Category Archives: News and politics

By Patricia L Johnson The following paragraph was recently written by you. Consumers don’t understand supply and demand.  They control demand, but that fact just doesn’t register on them.  Prices of gasoline will start to fall when consumers start using … Continue reading →

By Richard Walrath Refineries understand supply and demand.  More gasoline from ethanol increases the supply.  What to do?  Don’t refine as much gasoline.  Consumers don’t understand supply and demand.  They control demand, but that fact just doesn’t register on them.  … Continue reading →

By Richard Walrath I just don’t get that excited about all the shoe bombers and dirty bombs.   What is really dangerous to this country is in the White House.  WE are stuck with a man who thumbs his nose at … Continue reading →

By Richard Walrath What does a national sales tax mean to somebody who can go anywhere in the world to buy anything he/she wants?  Tell me, how do you tax something that is bought in another country?  If you’re going … Continue reading →

  Shall we continue to debate over gas prices and the energy crises, or should we start looking deeper beyond the custom arguments? http://deliberatecoincidences.blogspot.com/2007/07/running-on-fumes.html

By Patricia L Johnson MSNBC ran a story from washingtonpost.com about James Michael Helms, a civilian employee of the U.S. Army as follows:   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19946071/ Helms, a civilian counterintelligence expert, went to Iraq where he lived and worked with the U.S. Military.  … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson Today our Commander in Chief through Executive Order  reaffirmed his February 2, 2007 decision that "members of al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces are unlawful enemy combatants who are not entitled to the protections that the Third Geneva … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (July 17, 2007) — Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Jim Nicholson announced today he has tendered his resignation to President George W. Bush, effective no later than October 1, 2007.

WhiteHouseTapes.org: Secret White House Tapes http://www.whitehousetapes.org/ Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties secretly recorded just under 5,000 hours of conversations. This site is designed as a service to the research community by making freely available … Continue reading →

Feeling the Pain at the Pump By Patricia L Johnson A few days ago I made the mistake of taking the empty lawn mower gas tanks with me when I went to fill up my car – talk about sticker … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath    I thought I’d thrown it away, but I looked around and there was the September 25, 2006 BusinessWeek staring me in the face with the headline, "What’s Really Propping Up the Economy?"  "Health care has added … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson Friday, the 13th (July) turned out to be a lucky day for those on Wall Street as the DJIA, after jumping 283.86 points yesterday, picked up another 45.52 points today to set a new milestone closing … Continue reading →

May 23, 2007HP-417 The United States and China today concluded the second meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).  President Bush and President Hu established the Strategic Economic Dialogue in September 2006 as a focused and effective framework to address … Continue reading →

  Wife of Idaho gunman found dead – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

  MySpace to give up sex offender data – Security – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Navy lawyer may do time for naming detainees – U.S. Security – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. 2 awarded $11.4 million in church abuse suit – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Young bear enters clinic, gets a sedative – Animal Peculiarity – MSNBC.com

  Click following link to read complete story. Hirsh: World Bank Saga Causes Political Rift – Newsweek Michael Hirsh – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. WP: Scientists cast doubt on Kennedy bullet analysis – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Paulson, Bernanke to lead 2nd China talks – International Business – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Wolfowitz to resign presidency of World Bank – International Business – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. WP: New detainees strain Iraq’s jails – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Rising crime blamed on youth violence, gangs – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Officials: Deputy attorney general resigning – Politics – MSNBC.com

  Click on link to read complete story. FBI probes Nevada governor for corruption – Lisa Myers & the NBC News Investigative Unit – MSNBC.com

  Click on link to read complete story. Stamp prices jump 2 cents Monday – U.S. Business – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Capital Sources: Rep Calls for VA Secretary’s Ouster – Newsweek Politics – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to rad complete story. WP: Will scandal hurt World Bank funds? – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Libel verdict against Boston Herald upheld – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com Click for court document:  http://weblinks.westlaw.com/Search/default.wl?RP=%2FWelcome%2FFrameless%2FSearch%2Ewl&n=1&ACTION=SEARCH&bhcp=1&bQlocfnd=True&CFID=0&DB=MA%2DORSLIP&Method=TNC&query=to%28allsct+allsctrs+allsctoj%29+&RLT=CLID%5FQRYRLT47271675&RLTDB=CLID%5FDB46271675&sp=MassOF%2D1001&ssl=n&strRecreate=no&sv=Split&RS=WEBL7.04&VR=2.0&SPa=MassOF-1001

  Click on link to read complete story. Average U.S. gas price hits record – Oil & Energy – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story.  New nuclear power ‘wave’ — or just a ripple? – Power Play – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link for full story. Experts contradict Pentagon on anti-RPG tests – Lisa Myers & the NBC News Investigative Unit – MSNBC

  Click on following link to read complete story. Survivor found in tornado rubble – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. WP: ‘Shadow Wolves’ prowl border – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link for complete story. TSA computer hard drive missing – Security – MSNBC.com

  Click the following link to read complete story. Sunday’s Meet the Press guest list – Meet the Press, online at MSNBC – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Tornado wallops Kansas town – Weather – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read transcript. California Republican debate transcript – The Debates – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Thompson and his ideas are now online – Politics – MSNBC.com

