on
Monday. Will he swear in the president on Jan. 20, as he has promised?
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| User: "maff" |
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09 Jan 2005 04:00:18 PM |
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A Divide China Must Conquer
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/09/opinion/9sun2.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.7335
The test for China's President Hu Jintao is to deal wisely with the
deepening chasm between rich and poor in his country.
In the Beginning . . .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58317-2005Jan8.html
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Which Came First, the Bushes or the Egg?
By David Chartrand, Page B04
DOVER, Pa. -- If it survives a legal test, this school district of
about 2,800 students could become the first in the nation to require
that high school science teachers at least mention the "intelligent
design" theory. This theory holds that human biology and evolution are
so complex as to require the creative hand of an intelligent force.
Outlook
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/sunday/outlook/
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The Road to Riches |
10 Jan 2005 03:43:09 PM |
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For the Record on Social Security
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/10/opinion/10mon1.html
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It appears that the president and his aides are trying to sow ignorance
to gain support for their flawed plan to privatize Social Security.
The Trouble With Torts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61927-2005Jan9.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.5490
By Sebastian Mallaby, Page A17
President Bush has waded into two big domestic policy arguments: Social
Security reform and the overhaul of the tort system. On the first
issue, he should tread gently. Social Security needs to be shored up,
but it's fundamentally a good program. On the second issue, an
elephantine trampling would be kind. The tort system is an abomination.
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