  Military and Security Spending, April 26 | Foreign Policy In Focus released its fourth annual Unified Security Budget report. discussed in this TomPaine.com commentary by report co-author Miriam Pemberton, as well as on Marketplace and in the Inter Press … Continue reading →

  Click on following link to read complete article. White House 2008 rankings: The Democrats – National Journal – MSNBC.com

  Click following link to read complete article. White House 2008 rankings: The Republicans – National Journal – MSNBC.com

Click on link to read complete article. WP: In Baghdad, commuters take to water – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read full story. Sharp rise in terrorist attacks in 2006 – International Terrorism – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. U.S. April death toll in Iraq passes 100 – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete article. WP: Foreign Katrina aid rejected, unused – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. More oil leases sold off Alaska coast – Environment – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. Bush lifts drilling ban in Alaska fishery – Environment – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. EPA proposes controversial energy rule – MSNBC Wire Services – MSNBC.com

  Click following link to read complete story. Expanded offshore drilling plan set – Environment – MSNBC.com

  Click on following link to read complete story. WP: Aid chief quits over call-girls, sources say – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

Due to a technical glich the Articles and Answers 2007 Blog will not be updated for approximately one week.    The posting delay does not apply to bulletin boards, nor will it apply to our feeds which are updated on … Continue reading →

Click on following link to read full story Suicide blast kills 9 U.S. soldiers – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

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Click on following link to read full story        U.S. Military Builds Wall Around Sunni Baghdad Area      Reuters  

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  Click on link to read story Split verdict in Nacchio case – Corporate Scandals – MSNBC.com

By Sheila Samples Thanks to the complete nervous breakdown of the US media, it’s been a long, hard six years for those of us who believe that journalism exists for one reason only — to hold those in power to … Continue reading →

  Quote Titanic’s passenger list goes online – Europe – MSNBC.com

  Quote Blast kills dozens at Iraqi bus station – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

  Quote Is North Africa an al-Qaida sanctuary? – International Terrorism – MSNBC.com

  Quote WP: U.S. refuses to free Iranian agents – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Quote Suicide bombers rock Casablanca – – MSNBC.com

  Quote FDA advisers reject Vioxx successor – Arthritis – MSNBC.com

  Quote Green acres: Farmland getting pricier – BusinessWeek Online – MSNBC.com

  Quote CBS fires Don Imus from radio show – Radio – MSNBC.com

  Quote Explosion rocks Iraqi parliament – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

  Quote WTO: China overtakes U.S. in exports – International Business – MSNBC.com

  Quote Spring snowstorm strikes Midwest – Weather – MSNBC.com

  Quote Senate passes stem cell vote – Politics – MSNBC.com

  Quote Jobless claims hit a two-month high – Stocks & Economy – MSNBC.com

  Quote U.S. military: Iran training bomb makers – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

  Quote Fred Thompson says he has cancer – Politics – MSNBC.com

  Quote Spending soars to keep troops – Military Affairs – MSNBC.com

  Quote Bush, Defense Dept. win ‘Muzzle’ awards – Politics – MSNBC.com

By Sheila Samples   "You is feeling like you was lost in the bush, boy? You says: It is a puling sample jungle of woods. You most shouts out: Bethicket me for a stump of beech if I have the … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson Speaking from FBI headquarters, Robert S. Mueller, III told reporters “I am to be held accountable,” Apparently being responsible for misuses of national security letter authorities doesn’t involve resigning as Mueller went on to state he … Continue reading →

  Quote 6 Sunnis slain after talking with Shiites – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

  Quote Official fired over plans to get sex change – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com

  Quote Blackbeard’s ship to be excavated – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com

  Quote Stolen Rockwell found in Spielberg’s collection – THE ARTS – MSNBC.com

  Quote WP: Shortages threaten Guard’s capability – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Quote At least 6 killed in Ga. bus crash – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com

  Quote No verdict, Libby jury dismissed for the day – Politics – MSNBC.com

  Quote Lawmakers take aim at gas price gouging – Politics – MSNBC.com

  Quote Hillary Clinton’s hidden thesis – Hillary Clinton News – MSNBC.com

  Quote Deadly tornadoes rip into Georgia – Weather – MSNBC.com

  Quote Wall Street slammed amid skittishness – Stocks & Economy – MSNBC.com

  Quote WP: Hospital officials knew of neglect – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.com

  Quote Principal accused of dealing meth – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

  Quote Teacher charged with sex with students – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

  Quote Captain gets 50 years for male rapes – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

  Quote Indian tribe moving away from casinos – Race & Ethnicity – MSNBC.com

  Quote Homeless man ‘lost’ in jail for 17 months – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

  Quote Hundreds of Iraq Vets Are Homeless – Newsweek The War in Iraq – MSNBC.com

  Quote Nearly 800 contractors killed in Iraq – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

By Patricia L Johnson National Journal released its updated rankings on Democratic candidates on February 15, 2007 and the numbers fell as follows: DEMOCRATS Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards Bill Richardson Christopher Dodd Tom Vilsack Joe Biden Wesley Clark … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson There is a very good chance with all the media hype Congress will give in to the Bush plan for a “surge” in the number of troops needed for the war he … Continue reading →